Tax Office Blocks 76 Accounts of Tax Delinquents in East Jakarta, Total Balance Reaches Rp71 Billion
The Directorate General of Taxes (DJP) under the Ministry of Finance is intensifying efforts to collect tax arrears from taxpayers across Indonesia, including recent actions by the East Jakarta Regional Office (Kanwil DJP Jakarta Timur). During the period from 23 February to 17 April 2026, the office carried out simultaneous account blocking against tax delinquents. This active collection action secured 76 accounts affiliated with 53 Taxpayers (WP) and 95 Tax Guarantors, with the total arrears pursued amounting to Rp71 billion.
State Tax Bailiffs (JSPN) from various Tax Service Offices (KPP) within the East Jakarta DJP Regional Office were deployed to trace and block the financial assets of tax delinquents. The move involved intensive coordination and cooperation with 29 banks and Financial Services Institutions (LJK) across Indonesia.
In a written statement, Kanwil DJP Jakarta Timur stressed that the account blocking was not an arbitrary step, but part of the advanced active collection procedure. Before reaching the blocking stage, the tax authorities had employed a series of persuasive and administrative measures, from appeals and the issuance of formal reprimands to the delivery of Distress Warrants. “The blocking was forced to be executed because the Taxpayers and Tax Guarantors showed no good faith in settling their tax debts by the deadline stipulated by law,” the statement read.
The account blocking measure refers to Law Number 19 of 1997 on Tax Collection by Distress Warrant, as last amended by Law Number 14 of 2002, and Minister of Finance Regulation Number 61 of 2023 (PMK 61/2023) on the Procedures for Collecting Outstanding Tax Liabilities. The tax authority considers this action crucial for providing a sense of fairness to the majority of taxpayers who have voluntarily complied with their obligations. Furthermore, this firmness is expected to create a deterrent effect for uncooperative parties.
Should taxpayers fail to settle their obligations after the blocking, law enforcement procedures will escalate further. Kanwil DJP Jakarta Timur has the authority to follow up with the seizure of the account assets. The balance in the seized accounts can subsequently be forcibly transferred to the state treasury as settlement of the tax debt along with collection costs.
Nevertheless, the taxation system still provides room for resolution. Under the applicable provisions, the blocked account status can be revoked immediately if the Taxpayer or Tax Guarantor fully settles the tax debt and collection costs. Revocation may also occur if the taxpayer provides a guarantee of goods equivalent in value to the tax debt, or if an application for instalment payments or deferment of tax payment has been submitted and officially approved by the KPP.
DJP urged all taxpayers, especially those within the East Jakarta working area who still have tax arrears, not to wait until active collection action occurs. Taxpayers are requested to immediately and proactively coordinate with the Tax Service Office (KPP) where they are registered. Cooperative settlement of obligations will spare taxpayers from various further legal actions, including blocking, seizure, travel bans, detention (gijzeling), and asset auctions.