Tax settlement on duty

Tax settlement on duty

JAKARTA (JP): All legal suits or appeals on tax matters,
starting from Jan. 1, will be handled by the new Tax Settlement
Body on Jl. Menteng Raya No. 21, 8th floor, Jakarta 10330, the
Ministry of Finance announced yesterday.

The head of the ministry's legal and public relations
department, Agus Haryanto, said in a statement that the public
could challenge tax-related decisions taken by the director
general of taxes, the director general of customs and excise,
provincial governors and heads of regencies and mayoralties.

Agus said legal suits had to be filed within 14 days of tax
disputes emerging, while appeals had to be sent within three
months after decisions on tax disputes were issued.

Both suits and appeals must be completed with acceptable
reasons and copies of tax disputes or decisions on tax disputes
and of tax payments.

The Tax Settlement Body was mandated by Law No. 17/1997. (rid)