The Directorate General of Taxes ( id, Direktorat Jenderal Pajak; also known as ''DJP'') is an Indonesian government agency under
Ministry of Finance A ministry of finance is a part of the government in most countries that is responsible for matters related to the finance.
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which has
the task of formulating and implementing taxation policies and technical standardization in the field of taxation.
History
The organization of the Directorate General of Taxes was originally a combination of some taxation units, such as :
* Tax Office (), which is responsible for carrying out
tax collection
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based on regulation and legislation;
* Bureau of Auction (), which is in charge of
auction
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ing of
confiscated goods for the settlement of
state tax receivables;
* Tax Accountant Office (), which is in charge of assisting the Tax Office to carry out
tax audit on the taxpayer; and
* Agricultural Tax Office (), under Directorate of Regional Development Contribution () to Directorate General of Monetary, which is responsible for carrying out tax collection for agriculture products tax and land tax.
Based on presidential decree No. 12 / 1976 dated 27 March 1976, IPEDA was transferred from Directorate General of Monetary to Directorate General of Tax.
In order to coordinate the implementation of taxation regulation in regional level, Inspectorate of Regional Tax was established, namely in
Jakarta and some areas such as
Sumatra,
Java
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,
Kalimantan, and
East Indonesia
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. Inspectorate of Regional Tax later became the Regional Directorate of Taxation (Regional Office) as it is today.
References
External links
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Official website
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Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
Government agencies of Indonesia