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JAKARTA, DDTCNews - Corporate taxpayers are under increasing strain as the deadline for filing annual corporate income tax returns (surat pemberitahuan/SPT in Indonesian) draws near. Although no final decision has been made, the possibility of a relaxation in the filing of annual corporate tax returns for the 2025 tax year remains open.
Minister of Finance, Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa, stated that he will continue to monitor and evaluate the performance of the coretax system through next week before determining whether an ‘extension’ for the filing of annual corporate income tax returns is warranted.
The issue has been trending among netizens throughout the past week.
In his latest remarks, Purbaya signalled that an extension remains possible if taxpayers continue to face technical constraints within the coretax system of the Directorate General of Taxes (DGT).
“We will evaluate. Perhaps by next Monday, we will see the situation. If the deadline is extended, it will only be a short extension. A long extension will render complacency,” he remarked.
Despite ongoing challenges, Purbaya noted that complaints regarding coretax have declined significantly compared to earlier periods. He added that he has been monitoring public feedback on the system through TikTok.
Looking ahead, Purbaya stressed that the government will continue to identify weaknesses in coretax and implement ongoing improvements. According to him, refining such a system inevitably requires time.
“From an engineering perspective, applications are never perfect at the outset. We shall strive to improve it to the best of our ability. The noise has decreased, although some cases persist,” he remarked.
Broadly speaking, the General Provisions and Tax Procedures (GPTP) Law stipulates that individual taxpayers are required to file their annual tax returns by 31 March, whereas corporate taxpayers must do so by 30 April.
Recently, however, the DGT has granted administrative penalty relief under KEP-55/PJ/2026, allowing individual taxpayers to file their annual returns by 30 April 2026 without penalties.
To date, no similar relaxation has been granted to corporate taxpayers.
Beyond the potential extension of the corporate income tax return filing deadline, several other tax-related developments have also been in the spotlight. These include the absence of further extensions for individual taxpayers, a surge in complaints pertaining to coretax system errors, warnings from the minister of finance to tax officers concerning refunds and discussions on the potential imposition of tax on toll road services.
The DGT has confirmed that the relaxation period for the filing of annual individual income tax returns for the 2025 tax year will not be extended.
Director of Tax Dissemination, Services and Public Relations, Inge Diana Rismawanti, stated that the relaxation will remain in effect only until 30 April 2026.
“For individual taxpayers, the filing relaxation applies until 30 April, and there are currently no plans for an extension,” she stated.
The DGT has responded to persistent technical issues within coretax that have disrupted taxpayers in recent days.
Director of Tax Dissemination, Services and Public Relations, Inge Diana Rismawanti, noted that continuous improvements are being made to enhance system performance and stability, ensuring smoother tax administration services.
“System enhancements and strengthening efforts are ongoing to ensure greater stability,” she elaborated.
Minister of Finance, Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa, has warned that heads of tax offices may be reassigned or dismissed if they are found to have mishandled tax refunds.
If refund disbursements are deemed excessively high and investigations uncover irregularities, the responsible officials will face immediate consequences, either in the form of being transferred or dismissed.
“If there is a tax office where refunds are excessively high and our investigation finds issues, I will immediately reassign the head,” he asserted.
The Ministry of Finance is revising regulations governing preliminary or accelerated refunds to ensure that all applications undergo thorough scrutiny before disbursement.
Minister of Finance, Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa, explained that the revision aims to ensure fairness in the implementation of accelerated refunds.
“For example, if the coal industry pays VAT and then receives refunds, we must ensure that what is refunded does not exceed what we actually receive. Otherwise, it results in a loss,” he claimed.
Minister of Finance, Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa, also addressed discussions on the potential imposition of value added tax (VAT) on toll road services, as outlined in the Directorate General of Taxes’ 2025–2029 Strategic Plan.
He stressed that the government will not rush into increasing taxable objects, including introducing VAT on supplies of toll road services. The proposal, he noted, must first undergo comprehensive analysis by the Directorate General of Economic and Fiscal Strategy (Direktorat Jenderal Strategi Ekonomi dan Fiskal/DJSEF in Indonesian).
“That must be analysed first by the DJSEF. I am not sure whether the study has been completed. We will sort out the tax-related matters afterwards,” he concluded. (sap)
