DGT Appoints 4 Marketplaces as Collection Agents from 1 August

JAKARTA, DDTCNews - The Directorate General of Taxes (DGT) has officially appointed 4 marketplace operators as collection agents for Article 22 Income Tax on the income of online merchants. This topic is among the reviews featured in the national media today, Thursday (2/7/2026).

The four marketplace providers appointed as collection agents are Tokopedia, Shopee, Lazada and Blibli. The tax collection rate of 0.5% by marketplace providers will take effect on 1 August 2026.

"As things develop, we will certainly consider whether other marketplaces that fulfil the criteria in terms of system readiness, transaction scale and administrative capacity can be included, and we will appoint them as the next marketplaces," said Director General of Taxes, Bimo Wijayanto.

Bimo emphasised that the appointment of marketplace providers as collection agents has taken into account various aspects, including the system readiness of the marketplace providers, transaction scale, administrative capacity, the use of escrow account mechanisms and the readiness of marketplace providers to conduct tax collection, remittance and filing electronically.

He explained that the appointment of marketplace providers as collection agents under MoF Reg. 37/2025 does not constitute the imposition of a new type of tax. This policy aims to align the tax administration mechanism with the development of transactions in the digital era.

"This is part of our effort to update and develop a tax governance framework that is fairer, simpler and more in keeping with the development of the digital economy," he said.

Bimo noted that the marketplace industry in Indonesia has been operating for 13 years and has grown very rapidly. Taking this into account, the DGT is updating the tax collection administration mechanism for online merchants to further simplify the fulfilment of tax obligations whilst also establishing a level playing field for online merchants and conventional shops alike.

With tax collection by marketplace providers, he assured that tax administration for traders would become simpler, as collection is conducted through the existing transaction systems. Collection receipts will also be available in the coretax system, making them easily accessible.

He noted that tax revenues from the digital trade sector over the past 5 years have ranged from IDR8 trillion to IDR12 trillion per year. Under the marketplace provider collection scheme, tax revenues from that sector are projected to increase by up to twofold.

"Collection will improve the accuracy and comparability of data in our coretax system. We hope that, God willing, revenues can rise by 100% to a figure of IDR16–IDR24 trillion per year," he said.

Meanwhile, the Chairperson of the Indonesian e-Commerce Association (idEA), Budi Primawan, stated that the four marketplace providers appointed as collection agents will begin adjusting their respective systems and business processes. The marketplace providers will also socialise this new mechanism to their merchants before commencing tax collection.

"This implies we have 1 month to conduct system adjustments, testing, business process refinement and communication to sellers before collection begins on 1 August 2026," said Budi.

In addition to this topic, there is a review of tax revenues rising by 23% in the first half of 2026. There is also a discussion on the pace of inflation as influenced by the rise in petrol prices.

The following is a full review of the tax articles.

DGT Alerts of Shift of Trade Transactions to Social Media and Websites

The DGT is monitoring the potential for trading activity to shift from marketplaces to other digital channels due to the application of Article 22 Income Tax at 0.5%.

This is because, with the commencement of Article 22 Income Tax collection, merchants may potentially conduct more sales through privately managed websites or social media.

"What if there is a behavioural response whereby taxpayers redirect their transactions from marketplaces to personal websites, personal social media or WhatsApp, for example? There is no issue with that. It is their right to diversify their channels of sales," said Bimo. (DDTCNews)

DGT: Tax Revenues in First Half of 2026 Grew by 23%

The DGT recorded that tax revenue performance in the first half of 2026 rose by 23%. Tax revenues are deemed to have maintained positive growth in line with increased economic activity.

"We have recorded that our tax revenue performance has, thankfully, been robust. From January through to June, we recorded growth of approximately 23% or more," said Bimo.

He noted that tax revenue performance in the first half of 2026 had also reached approximately 45% of the 2026 state budget target, which has been set at IDR2,357.7 trillion. Accordingly, the realisation of tax revenues through to June 2025 stood at approximately IDR1,060.96 trillion. (DDTCNews, Kontan)

Purbaya Officially Inaugurates 3 New Directors General

Minister of Finance, Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa, has officially inaugurated 3 Echelon I officials of the Ministry of Finance (MoF).

The three officials inaugurated were Director General of Budget, Sudarto, Director General of State Assets Management, Evita Manthovani, and Director General of Financial Sector Stability and Development, Herman Saheruddin.

Purbaya conveyed a message to the 3 new officials to carry out their roles and duties to the best of their ability. He also instructed all MoF officials to work more swiftly, effectively and cleanly as well as to maintain a strong work ethic. (DDTCNews, Bisnis Indonesia)

Affected by Petrol Prices, June 2026 Inflation Reaches 3.34%

Statistics Indonesia (Badan Pusat Statistik/BPS in Indonesian) recorded that inflation in June 2026 reached 3.34% on an annual basis, higher than the previous month's inflation rate of 3.08%.

BPS Deputy for Distribution and Services Statistics, Ateng Hartono, stated that the increase in inflation in June 2026 was primarily driven by elevated inflation in food, beverages and tobacco; personal care and other services; and transportation. Within the transportation expenditure group, inflation was recorded at 4.57% with a contribution of 0.55%.

"Inflation in this group was driven primarily by inflation in petrol, air transport fares, cars, motorcycles and also lubricants or engine oil," he stated. (DDTCNews, Kontan, Bisnis Indonesia) (dik)