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Indonesia VAT coronavirus measures

  • Feb 9, 2021 | Richard Asquith

9 Feb - small businesses in free trade bonded zones will be given rapid VAT refunds on their input VAT credits. 

21 June - there is to be a one month delay to the planned launch of Indonesia VAT on digital services. The new implementation date is 

24 April - the VAT credit refund limit ('resitution') has been increased to IR 5billion.

19 March - Indonesia has introduced a range of Value Added Tax and direct tax measures to assist businesses during the COVID-19 crisis. 

  • Granted postponements of payments of import VAT for businesses, and offer accelerated VAT credit repayments for manufacturers.
  • Waiver of 10% consumption taxes on hotels and restaurants in Bali and nine other tourist destinations for the next three months. 
  • The threshold for automatic VAT refunds has been raised to IDR 5billion from IDR 1billion. This will be in place until September 2020.

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VP Global Indirect Tax
Richard Asquith
VP Global Indirect Tax Richard Asquith
Richard Asquith is the former VP Global Indirect Tax at Avalara
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