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Indonesia Nears Tax Filing Deadline with 12.6 Million Returns Submitted

From Tempo · (6m ago) Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

TLDR

  • Indonesia's Directorate General of Taxes (DJP) has received 12.6 million annual income tax returns (SPT PPh) as of April 29, 2026.
  • The majority of these returns were filed by individual taxpayers, with 10.5 million from employees and 1.38 million from non-employees.
  • Additionally, 18.8 million Coretax accounts have been activated, primarily by individual taxpayers.

As the deadline for annual tax return submissions approaches, Indonesia's Directorate General of Taxes (DJP) has reported significant progress. As of April 29, 2026, the DJP has successfully processed 12,639,279 annual income tax returns (SPT PPh) for the 2025 tax year. The data indicates a strong compliance rate, particularly among individual taxpayers. Inge Diana Rismawanti, Director of Counseling, Services, and Public Relations at the DJP, stated that the majority of these submissions came from individuals whose fiscal year aligns with the January-December calendar. Specifically, 10,508,502 returns were filed by individual employees, while 1,383,647 were from non-employee individuals. Corporate taxpayers also showed good participation, with 725,390 returns filed in rupiah and 1,000 in US dollars. The DJP also noted the progress in activating its Coretax system, with 18,837,611 accounts activated to date, overwhelmingly by individual taxpayers. This high level of engagement suggests a growing understanding and adoption of digital tax services within the Indonesian populace.

Berdasarkan jenis wajib pajak yang menyampaikan SPT, mayoritas berasal dari wajib pajak orang pribadi dengan tahun buku Januariโ€“Desember

โ€” Inge Diana RismawantiDirector of Counseling, Services, and Public Relations at the DJP, explaining the breakdown of tax return filers.
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Originally published by Tempo in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.