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Two Tax Officials Named Suspects in PT Toba Pulp Lestari Transfer Pricing Corruption Case
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Two Tax Officials Named Suspects in PT Toba Pulp Lestari Transfer Pricing Corruption Case

From CNN Indonesia · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Indonesian authorities have named two tax officials, BP and SR, as suspects in a transfer pricing corruption case involving PT Toba Pulp Lestari (TPL).
  • The officials allegedly acted as supervisors for TPL's tax examinations between 2008 and 2025.
  • TPL is accused of engaging in under-invoicing for its exports, which were classified as paper grade pulp or bleached hardwood kraft pulp.

Indonesia's Attorney General's Office has identified two tax officials from the Directorate General of Taxes (DJP) as suspects in a corruption case linked to transfer pricing practices at PT Toba Pulp Lestari (TPL). The officials, identified by the initials BP and SR, are accused of facilitating alleged corruption between 2008 and 2025.

According to Saiful Bahri Siregar, Director of Investigation for Special Crimes, BP and SR served as supervisors during tax examinations for PT Toba Pulp Lestari. The investigation suggests that TPL engaged in export activities through under-invoicing, misrepresenting the value of goods shipped abroad.

BP and SR had served as supervisors for the examination of Toba Pulp Lestari's taxes.

— Saiful Bahri SiregarExplaining the role of the two implicated tax officials in the corruption investigation.

The company's exported products were reportedly declared as either paper grade pulp or bleached hardwood kraft pulp. This alleged misrepresentation is central to the transfer pricing scheme under investigation, which aims to improperly shift profits and reduce tax liabilities.

TPL allegedly conducted exports through under-invoicing.

— Saiful Bahri SiregarDescribing the alleged method used by PT Toba Pulp Lestari in the transfer pricing scheme.
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Originally published by CNN Indonesia in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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