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Insights about Tax and Legal that you need to know before expanding your business and company in Indonesia. Read our articles here.
Wholesale footwear is a volume business. Bring in enough stock and the tax bill at customs adds up fast, especially the withholding tax on each shipment. A footwear company originally …
Case Study: How InvestinAsia Helped a Footwear Importer Register as PKP to Start Claiming Withholding Tax Read More
Director personal liability in Indonesia is the legal exposure a PT PMA director carries when Company Law No. 40 of 2007 holds them individually accountable for company losses caused by …
Director Liability in Indonesia: When Foreign PT PMA Directors Face Personal Risk Read More
PT PMA compliance failures are specific, recoverable regulatory gaps, a missed filing, an unregistered activity, an unpaid obligation, that trigger administrative sanctions ranging from a written warning to full business …
PT PMA Compliance Failures That Get Foreign Companies Fined or Shut Down in Indonesia Read More
The first 90 days after PT PMA registration is the window in which a newly incorporated foreign-owned company must complete a specific sequence of tax, banking, licensing, and employment obligations, …
First 90 Days After PT PMA Registration: The Operational Checklist for New Foreign Companies in Indonesia Read More
Tax and LKPM non-compliance recovery is the process of correcting overdue Indonesian tax filings and investment activity reports before penalties escalate into business suspension, and in most cases it costs …
How PT PMA Companies Can Recover From Non-Compliance? Read More
Trademark squatting is the practice of registering someone else’s brand name, logo, or slogan with Indonesia’s Directorate General of Intellectual Property (DJKI) before the real owner does, usually with no …
Trademark Squatting in Indonesia: How to Detect, Challenge, and Recover Your Brand Read More
A DJP tax audit (pemeriksaan pajak) is a formal review by Indonesia’s Directorate General of Taxes to test whether a taxpayer’s reported and paid tax matches what the law actually …
What Triggers a DJP Tax Audit for PT PMA Companies, and How to Stay Compliance Read More
Profit repatriation is the legal process of transferring earnings generated by a PT PMA in Indonesia to a shareholder or parent company abroad, and it involves more than paying a …
How to Legally Repatriate Profits from a PT PMA Company in Indonesia Read More
Indonesia’s EV charging market is growing fast, and growing fast usually means the paperwork grows faster than anyone expects. A Japanese EV charging company found this out firsthand as it …
Case Study: How InvestinAsia Has Supported a Japanese EV Charging Company’s Growth Through Tax Compliance Read More
A tax treaty (also called a Double Tax Avoidance Agreement, or DTAA) is a bilateral agreement between Indonesia and a partner country that allocates taxing rights over the same income, …
Indonesia Tax Treaty Countries: Full DTAA List and How to Claim Benefits Read More