Tax Amnesty: A Quick Fix For the Budget Deficit
The government has issued a new regulation for the implementation of the tax amnesty program. It should focus on major tax evaders as its prime target.
September 6, 2016
Tax Director-General's Regulation No. 11/PJ/2016 on the Implementation of the Tax Amnesty Law offered some relief to confused taxpayers. The new regulation, among others, exempts from the program those who earn less than Rp4.5million a month.
However, being less powerful than the law, this regulation alone is not sufficient to offer legal protection to all taxpayers. It cannot possibly overwrite the law by changing the definition of different taxpay
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