Indonesia Issues Guidance for Tax, Customs Relief Measures During COVID-19 Response

Indonesia introduced guidance for its tax and customs relief measures during the COVID-19 pandemic response, KPMG said in an April 15 post. The guidance clarified that overseas sellers and e-commerce operators must appoint an Indonesia-based representative who is responsible for paying and reporting taxes related to those transactions, KPMG said. In addition, value-added taxes on imports of “intangible goods and taxable services” must be collected by “foreign sellers, foreign service providers, and/or foreign or local e-commerce platforms.”