Government Cancels E-commerce Tax Regulation

Government Cancels E-commerce Tax Regulation

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati (Antara/Sigid Kurniawan)The Finance Ministry has revoked a regulation on tax treatment for e-commerce transactions amid pushback from digital economy players.Finance Ministerial Regulation No. 210/2018, which was signed by...
Tokopedia, UI launch AI Research Center

Tokopedia, UI launch AI Research Center

Research and Higher Education Minister Muhammad Nasir (third left, seated) along with Tokopedia vice president of engineering Herman Widjaja (left), CEO William Tanuwijaya (second left), UI rector Muhammad Anis (second right) and school of computer science (Fasilkom)...
Rules Unclear Days Rrior to Implementation of E-commerce Taxation

Regulation on e-commerce to Promote Domestic Products

The Trade Ministry is preparing a regulation on e-commerce that will promote domestic products.  (Shutterstock/William Potter)The Trade Ministry is preparing a regulation on e-commerce that will promote domestic products, the ministry’s domestic trade Director General...
E-commerce Responsible For Worsening Trade Deficit

E-commerce Responsible For Worsening Trade Deficit

A small shopping cart sits atop a keyboard. (Shutterstock/File)E-commerce is like a double-edged sword for the Indonesian economy. On the one hand, it has contributed significantly to the country’s state revenue, on the other hand, it has contributed to the country’s...