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General information: Advice from the Australian government
Opening hours and days: Banks: from 8 am to 2 pm, Monday to Saturday.
Public Administrations: from 8 am to 4 pm, Monday to Thursday; Friday until 11 am; Saturday from 8 am to 2 pm
Shops: from 8 am to 9 pm, Monday to Saturday; some supermarkets open on Sunday.

Public holidays

Christian New Year (Tahun baru Masehi)	1 January
Islamic New Year (Tahun baru 1429 Hijriyah)	10 January
Chinese New Year (Tahun baru Imlek)	1st day of the 1st month of the Chinese calendar
Day of silence (Hari raya nyepi, Tahun baru Saka)	New Year in the Balinese calendar
Birth of the Prophet Mohammed (Maulid Nabi Muhammad SAW)	20 March
Good Friday	Variable
Labor Day	1 May
Independence Day (Hari proklamasi kemerdekaan RI)	18 August
Idul Fitri (end of Ramadan)	2 October
Idul Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice)	8 December
Christmas Day (Hari Natal)	25 December

Periods when companies usually close

Ramadan	Maximum 3 weeks
Christmas/New Year	1 week

Accounting Rules

Tax year: The fiscal year begins on January 1 and ends on December 31 of the same year.
Accounting standards: Financial accounting standards (PSAKs) ou GAAP.
Accounting regulation bodies: Bapepam
Bank Indonesia
DPAJP
BSN
Publication requirements: Financial statements must contain at least : a variation sheet of constant capital excluding the reserve account and balance carried forward, a cash flow sheet and the annexes.
The statements of the activity during the financial year include the balance sheet, the assets and liabilities account, the intermediate balance, the statement of source and application of funds and an additional information statement. They are indissociable from each other.
Professional accountancy bodies: IAI
MAPPI
The Indonesian accounting society
Certification and auditing: The chartered accountant profession in Indonesia is represented only by 400 members. They have no accurate accounting model but are inspired by the American and Dutch model.
Accounting standards correspond to a brief version of the "Inventory of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles for Business Enterprises" drafted in 1964 by Paul Grady. The Accountants Association has developed 2 types of standards: one for accounting and one for audit, with a view to harmonization with international standards.
Accounting news: Indonesia accounting news
The Indonesian accounting society

Tax Rates

Consumption taxes

Nature of the tax: Value Added Tax, Pajak pertambahan nilai (PPN).
Tax rate: 10%
Reduced tax rate: - sellers of second-hand cars, travel agents, postal services (1%)
- manufacturers of cigarettes (8.4%)
- machining services (0.5%), some small and medium retailers (2%), DIY construction (4%)
Other consumption taxes: There is a tax on luxury goods which ranges from 10% to 75%. Luxury goods are non-vital goods such as air conditioning, television (10-20%), goods whose consumption is exclusive to more well-off people like jewelry and precious metals (30-50%), goods consumed more for their status than their usefulness, such as luxury cars (75%), harmful products such as alcoholic drinks (30-50%) and some luxurious properties.

Corporate taxes

Company tax: Progressive rate from 10 to 28% depending on income
Tax rate for foreign companies: VAT applies in the same way to residents and non-residents.
Capital gains taxation: Long term capital gains are taxed as ordinary income, and losses are tax deductible.
Main allowable deductions and tax credit: Dividends received or derived from a resident company and stemming from holdings in another Indonesian limited liability company are exempt from tax if the beneficiary exercises commercial activities and holds at least 25% of the shares of the payer and if the dividends come from non-distributed profits. Generally, all legitimate expenses linked to business activities are deductible from income when income tax is calculated, but there are many exceptions. These can be deducted from tax: aid, donations and gifts received (as long as there are no commercial or work relations between the parties), inheritances, payments made by an insurance company (health, accident, life, education), premiums derived from interest on investment fund bonds (during the first 5 years after the setting up of the company), income generated by the main contractors in foreign aid projects, profits paid to a risk-capital company by an LDC doing business in Indonesia, the share of profits received by a member of a limited partnership without capital holding, affiliation, association or company.
Other corporate taxes: Income derived from resident companies and coming from foreign sources is subject to a unilateral tax credit concerning the foreign income tax paid. Income tax of 5% deductible at the end of the year, is levied on those who owe corporate tax. A tax on transfers of 5% is levied on buyers (except commercial activities).

Individual taxes

Tax rate

Pajak penghasilan (individual income tax)	Progressive marginal rate from 5% to 30% (20% for non-residents)
Property tax	0.50% of the value of the property
Tax on leaving Indonesia	From 250 000 Rp to 1 000 000 Rp (50 000 Rp to 250 000 Rp for non-residents)
Stamp duties	From 3 000 Rp to 6 000 Rp
Contribution to social security	2%

Allowable deductions and tax credit: Tax deduction allowance of 1 728 000 Rp for single people and 864 000 Rp for every married person.
Fixed deduction of 648 000 Rp (maximum) or 5% of the annual income.
Special expatriate tax regime: There is no special tax regime for expats in Indonesia.

Double taxation treaties

Countries with whom a double taxation treaty have been signed: List of countries with which a double taxation treaty has been signed, available on the website of the General Tax Office
Whithholding taxes: Dividends: 15%/20%, Interest: 15%/20%, Royalties: 15%/20%

Sources of fiscal information

Tax Authorities: Directorate General of taxes
Other domestic resources: Website for information and discussion about taxes

Intellectual Property

National organizations: The organization responsible for the protection of trademarks and patents in Indonesia is the Indonesian Patent Office (IPTEC).
Directorate General of Intellectual Property Rights, Ministry of Law and Human Rights
Regional organizations: There are harmonization procedures within ASEAN and APEC.
International membership: Member of the WIPO
Signatory to the Paris Convention for the Protection of Intellectual Property
Membership to the TRIPS agreement - Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)

National regulation and international agreements

Type of property and law	Validity	International agreements signed
Patent Law No. 14 regarding Patents August 1, 2001	20 years	Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
Trademark Law n°15 concerning trademarks 1 August 2001	10 years	Trademark law treaty Nice agreement
Design Law No. 31 regarding Industrial Designs December 20, 2000
Copyright Law n°19 regarding copyright 29 July 2002	50 years	Berne convention WIPO copyright treaty WIPO performances and Phonograms treaty
Industrial Models Law n°31 regarding industrial designs 20 December 2000

Legal Framework

Independence of justice: The judiciary is not completely independent in Indonesia.
Equal treatment of nationals and foreigners: Foreign nationals in the country cannot expect a fair trial from the country’s judicial system.
The language of justice: The judicial language in the country is Bahasa Indonesia.
Recourse to an interpreter: Having an interpreter is always possible.
Sources of the law and legal similarities: The main source of the law is the constitution of 1945 which has gone through a series of amendments. The country’s legal system is based on Roman-Dutch law, again modified several times. The country does not accept compulsory ICJ jurisdiction.
Checking national laws online: Information and database on Indonesian laws

Standards

National standards organizations: National Standardization Agency (BSN)
National Accreditation Committee (KAN)
National Committee for standards in units of measure (KSNSU)
Integration in the international standards network: At the international level:
-International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
-International Organisation for Standardization (ISO)
-Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC)
-International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC).

At the regional level:
-ASEAN Consultative Commitee for Standards and Quality (ACCSQ),
-APEC Standards and Conformance Sub Committee,
-Pacific Area Standard Congress (PASC)
-Asia Paciific Metrology Programme (APMP)
-Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (APLAC)
-Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (PAC)
Classification of standards: "SNI" is the national certification mark.
Online consultation of standards: The list of Indonesian standards is available on line on the BSN website:
http://www.bsn.or.id/sni/sni.php?gettype=SNI
Certification organizations: National Standardization Body (BSN)

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