Page 5 - Indonesia Taxation Quarterly Report (Q1-2020)

Forewords

Forewords

Huge gratitude belongs to God Almighty, that in the light of worsening impacts of
COVID-19 pandemic, He still grants blessing so that ‘Indonesia Taxation Quarterly
Report I-2020’ can be presented to every Indonesia taxation stakeholders.

In this difficult situation, we would like to send our thoughts and sincerest prayer
to every affected person and family. We do hope that the impacts can soon be
contained, so that we can safely depart to a better situation.
Since we all have to maintain physical distance and mostly have to perform that
by working from home (WFH), this situation has indeed affected our way to be
productive both in professional and personal lives.

Nevertheless, we should believe that there is also momentum where we can keep
our creativity and unlock potential areas where we can contribute to the betterment
of our society.
Having mentioned that, DDTC preserves the belief by freshening our publications
in ways that we can be most beneficial for every tax stakeholder. In particular, this
edition of quarterly report is delivered to keep our readers well informed accompanied
with critical and objective perspective.
Notably, tax instruments have always been present in the times of difficulty and
uncertainty. Today is not an exception. In harmony with most affected countries, the
government utilizes tax system to ease the burden for the taxpayers.

Accordingly, this publication primarily presents report on global tax policy response
amid the COVID-19 crisis. The initiatives may hold various forms, but substantively
they represent similar value of endless commitment in humanity and for welfare
improvement. Furthermore, we also present report on how tax office’s approach
changes and many other important taxation information that has been ongoing in
the first quarter.

We do hope that “Indonesia Taxation Quarterly Report I-2020” will offer a powerful
impact and sound contribution that will benefit the whole tax system and its
surroundings.

Jakarta, April 2020

Darussalam
Managing Partner DDTC

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