Indonesia Thin Capitalization Rules: The 4:1 DER Rule and Interest Deductibility for PT PMA
A foreign parent company lends money to its Indonesian subsidiary. The subsidiary books the interest as a deductible…
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Why Outsourcing Payroll Is the Safest First Decision for New Businesses in Indonesia
The first payroll run a new business processes in Indonesia is almost always the most dangerous one. Not…
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How to Unblock Your Company Profile in AHU Indonesia: Three Causes, Three Different Paths
The company needs to register a new director. Or the share structure has changed and the notary is…
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Salary Benchmarking in Indonesia: Why the Same Job Title Can Mean a 4x Pay Gap
A “Finance Manager” in Jakarta and a “Finance Manager” in a mid-sized Central Java manufacturing plant can be…
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Face It or Flee It: How to Handle a Tax Audit in Indonesia
The envelope from the local tax office, or Kantor Pelayanan Pajak, tends to land on a finance director’s…
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Indonesia’s New Company Tax Rate Under PP 20/2026: What Changed for PT and CV Entities
For years, registering a new Limited Liability Company in Indonesia came with a quiet advantage that founders rarely…
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Indonesia Payroll Compliance for Employees with Multiple Income Sources: Tax Article 21 Edge Cases
A finance director discovers, three weeks into a routine audit, that two of her senior managers have been…
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Terminating a Foreign Employee in Indonesia: Legal Risks and Severance Calculation for PT PMA
The severance check gets calculated, signed off, and paid. From an HR standpoint, the termination looks closed. Then…
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Indonesia Transfer Pricing Documentation Requirements 2026: What Actually Has to Be in the File
A tax audit notice arrives. The DGT requests transfer pricing documentation within one month. The finance team scrambles,…
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Indonesia Dividend Withholding Tax for Foreign Shareholders: The Compliance Side Most Companies Get Wrong
The moment an Indonesian company resolves to distribute dividends to its foreign shareholders, a tax obligation activates on…
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