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Indonesia: Tax office to spy on taxpayers’ social media activity

The Taxation Directorate General will spy on people’s activities through social media in trying to boost tax revenue, an official has said. “Social media covers wide range of activities […] We still need to prepare the infrastructure to support the plan,” Taxation Directorate General communication and information technology transformation director Iwan Djuniardi said in Jakarta […]

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Malaysia: Who are winners and losers of sales and services tax

PETALING JAYA: The sales and services tax (SST) regime is likely to have an impact on the earnings of manufacturers and importers while healthcare and building material companies are among the major beneficiaries. Under the SST system, which will begin from Sept 1, several manufacturers and importers would have to pay up to 10% tax rate in comparison with the 6% rate under the previous […]

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Philippines: Tax guidelines on sugar sweetened beverages out

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has released the guidelines for the imposition of excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages, pursuant to the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Act. The BIR issued Revenue Regulations 20-2018, dated July 25, 2018 and signed by Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez and Internal Revenue commissioner Caesar […]

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Indonesia: Govt Careful Upon Limiting 900 Imported Commodities

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The Indonesian Government is set to limit imported items that are profusely filling the domestic market under a fiscal policy mechanism. This strategy is hoped to help improve the country’s trade balance and reduce the pressure from the predictably widened current account balance. “We have identified the items in question and we are reviewing at least […]

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