There will be Special Account for Taxpayers

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Government plans to create a special account for the taxpayer. Special account manager is the Directorate General (DG) Taxes. "Every taxpayer will have their own account number which can be accessed anywhere via the Internet," said Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said here on Wednesday (17/3/2010).

This special account, Sri Mulyani said, to facilitate the taxpayers. Armed with this account, the entire tax administration services, ranging from registration, billing, until the payment, can be integrated in a single door.

According to the Minister of Finance, the tax administration system is one of the modern way of boosting tax revenue. Proven tax revenues increased sharply from Rp 580 trillion in 2008 to Rp 658.7 trillion in 2009 and then, once the tax office to apply modern administrative system.

That is why, Sri Mulyani promised, the government will continue to develop information and data systems of taxation, in order to enhance the potential for tax revenue and avoid a tax crime.Ministry of Finance also consistently supervise and improve the performance of the Directorate General of Taxes. (Hans Henricus / Cash)