The New 16-Digit Tax ID Format

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The Implementation of the New 16-Digit Tax ID Format for Individuals and Taxable Entities in Indonesia

Regulatory Code

Directorate General of Taxes Regulation No. PER-6/PJ/2024

Title

The Use of National Identification Number as Tax Identification Number, 16-Digit Tax Identification Number, and Business Location Identification Number in Tax Administrative Services

Issuance Date

28th of June 2024

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  • The regulation is effective as of the 1st of July 2024.
  • This Directorate General of Taxes (DGT) Regulation is the implementing regulation of the Ministry of Finance (MoF) Regulation No. 112/PMK.03/2022 regarding the Tax Identification Number for Individuals, Taxable Entity, and Taxable Government Institutions, as amended by the Ministry of Finance Regulation No. 136 of 2023 (MoF Regulation 136/2023). The intention is to develop a more effective and efficient tax administration in Indonesia as mandated under Law No. 7 of 2021 regarding the Harmonization of Tax Regulations (Law 7/2021). 
  • The issuance of DGT Regulation No. PER-6/PJ/2024 provides a binding regulation and legal certainty that the use of a National Identification Number (Nomor Induk Kependudukan or NIK), 16-digit Tax Identification Number (Nomor Pokok Wajib Pajak or NPWP) and Business Location Identification Number as a single standardized identification within the taxation sector – effective as of the 1st of July 2024.
  • Based on this regulation, taxable Indonesian individuals, taxable foreign individuals, taxable entities, and taxable Government institutions shall use the NIK, 16-digit NPWP and/or Business Location Identification Number (as applicable) as their new NPWP format. Further details on the applicability of the NIK, 16-digit NPWP and/or Business Location Identification Number for each tax subject are as described and illustrated in the DGT regulation and its attachment.
  • The new NPWP format can be utilized by each tax subject to access certain tax administrative services in Indonesia, among others:
    • Tax e-Registration
    • Accessing the tax subject's account in DGT Online
    • Information on tax subject confirmation status (KSWP)
    • Issuance of withholding tax (WHT) slip and periodic tax return (SPT) for WHT Article 21/26 (e-Bupot 21/26)
    • Issuance of WHT slip and SPT for Unified WHT (e-Bupot Unifikasi)
    • Submission of objection (e-Objection)

 

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