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Updated · news.ddtc.co.id · Jul 23
Indonesia to Audit Non-Repatriated Overseas Funds in 2027 as IIFC Offers 0% Tax for 50 Years
Updated
Updated · news.ddtc.co.id · Jul 23

Indonesia to Audit Non-Repatriated Overseas Funds in 2027 as IIFC Offers 0% Tax for 50 Years

1 articles · Updated · news.ddtc.co.id · Jul 23

Summary

  • Early 2027 is when Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa says tax audits will begin on overseas funds that Indonesians still have not repatriated after this year.
  • Until end-2026, the government will watch fund movements while offering incentives to bring money home, including BPI Danantara’s Patriot Bond and Merah Putih Bond.
  • The new Indonesian International Financial Centre is central to that push, with implementing rules set to offer a 0% income-tax facility for as long as 50 years.
  • Law 4/2023, amended by Law 4/2026, also shields purchases of special securities from criminal and civil action and bars related data from being used as a tax base or court evidence.
  • Purbaya said Indonesians’ offshore assets—often parked in tax havens and partly tied to the shadow economy—could be substantial, making repatriation and foreign inflows a major target for the IIFC.

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