Politics of Law of Imposing Income Tax (PPh) Based on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) with Justice Value Base to Increase Voluntary Tax Compliance in Industrial Revolution 4.0 Era

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10.2991/icglow-19.2019.73How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Politics of Law, Compliance, Income Tax, MSMEs

Abstract

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are economic sectors that have significant role in the national economy. Based on data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) in 2017, the contribution of MSMEs reached 61.4% of the total Gross Domestic Product (GDP). MSMEs also absorb employment of almost 97% of the total national workforce, with the number of MSMEs reaching 60 million units. However, when compared with the contribution of MSMEs to tax revenues, there is a miss-match where the contribution of MSMEs to tax revenues is very small, which is approximately 1% of total tax revenues. The imbalance in the contribution of MSMEs is an indication that the level of compliance of MSMEs in fulfilling their tax obligations is very low. Data in this research will be obtained by field observation, interview and questionnaire. The legal policy of imposing MSME’s Income Tax is expected to justify taxation policies, while considering the applicable variables in making a good tax policy, through harmonizing aspects of tax collection justice with efforts to encourage voluntary compliance and MSME growth. Through the right tax policy, it is expected to optimize government revenues from the tax sector and encourage the growth of MSMEs.The results of this study indicate that (1) the tax rate for MSMEs of 1% of turnover is quite burden some for MSME players. In addition to the large tax rate, their lack of understanding of tax obligations and the limitations of their human resources to take care of taxation are also obstacles for them to comply with tax payment obligations. (2) MSMEs actors appreciate the new tax rate for MSMEs as much as 0.5% of turnover contained in PP No. 23 of 2018. They hope that the socialization of MSME taxation can be obtained immediately so as to support them to comply with tax obligations.

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AU  - Amin Purnawan
AU  - Ahmad Khisni
AU  - Aryani Witasari
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DA  - 2019/10
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