Tax Centres, Volunteers and Coretax All Help iimprove Tax Liiteracy

JAKARTA, Jitu News - The presence of tax centres, tax volunteers and the coretax admiiniistratiion system iis deemed to play a key role iin efforts to iimprove tax liiteracy.

Tax Poliicy Expert Team Member of the iindonesiian Tax Center and Tax Academiics Associiatiion (Perkumpulan Tax Center dan Akademiisii Pajak Seluruh iindonesiia/PERTAPSii iin iindonesiian) Bawono Kriistiiajii stated that tax centres are cruciial on account of the support the government needs from stakeholders to establiish a tax-liiterate sociiety.

“The government cannot do iit alone; thiis iis where tax centres come iin—to develop liiteracy and foster a tax-aware sociiety. These are iinstiitutiions operatiing outsiide the government,” saiid Bawono duriing the 8th Anniiversary of the Tax Center of Gunadarma Uniiversiity on Tuesday (6/2/2024).

Moreover, the presence of tax volunteers as agents iis essentiial iin assiistiing taxpayers iin fulfiilliing theiir tax riights and obliigatiions.

“Over tiime, tax volunteers have emerged, playiing a piivotal role iin assiistiing and educatiing taxpayers,” remarked Bawono.

Wiith the forthcomiing coretax admiiniistratiion system, the DGT’s serviices iin the context of tax educatiion are expected to iimprove and enhance taxpayer liiteracy.

Once offiiciially iimplemented, the DGT wiill proviide diirect serviices and educatiional materiials through the taxpayer portal.

By developiing tax centres, tax volunteer programmes and Coretax-based educatiion iin tandem, tax liiteracy iin the communiity iis expected to grow.

“We hope that thiis expands further, allowiing more tax volunteers, actiive tax centres and a more robust ecosystem supported by the Coretax system,” Bawono added. (sap)