Expertise: E-commerce

New Regulation Requires Taxes for E-Commerce Players in Indonesia

Prompted by the disparity in the tax treatment between traditional retail activities and e-commerce, on December 31, 2018, Indonesia’s Minister of Finance (“MOF”) issued MOF Regulation No. 210/PMK.010/2018 regarding the Tax Treatment of E-Commerce (“MOF Regulation 210”). MOF Regulation 210 purports to provide further clarity with regard to Value Added Tax (“VAT”), luxury goods tax, New Regulation Requires Taxes for E-Commerce Players in Indonesia

Indonesian Legal Review: E-Commerce

Many retail transactions today are conducted through websites or mobile applications – in other words, they are digitalized. Business actors in Indonesia often raise the question whether there are any Indonesian legal restrictions on digitalizing their businesses through websites or mobile applications. There is no specific Government of Indonesia (GOI) law or regulation that deals Indonesian Legal Review: E-Commerce