Taxpayer Registration Services

The Directorate General of Taxes provides special service to citizens who have not registered as taxpayer yet. The registration service gives them opportunity to have Taxpayer Identification Number (NPWP). The service completion period is 1 (one) working day after the application is fully received. Citizens can directly go to tax office to apply the registration or they can also get it through e-Registration

They need to support the application with additional documents as follow:
a. Individual Taxpayers both those who run their own businesses or not (employees) have to prepare:
- Copy of Resident Identification Card, or Passport for Foreigners.
b. Entities/Corporate Taxpayers have to attach:
- Copy of Deed of the entity estabishment.
- Copy of Certificate as Branch/Permanent Establishment (BUT) from the central office abroad.
- Copy of Corporate’s leaders’ Taxpayer Identification Number.
- Copy of Resident Identification Card of corporate’s Leaders (Indonesians), or Passports if the Leaders are Foreigners.
c. Government Treasurers need to prepare:
- Letter of Appointment as Government Treasurer.
- Copy of his/her Resident Identification Card.
d. Joint Operation as Tax Withholder:
- Copy of Certificate/Agreement Letter/Deed of Establishment as a Joint Operation.
- Copy of Resident Identification Card of corporate’s Responsible Persons (Indonesians), or Passports if the Responsible Persons are Foreigners.
- Copy of Responsible Persons’ Taxpayer Identification Number.

The applicants have to consider that according to PER 44/PJ/2008, they should fill out the registration form clearly based on the real identity stated in Resident Identification Card or other certificates such as name, address, domicile or place of business. It will avoid the difference identity as taxpayer and as resident or business entity.

In conclusion, the DGT will always serve every single citizen or entity who wants to register as taxpayer. The service starts when they apply the registration and the process finishes right after tax authority sign out the Letter of Taxpayer Registration and print out the Tax Identification Number Card within one business day.