- The Finance Ministry is targeting 40 steel companies suspected of failing to pay VAT, causing potential state losses of up to Rp5 trillion per year.
- The government is committed to addressing tax leakages and ensuring companies fulfill their tax obligations.
- Company owners will be formally summoned to the ministry to ensure compliance and settlement of outstanding taxes.
- The suspected tax evasion occurred between 2016 and 2019, mainly through underreporting revenue or filing inaccurate tax returns.
- Most of the companies involved are located in the Jakarta and Banten regions, and the cases will be escalated to the investigation stage.
Source: en.antaranews.com
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