This is the 2022 Tax Return Reporting Compliance Ratio; the DJP claims an increase in 2023.

Public or taxpayer compliance in reporting their Annual Tax Returns (SPT) and paying taxes throughout 2022 reached 83.2%. This report was presented by the Director General of Taxes, Ministry of Finance, Suryo Utomo, in mid-January 2023.

This figure is actually down from the 2021 realization of 84.07%. However, this achievement exceeded the set target of 80%.

According to *Kontan.co.id*, the annual SPT target in 2022 was 19 million taxpayers, consisting of 1.65 million corporate taxpayers and 17.35 million individual taxpayers.

If the compliance rate is 83.2%, then only 15.8 million 2022 tax SPTs were reported.

The compliance ratio is calculated by comparing the number of annual income tax (PPh) SPTs received in a particular tax year with the number of registered taxpayers obligated to file SPTs at the beginning of the year.

(See also: Tax Return Reporting Compliance Ratio Reached 84% in 2021)

Claim Increased in Early March 2023

Separately, Suryo Utomo stated that until the evening of February 28, 2023, 5.32 million SPTs had been reported. This is a 21% increase compared to the same period last year.

"We hope that the SPTs will be submitted by the end of this month without any obstacles, as the reporting is already done online," Suryo said in a press conference at the Ministry of Finance office, as reported by *Katadata.co.id*, Wednesday, March 1, 2023.

The case of a tax official with excessive wealth, Rafael Alun, has caused some to distrust the system and call for a tax boycott. One such call came from the former Chairman of the Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU) Executive Board, Said Aqil Siradj.

In a post on his Instagram account, Said stated that NU is taking a firm stance of not paying taxes if the tax money is misused.

Regarding the widespread calls for a boycott, Suryo reminded the public to distinguish between individual cases and their obligations, as paying taxes is a legal obligation.

(See also: List of Five Tax Havens in the World)