January 11, 2026 | 05:33 pm
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Directorate General of Taxation (DJP) of Indonesia's Ministry of Finance supports the revocation of the practice license of a tax consultant who was involved in a bribery case and tax reduction. The tax consultant with the initials ABD, along with four other individuals, was designated as a gratification suspect that involved the North Jakarta Tax Service Office (KPP).
The Director of Education, Services, and Public Relations of the DJP, Rosmauli, stated that three tax officials who were named as suspects have been temporarily dismissed by the DJP. Meanwhile, the Directorate General of Taxation supports the revocation of ABD's license as well.
Rosmauli stated, "Regarding the external parties who have the status as a Tax Consultant, the DJP supports the enforcement of professional ethics codes and administrative sanctions in the form of revocation of the Tax Consultant's practice license by the Directorate General of Financial Sector Stability and Development, in coordination with the DJP and professional associations," in her written statement on Sunday, January 11, 2026.
Rosmauli stated that the revocation of the license can be done in accordance with the provision of the Minister of Finance Regulation Number 175 of 2022. Based on article 28, clause 1, letter g of this regulation, the freezing of practice licenses can be done when a tax consultant is designated as a suspect in criminal acts related to taxation based on information from authorized parties.
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has detained 5 bribery suspects involving the North Jakarta Tax Service Office with the company with the initials PT WP. The five individuals are the Head of the North Jakarta Tax Service Office with the initials DWB, AGS as the Head of the Supervision and Consultation Section of the North Jakarta Tax Service Office, and ASB as the Evaluator Team at the North Jakarta Tax Service Office. The other two suspects are EY as a staff member of PT WP and ABD.
The Acting Deputy Director of Enforcement and Execution of the KPK, Asep Guntur Rahayu, explained that ABD acted as a gratification distributor from PT WP to the officials of the North Jakarta Tax Service Office. The bribe money was disbursed through a company owned by ABD.
"PT WP disbursed funds with a fictitious contract scheme for financial consultation services using the company PT NBK owned by ABD as a tax consultant," said Asep during the press conference on Sunday, January 11, 2026, as quoted from the KPK Indonesia's Youtube channel.
Previously, tax officials requested Rp8 billion from PT WP as a reward or fee for the reduction of the land and building tax obligation report value from Rp75 billion to Rp15 billion. However, PT WP could only fulfill a fee of Rp4 billion.
After it was agreed upon, PT WP transferred the fee to PT NBK and recorded it as a tax consultant fee in the company's accounting. "Then in December 2025, PT NBK disbursed a commitment fee of Rp4 billion which was then exchanged into Singapore dollars," said Asep.
ABD then handed the funds over in cash to the tax officials, AGS and ASB. In January 2026, AGS and ASB distributed the money to several employees at the Directorate General of Taxation, as well as to other parties. In the distribution process, the KPK team then made the arrests.
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