Subject of Income Tax

In Indonesia, income tax subject consist of:

1. Individual and undivided inheritance as a unit in lieu of the beneficiaries;
2. entity; and
3. permanent of establishment

An individual as a tax subject may reside or be present in lndonesia or outside lndonesia. An undivided inheritance as a unity constitutes as a substitute to tax subject, substituting those who have the right thereof, namely the heirs/heiresses. The purpose of designating an undivided inheritance as a substitute tax subject is to allow Tax Authorities to collect tax originating there from.

The term entity is defined as a group of persons and/or capital as a unity whether or not it conducts business or activity which covers limited companies, limited partnerships, other types of companies, state-owned or local-owned enterprises in whatever name and form, firm, kongsi, cooperative, pension fund, partnership, association, foundation, public organization, social-political organization or other similar organization, institution, and other forms of entities including collective investment contracts and permanent establishment.

State-owned and local-owned enterprise are tax subject, regardless of their names and forms, thus any unit of the government body, such as institution, entity, and others, owned by the central government and the local government which conducts business or activities to derive income, constitutes as tax subject.

The term society includes associations, unions, organization, or association of parties who have the same interests.

A permanent establishment is an establishment used by an individual who does not reside in lndonesia, an individual who has been present in lndonesia for not more than 183 (one hundred and eighty-three) days within any period of 12 (twelve) months, and an entity which is established outside lndonesia and is not domiciled in lndonesia conducting business or carrying out activities.

A permanent establishment is a Tax Subject which, for taxation purposes, is treated as a corporate taxpayer.

sources: idtaxes.wordpress.com