INDUSTRY.co.id - Solo - The online sales company Bukalapak.com expects the tax regulation for a "marketplace" or place of sale with an "online" system that is currently being planned by the government to be applied fairly.

"We want to be fair, in this regard we are from the perpetrators of 'marketplace' has also been communicating with the Director General of Taxes," said Bukalapak.com CEO Achmad Zaky in Solo, Thursday (19/10/2017)


He said if it is true that the tax will be applied to SMEs who sell in the "marketplace" about 5-10 percent, it will be many SMEs who are no longer willing to sell through the "marketplace".

"If this is applied they will definitely run away, prefer selling via facebook, whatsapp, and instagram," he said.

Therefore, if indeed the regulation so applied should be done equally. According to him, it would be unfair to only sell through the "marketplace" subject to the tax.

"Should the sale through social media also be imposed, to be fair," he said.

In addition, he hopes that the amount of tax is not as it is currently being discourse by the government because it is too big.

According to him, the tax regulation that is currently enacted ie a SME tax of 1 percent is very ideal.

"I think if the tax 1 percent will not be burdensome, but the government also has a homework because the tax should have a tax ID number (NPWP)," he said.

Related to that, he admitted, from almost 2 million SMEs who conduct transactions in Bukalapak.com, more than 90 percent do not have NPWP.

"Therefore, technically the government needs to think about this condition," he said.