Online tax computerization for hotel and restaurant in Badung has long voiced and precisely this system is not yet ready to be applied in this regency. Head of Badung Local Income Agency, I. G. N. Agung Alit Agung firmly stated that online taxing system predicted could not apply yet in 2011.

The council judge PHR – Pajak Hotel & Restoran (Hotel & Restaurant taxes) – through computerization system could make taxes management become more efficient, moreover with PAD Badung from PHR sector is large.

The computerization application mentioned could optimize local income from PHR sector. Even Governor Mangku Pastika when inaugurated Badung Regent and Vice Regent also reminded the two to use online system in collecting the taxes.

Concerning about PHR computerization preparation, Alit Agung on Wednesday (August 18th) yesterday confessed that there is some preparation, quite difficult and need fairly long time to fix. That preparation would goes through some steps. It starts from planning, procurement of goods and services up to the online tools installation. “From our comparative study to the Tax Service Agency in Jakarta on the beginning of July, we found there were numerous process we should pass with. The process cost you such a long time,” he said.

It is said that in order to conduct that system, phase and researches need to be done first. When the system will be started, he said, it depends on when all phases can be finished as well as the taxpayers preparation to do it. Moreover, this hotel and restaurant tax collection method when it is compared with the vehicle tax and with any other tax collecting is differ.

When it can be operated, it is clear that the process and readiness from the taxpayers are needed. “If the process can be finished in 2011 then we could proceeds to the installment phase. And it should conducted step by step,” he said.

Badung Regional Government until today is still in the preparation process for the system application. As for the Badung Regent, A.A. Gde Agung delivered not long ago toward the general viewing from the fractions at a plenary meeting of Badung Council lately. It was mentioned that the PHR computerization arrangement covers worthiness study, technical study, socialization, preparing the taxpayers in term of their readiness statement toward the online system, reference work and regulation making under the Local Council agreement.

Furthermore, in regard with goods and services procurement include within it are goods and services rental through open auction, auction document arrangement and plural years contract arrangement. The next step is online tools installment consists of notification letter of online tools installment to the taxpayers, specification mapping and transaction tools going to be used by those taxpayers, program application setting in the black box or PC suits the transaction tools as well as installation experiment along with the observation.

Meanwhile, head of Badung Council, I Made Sumer stated that his party totally supported the realization of online PHR method. The council would also specially discuss it at Retribution Pansus and Local taxes meeting.

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