Agnes Anya, Jakarta – In an attempt to net trillions of rupiah, the Jakarta Tax and Levy Board has called on associations and dealers of luxury cars to help them collect tax arrears from car owners.

The board on Wednesday met with several associations and dealers, like the Indonesian Ferrari Owners Club and BMW Indonesia.

"In the meeting, we asked the associations and dealers to advise their members and buyers to pay their tax arrears," board head Edi Sumantri said on Wednesday.

Those who fail to pay their arrears by Aug. 31 can expect tax officers to go to their houses to collect the arrears and fine them 2 percent of the arrears per month, he added.

Responding to the meeting, Tami Nuhutomo, product planning manager of BMW Indonesia, suggested an online system be introduced to ease payment. Currently, motorists have to pay their taxes at the nearest police vehicle document registration center (Samsat).

Meanwhile, Jos Parengkuan from the Ferrari Owners Club said luxury car owners usually forgot to pay their taxes because they were busy.

"In my opinion, owners [fail to pay tax] because of their busy activities. [...] They often go abroad and hence miss the payment deadline," he said, adding that the Tax and Levy Board's data was not up to date.

"Some cars may have been sold years ago but are still registered under the previous owners' names," he added.

Source: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2017/08/23/luxury-car-owners-too-busy-to-pay-taxes-club.html