Kotabaru, South Kalimantan (ANTARA) - The National Land Agency (BPN) educates people in Kotabaru to register their land for certification for free through the Comprehensive Systematic Registration Program (PTSL).
"Some people in rural areas are reluctant to get their land to be certified for fear of being taxed," said Mukhlis Erpani, a staff member of the Land Rights Determination Section at the South Kalimantan Office of the National Land Agency, as reported on Thursday.
They thought, continued Mukhlis, land that is already certified when sold will be subject to tax, while uncertified land will not be taxed.
Thus rural residents are reluctant to apply for a certification even though PTSL is free and does not have to be paid for.
Mukhlis said people need education, especially those who live in rural areas so as not to waste the opportunity to have free certificates.
He admitted, when there is a sale and purchase of land through an official land deed (PPAT), there are several obligations must be fulfilled. Among them, the PPAT fee of about 1.5 percent of the selling price.
Furthermore, the value added tax (PPN) and income tax (PPh) is 10 percent, and the building and land acquisition tax (BPHTB) is 5 percent of the selling value of the tax object.
If residents object to paying the obligation, there is an alternative to file an objection through the Regional Revenue Service and the Tax Service Office where they transact or domicile.
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Although some residents are reluctant, the PTSL program in South Kalimantan on average reaches the target every year.
In the 2022 period, South Kalimantan will receive a certificate quota of 151,000 fields.
"Until now, around 80 percent of the quota has been realized. Usually, until December 31, 100 percent (quota) has been realized," he explained.
PTSL will continue to be implemented until 2024, it supports the government's target that all land in Indonesia must be registered in that year.
Head of the Kotabaru Revenue Agency H. Akhmad Rivai said his party is currently making Smargov and Citygov applications to maximize the management of tax potential.
"Including the PTSL program for community plasma of oil palm plantations as well as objects in the company as long as they are not related to the PBB-P3 objects (land and building tax for plantation, forestry, mining, and other sectors which are handled by the central government)," he said.
In 2022, his party targets income from land and building taxes (PBB) of IDR 2,364 billion and until November 6, 2022, IDR 2,489 billion or around 105.31 percent has been realized.
He acknowledged, although it tends to be realized above 100 percent annually, the payment of urban and rural land and building tax (PBB-P2) in Kotabaru is still not optimal.
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