Category: Financial Compliance and Tax
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Where to Base a Cross-Border Business in 2026: the PFII, an Onshore PT PMA, or a Regional Hub
Indonesia’s new PFII, an onshore PT PMA, Singapore, Hong Kong, Dubai through the DIFC, and Labuan, compared on tax, the owner’s residence, substance, treaty access, succession, the courts, and cost, with a match-by-situation guide and an eight-question FAQ. READ MORE →
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Indonesia’s International Financial Centre (PFII): What the New Law Means for Bali’s Investors
Indonesia passed the law establishing the Pusat Finansial Internasional Indonesia on 21 July 2026, with Bali named as the location. This article sets out what the centre offers on tax and the Golden Visa, how it is governed through a common-law court, the pending implementing regulations, and the criticisms a foreign founder or investor should… READ MORE →
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Founder and Employee Equity in Indonesia: Vesting, Options, and Buy-Backs That Comply with the Rules
In Indonesia shares must be paid in full when they are issued, so a grant that vests through future work records unfunded capital that a buyer later inherits. This sets out the two funded designs, an option and reverse vesting, the Article 37 buy-back limits, the good-leaver and bad-leaver terms, the tax on exercise and… READ MORE →
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Sweat Equity in an Indonesian Company: Why Effort Is Not Capital, and What Works Instead
In an Indonesian company, payment for shares must be money or an asset the company can value and receive, so personal effort cannot be paid-up capital. Sweat equity recorded as paid shares is unfunded capital, which a buyer later inherits. This sets out where an owned asset does qualify, the four lawful routes that reward… READ MORE →
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Unpaid Share Capital in an Indonesian Company: The Obligation a Share Sale Does Not Erase
In an Indonesian company, the proof that shares were paid can be a statement the company signs itself, not a bank record. Unpaid share capital then survives a share sale, and a buyer of 100 percent inherits the shortfall. This sets out how the gap arises at incorporation, on a later increase, and through sweat… READ MORE →
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Online Gambling and the Indonesian Business: The Exposure to Owners, and the Duty to Employees
Online gambling is unlawful in Indonesia and reaches a business in two ways an owner rarely sees together: through the company’s money and accounts, and through staff who gamble, borrow, and bring the fraud and distress into work. This article sets out the legal position, the money-laundering and account-freezing exposure, the employer’s rights and duty… READ MORE →
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Short-Term Lending for Indonesian Businesses: When It Bridges a Gap, and When It Masks a Loss
Short-term and online lending is lawful in Indonesia, and the same loan can bridge a genuine timing gap or mask a structural loss. This article sets out the routes an Indonesian business can reach, what each one costs against a bank line, the numbers that reveal which use it is, the rules that protect a… READ MORE →
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Opening an Offshore Company from Indonesia: When It Works, and What You Must Declare
An offshore company from Indonesia is lawful, and the Indonesian tax and reporting rules attach to the owner, whatever their nationality. This sets out when one works, what you must declare, the cost against the alternatives, and the routes that reach the same end without a second company. READ MORE →
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Selling Online in Indonesia: Where the Buyers Are, and Which Platform Will Work for You
Indonesia is the largest e-commerce market in Southeast Asia and grew 2.2 percent in 2025. Three platforms take 98.8 percent of regional GMV. Where the buyers are, what each channel costs, and the licence and tax rules that follow. READ MORE →
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The Hidden Price of Idle Cash and Slow-Paying Customers
A profitable business can still run short of cash. The money is usually your own, kept idle or tied up. See what it costs and what it could earn. READ MORE →