Category: Land and Property
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The Rise of PT PMDN, or the Return of Nominee Arrangements?
Bali’s restriction on foreign-owned companies has raised a fair question: stronger local business, or a return of nominee arrangements? The two are not opposites, and the channel the question overlooks is a lawful relationship between a foreign-owned company and an Indonesian-owned company. The Indonesian party owns the asset; the foreign company supplies services for a… READ MORE →
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PT PMA Restrictions in Bali: Why the Property Workarounds No Longer Work
Bali now blocks new foreign-owned company registrations in low and medium-low risk classifications, and the familiar workarounds no longer escape it. Switching to an accommodation code meets building-footprint and reserved-field limits. The fee-based management code reserves the broker role to Indonesian citizens. Nominee structures meet beneficial ownership disclosure. Each closure carries its own verification mechanism. READ MORE →
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The Villa Question and the Line on Directors’ Personal Expenses
The villa question reaches nearly every foreign director running a Bali PT PMA in the first six months of trading. The 2023 reform to Indonesia’s benefit-in-kind regime under PMK 66/PMK.03/2023 changed the answer materially. Worked arithmetic on villa rent, vehicles, school fees, and KITAS costs. READ MORE →