Indonesia Business, Legal, Accounting and Visa Insights

A company registered in Indonesia is not closed automatically. If you are no longer running the business, the company still has reporting, tax and licensing obligations. Unfiled reports are a serious violation: they can lead to fines, restrictions in

You paid the freight, the containers arrived at the destination port, and you can't collect them: your Indonesian partner won't release the bills of lading and isn't answering. Port storage and demurrage charges accrue every day. We walk through a

Sanctions are expected to start in November 2026 for companies that have not filed their annual corporate report through SABH. If your PT or PT PMA has not yet reported for 2025, it is worth starting to prepare the documents now. Since 1 June 2026,

To live legally in Bali for years, some foreigners set up a company (PT PMA) and use it to obtain an investor KITAS, even though they never intended to run a business. In reality, a PT PMA opened only for a KITAS can turn out to be far more expensive

On 12 August 2026, Indonesia's immigration service announced plans to raise the fee for the visa on arrival — VOA (B1) . The current government fee is IDR 500,000. Planned fees: IDR 750,000 — for an e-VOA applied for online before departure; IDR

Indonesian law allows foreigners to open a business in Bali and operate it. To do this, you need to register a company with foreign capital — a PT PMA. When setting it up, it is important to choose the right business activity and legal structure, and

A first trip to Bali usually starts the same way: the tickets are bought and the suitcase is packed. Then, the day before departure, it turns out you need some electronic form, a paid return ticket and a driving licence you don't have. Almost all of

Taxpayers in Indonesia can apply for a full waiver of the penalty for filing a tax return with tax payable after the deadline. For this category, the maximum reduction applies to returns filed between 8 October and 31 December 2026, provided the

You can obtain permanent residency in Bali , but only certain categories of foreigners receive permanent status right after arrival, for example spouses of Indonesian citizens. The usual route starts with a KITAS , a temporary residence permit in

A foreigner can buy a villa in Bali, but cannot hold it under the same ownership title as Indonesians do. The buyer needs to choose a permitted form of ownership, check the property and the seller, and go through a five-stage transaction: from

From 5 October 2026, 32 immigration offices in Indonesia have new names. One of them is the office in Singaraja in northern Bali: its official name is now Kantor Imigrasi Kelas II TPI Buleleng. The changes concern the names and organization of the

Life in Bali looks different for everyone: some people work remotely, some open a business, and some rent out property. Taxes in Bali will be different in each of these cases. The amount depends on your tax status, your income, and the type of