On 11 September 2020, the Directorate General of Taxes (“DGT”) issued an Announcement Number 11/PJ.09/2020 (“PENG-11”) regarding National Implementation of E-Faktur Desktop Application Version 3.0, which is effective starting 1 October 2020.

The salient points of PENG-11 are summarized as follows:

1. All VATable Taxpayers are required to download the latest application at https://efaktur.pajak.go.id.
2. The user is suggested to keep back-up of databases and copy the previous database to the new E-Faktur platform; and
3. This new Desktop Application brings some new features, including prepopulated input VAT for Import Declarations (PIB), e-VAT invoices (e-Faktur), VAT refunds, synchronized e-Faktur electronic stamps, and prepopulated monthly VAT returns.

As this new application shall be effective starting in October 2020, it would be advisable for Taxpayers to carefully manage the transition and reconcile the balances of the imported databases to prevent any errors from this process.