Three Tax Service Offices in Tanah Abang Sub-district together with Jakpreneur held Business Development Service (BDS) at KPP Pratama Jakarta Tanah Abang Satu, Pejompongan, Central Jakarta on August 22-23, 2024.

The program involved 30 SMEs under Jakpreneur management in Tanah Abang Sub-district.

BDS was also enlivened by a series of other activities, namely the SMEs Bazaar, Tax Corner Services, Music and Dance Performances, Joint Gymnastics, Games and Entertainment, as well as the provision of donations to Social Foundations and Orphanages in the Tanah Abang area with the title Berkah Deja[p]u.

Central Jakarta Head of Regional Office of the Directorate General of Taxes, Eddi Wahyudi, said Directorate General of Taxes supports the development of MSMEs in Indonesia. It can be seen from the existence of tax incentives in the form of a special rate of 0.5 percent for MSME Taxpayers.

He added that for Individuals as MSME Taxpayers are not subject to income tax on turnover up to 500 million rupiah. In addition, the Directorate General of Taxes through vertical units carries out the Business Development Services (BDS) Program every year.

"BDS is one of DJP's strategic initiatives to reach the informal sector through an end-to-end approach dominated by MSMEs. The implementation of a series of BDS activities in Tanah Abang Sub-district is a manifestation of KPP throughout Tanah Abang in assisting the development of MSMEs," Eddi said, Thursday (8/22).

The SME development and coaching program in Tanah Abang Sub-district is an escalation of the DJP Business Development Services (BDS) program. According to him, this BDS program is a form of DJP's support for SME, supporting SME non-financially.

"Hopefully SME players can expand their market share, promote products widely and get new customers, so that they can increase turnover and their businesses can continue to grow," he stated.