Analysis of the role of tax consultants as tax intermediaries in the implementation of cooperative compliance
List of Authors
  • Yolanda Ferida

Keyword
  • The role of Tax Consultants, Tax Intermediaries, Cooperative Compliance

Abstract
  • This study examines the role of tax consultants as tax intermediaries who have an important role in the tax system. The focus of the research is on the role of tax consultants as tax intermediaries in conducting the concept of Cooperative Compliance. The strategic position of this tax consultant must be taken into account to build compliance. In this study, a mixed- methods approach was adopted by combining interviews with tax consultants and Account Representatives under the Directorate General of Taxes. Tax consultants under the Indonesian Tax Consultants Association (IKPI) and Account Representatives under the Directorate General of Taxes were recruited from the survey respondents to participate in the interviews. This study provides recommendations to the Directorate General of Taxes (DGT) so that the DGT can draft a Regulation of the Director-General of Taxes regarding cooperative compliance by considering best practices in various countries that have implemented it, for example, the application of the Tax Control Framework (TCF) as a requirement for cooperative compliance participants. And also, the tax consultant is to be able to practice self-reflection as a taxpayer as long as the condition is legal and refrain from doing aggressive tax planning, tax avoidance, and as well as tax evasions.

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