EN.malanginspirasi.com – Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa has confirmed that the deadline for individual taxpayers (WP OP) to file their 2025 Annual Income Tax Return (SPT) will be extended to 30 April 2026.
The announcement was made by Minister Purbaya himself at the Ministry of Finance headquarters in Jakarta on Wednesday, 25 March 2026.
“If it were up to me, it’s fixed until the end of April. I’ll prepare the written regulation. Mr Secretary General, please issue it — extend it to 30 April, one extra month,” Purbaya told reporters.
The statement directly addresses widespread complaints from thousands of individual taxpayers who encountered technical difficulties with the Directorate General of Taxes (DJP) Coretax system during the early 2026 filing period.
Under normal rules (Article 29 of the General Provisions and Tax Procedures Law / UU KUP), the standard deadline for individual taxpayers is 31 March 2026 — three months after the end of the calendar tax year. Corporate taxpayers already have until 30 April 2026. The extension now aligns both categories, giving millions of individual taxpayers one additional month to fulfil their obligations.
Reasons for the Extension
The decision comes amid massive public complaints about the Coretax DJP platform, which has suffered repeated errors, slow loading times, and constant “spinning” since early March 2026. The filing period also overlaps with Ramadan 1447 H and preparations for the Eid al-Fitr holiday, making it difficult for many taxpayers to access the online system.
As of mid-March 2026, the number of SPTs submitted remained significantly below target, even though the filing window opened on 1 January 2026.
This type of relaxation is not unprecedented. In previous years, the Directorate General of Taxes has frequently granted similar extensions or waived administrative penalties when the system became overloaded or when the deadline fell during national holidays.
Minister Purbaya emphasised that an official written regulation — either a Director General of Taxes Decree or a Minister of Finance Regulation — will be issued shortly to provide legal certainty.
Without the official extension, late filing after 31 March 2026 would normally incur an administrative fine of Rp100,000 per SPT (Article 7 of UU KUP) plus interest on any late payment of Article 29 income tax.
Under the new policy, the DJP is expected to provide full sanction relief, following the pattern of previous years. Taxpayers are nevertheless urged not to wait until the final day to avoid the risk of system overload, potential tax audits, or service disruptions.
