Saudi Journal of Business and Management Studies (SJBMS)
Volume-3 | Issue-07 | 779-785
Original Research Article
Comparative Analysis of the Tax System in ASEAN Countries (Comparative Study of Tariff Pricing Income Tax and Value Added Tax in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand Countries)
Endang Mahpudin, Memen Kustiawan
Published : July 30, 2018
Abstract
The existence of taxes in a country is a very important source of income in
supporting national development. Developed countries are required to manage their
taxes effectively and efficiently. Differences in the taxation system in each country
become things that need to be studied more deeply for each country. Assessments are
conducted to see the application of a good or complex system implemented in a
country. A dministration of taxation as a system is a set of elements of legislation,
facilities and infrastructure, and taxpayers are interrelated jointly perform the
functions and duties to achieve certain goals. The rates of income tax in each country
are regulated in regulations based on policies set by each country, such as Indonesia is
regulated in Law no. 36 of 2008 which is one part of the tax administration.
Comparison of income tax rate and value added tax in each country to be one of the
reference writers to know which countries between Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand
that have tax system and tax rate effective and efficient. Optimization of tax revenue
not only on tariffs, but also through a combination of tax structures that can minimize tax
evasion, and tax smuggling.