New rules for the formalization of online income - Mata: A difference in the law is needed, not all influencers should open NIPT
Changes to the law on tax procedures now determine how online economic activity that generates income through social networks will be controlled.
According to the law, economic and commercial activity also includes activity carried out via the internet. Natural persons, self-employed persons and entities carrying out online activity are obliged to publish on the website or platform where they operate data such as the NIPT number, the name of the entity, the address of the headquarters and the contact number.
The tax administration will identify these individuals mainly through the income deposited in their bank accounts. In cases where the legal data is not published, the taxes will send an official notice, giving them a deadline of 15 days to formalize the activity.
If no measures are taken after this deadline, the tax administration requests the Electronic and Postal Communications Authority to temporarily block the website or platform through which the activity is carried out.
But not everyone sees the law as fair in terms of how it is implemented. According to influencer Suada Mata, in an interview on the "Start" show on Scan TV, she emphasized that a distinction should be made between those who use the social network for personal purposes and those who benefit from income through commercial collaborations.
Sinkron – Suada Mata
"I think there should be a difference in the law. I don't think that all people who have entered the network to turn Instagram into a business tool should be charged. This is easy and verifiable. From the moment there are collaborations with different brands, then the charging should also start, because not everyone needs to open a NIPT."
Meanwhile, tax authorities emphasize that the goal of the legal changes is the formalization of income and fiscal equality between traditional businesses and those operating online.
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