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Indonesia removes OpenAI from VAT collection list for digital services

The agency has been making adjustments to the list throughout April 2026, with two new entries, HashiCorp, Inc. and Perplexity AI, Inc.

OpenAI is the developer of ChatGPT (Photo: AFP/VNA)
OpenAI is the developer of ChatGPT (Photo: AFP/VNA)

Jakarta (VNA) – The Directorate General of Taxes under the Indonesian Ministry of Finance has recently removed the tech giant OpenAI – the developer of ChatGPT – from the list of value-added tax (VAT) collectors for e-commerce.

The agency has been making adjustments to the list throughout April 2026, with two new entries, HashiCorp, Inc. and Perplexity AI, Inc.

It said this measure is part of an administrative adjustment, without detailing the reason behind OpenAI's removal.

Following the latest update, Indonesia now has a total of 264 digital economy companies designated as VAT collectors for e-commerce transactions. As of April 30, 232 companies had fulfilled their tax collection obligations, with total VAT revenue reaching approximately 39.94 trillion IDR (2.24 billion USD).

Total state revenue generated from the digital economy sector by the end of April amounted to around 52.04 trillion IDR. The revenue was derived from multiple sources, including VAT on electronic commerce, cryptocurrency taxes, taxes on peer-to-peer lending fintech services, and levies collected through the country’s electronic public procurement system./.

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