Jakarta, ThedailyID — Indonesia’s Ministry of Finance is developing an artificial intelligence (AI) system to help identify potential unpaid corporate taxes.
Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa said the system will integrate various datasets with information held by the National Single Window Agency (LNSW). The government expects the integration to help analysts identify potential tax revenue more efficiently.
“We are developing an application using AI to help our analysts see potential revenue that could be collected through system improvements,” Purbaya said at the Finance Ministry office in Central Jakarta, Thursday, September 10, 2026.
Purbaya said the government already has a database collected through LNSW. However, the data has not yet been fully integrated.
The system could allow authorities to compare companies’ business activities with their tax filings. It could also examine historical data to identify transactions or tax obligations that may not have been properly reported.
For example, authorities could analyze data related to coal companies and compare their activities with their tax returns. The system could then help identify potential differences in tax payments.
“Going forward, no one will be able to play around anymore. We will monitor it more carefully and use all available data in an integrated manner,” Purbaya said.
The minister said the system is still being developed. The government is currently assessing how much additional tax revenue could potentially be identified through the integrated data.
Once the system identifies companies with potential tax discrepancies, tax officials could conduct further examinations and trace their transactions.
“We will pursue them once the company names become clear. I will ask tax officials to examine the companies, where they made their purchases, and trace the transactions backward,” Purbaya said.
The initiative is part of the government’s efforts to improve tax collection efficiency through data analysis. Rather than relying only on conventional methods, the government plans to use integrated data and AI to identify potential tax gaps.
