DJP evaluates SPT filing deadline as Eid holiday approaches
Jakarta, Thekabarnews.com—The Finance Ministry’s Tax Directorate General (DJP Kemenkeu) is thinking about pushing back the deadline for filing annual personal income tax returns. This move is because...
Jakarta, Thekabarnews.com—The Finance Ministry’s Tax Directorate General (DJP Kemenkeu) is thinking about pushing back the deadline for filing annual personal income tax returns. This move is because the upcoming Eid holiday could cut down on the time taxpayers have to report their income.
The Taxation Directorate General (DJP) is looking into whether or not to give individual taxpayers more time to file their annual tax returns (SPT).
The deadline for filing annual personal income tax returns is March 31 right now. But officials say that the longer Eid al-Fitr holiday in 2026 might make the reporting period shorter.
Tax director general Bimo Wijayanto said that the government will look into the possibility of extending the deadline. The decision will depend on the number of people who filed about a week before the Eid holiday.
“We will look at the situation again a week before Eid. If the number of filings goes up a lot, the deadline will probably stay March 31. We are also making plans for what to do if things do not go as planned,” Bimo said this at the Finance Ministry office in Jakarta, Tuesday, March 10.
Bimo also said that the tax office must first get permission from the Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa before making any changes to the deadline.
As of March 8, 2026, at 00:00 WIB, the Finance Ministry’s Tax Directorate General reported the filing of approximately 6.69 million tax returns.
The government expects 15.2 million individual taxpayers to file their returns on time this year. This figure is far higher than the current total. This year, about 19 million taxpayers need to send in their SPT reports.
The DJP Kemenkeu had thought that about 8.5 million people would file their taxes before the Eid holiday. Officials based this estimate on the current average daily filing rate of around 250,000 tax returns.
Officials emphasize the importance of monitoring the reporting trend in the days leading up to Eid. This factor will largely determine whether authorities extend the deadline.
The DJP Kemenkeu still tells taxpayers to file their returns early. Such an approach can help them avoid a lot of traffic in the filing system at the last minute.
Extending the deadline could help make sure that people obey the rules. Additionally, it could provide taxpayers more time during the busy holiday season.
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