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Get assistance from experts with a decade of experience in assisting international business owners expanding into Indonesia.
Avoid any bureaucratic complexity when closing your company by engaging with our experienced legal advisors.
What type of legal entities should you choose to register a company in Indonesia? We can assist you in choosing which is the best one to grow your business.
To help businesses survive during this unfortunate time, InCorp provides corporate recovery in Indonesia and insolvency services.
Granting an environmental permit in Indonesia needs an Environmental Impact Analysis (AMDAL) in advance.
Obtaining property & land ownership in Indonesia offers some challenges for foreigners. However, buying property in Indonesia is attainable with specific resources and documents.
Recent regulatory changes have a knock-on effect on Indonesia's Merger & Acquisition landscape. Check on how we can navigate you through your M&A in Indonesia.
InCorp provides Virtual Office services Indonesia in various locations: Jakarta, Bali, Semarang, Surabaya, and Batam.
Applying for a B3 waste permit in Indonesia is important to ensure your business aligns with government regulations.
Business process outsourcing in Indonesia is a viable option to streamline bureaucratic complexities that hurdle your business expansion objectives.
InCorp offers a complete range of accounting service Indonesia, from tax reporting to auditing.
With professional financial audit services from InCorp, you can ensure all accounting activities are accurately recorded and compliant with Indonesian regulations.
Using an Employer of Record service to set your roots in Indonesia opens the doors to new opportunities in the country.
Financial and Operational Resilience services from InCorp are developed to support businesses and help them survive during this difficult time.
Payroll services in Indonesia are a practical solution to avoid unnecessary complexities while you focus on growing your business.
Using a recruitment agency in Indonesia will help you hire the best candidates for your company, saving you time and money.
Tax consulting in Indonesia are the shortcuts to fulfill the administrative obligations with high accuracy and in a timely manner.
The Indonesian government promotes tax holidays as one of the fiscal incentives to attract major foreign direct investment in Indonesia.
Operating businesses in Indonesia, entrepreneurs must comply with the regulations accordingly, especially concerning taxes.
Our expert consultants on tax reporting services in Indonesia ensure prompt fulfillment of administrative obligations with utmost accuracy.
Streamline your global business operations with a Global Mobility Service as one complete solution from InCorp Indonesia.
Immigration in Indonesia is one of the strictest and most complex processes due to its ever-changing regulations. InCorp provides a seamless experience in obtaining your stay and work permits.
Avoid any hassles by engaging with an experienced visa agent in Indonesia.
A dependent visa Indonesia is a document that allows foreigners to bring their family while settling down in the country.
Investor KITAS Indonesia is a stay permit that offers many benefits to investors that invest in the country.
Overseas Visas are required for Indonesians who are planning to stay abroad for an extended period of time.
KITAP is a permanent stay visa for foreigners who have intentions to stay in Indonesia.
Foreign retirees often find their plans stuck due to the complex visa application process. InCorp helps expedite the process.
Obtaining a social visa is daunting if you are not familiar with the countrys complex bureaucratic processes. Consult with us for a seamless Indonesian visa application experience.
Foreigners married to an Indonesian citizen are eligible for a spouse-sponsored KITAS.
Learn how to obtain an Indonesian tourist visa seamlessly and securely, directly from a trusted visa and travel agent.
Get assistance from a trusted visa agent in Indonesia to make your traveling plan to Indonesia even more convenient.
Expedite your Indonesian work permit application process by engaging with a trusted visa agent.
If you’re a member of the Indonesian diaspora and have lost your citizenship, you can get a diaspora visa to return home more quickly. InCorp Indonesia can help you take full advantage of this benefit.
All imported goods must obtain permission granted by specific governing bodies prior to entering the local market.
Learn more about the cosmetic product registration services in Indonesia.
Learn more about exporting goods to Indonesia.
Learn more about the food & beverage product registration services in Indonesia
Learn how to go through halal certification in Indonesia directly from experts successfully.
Learn more about the health supplement product registration services in Indonesia.
Learn more about the household product registration services in Indonesia.
Learn more about importing goods from Indonesia
An Importer of Record in Indonesia is a legal service that enables companies to import products into Indonesia, through an import partner.
Learn more about the medical device registration services in Indonesia.
Learn more about the SNI registration services in Indonesia.
Register a trademark is necessary to avoid legal issues in the future. InCorp can help you with Trademark Registration services in Indonesia.
Compliance is one of the most challenging parts of business overseas, especially in a country packed with complex bureaucratic processes such as Indonesia.
Updating business documents to align with your company’s growth can be a hassle.
Due Diligence services are needed to assess the credibility of the company or partner you wish to work with or acquire in Indonesia
From Company Regulations to Employment Agreement Drafting, Employment law services from InCorp will help you to compliance with employment policy in Indonesia.
InCorp’s legal consultation services in Indonesia are crafted to help your business settle and fully comply with the latest regulations.
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Transfer Pricing in Indonesia occurs when a company performs an internal transaction within the same business group or its subsidiaries
InCorp's transfer pricing advisory services in Indonesia are marked by the objective to support our clients' business needs.
Our transfer pricing services provide you with a hassle-free experience while still complying with the legal aspects of transfer pricing in Indonesia.
As the market-entry consulting firm in Indonesia, InCorp provides a wide range of customized solutions to ease the business incorporation process.
Both natural and legal persons are entitled to open a bank account in Indonesia. Find out how to open a bank account in Indonesia, here.
InCorp can help you find a trusted Buying Agent Indonesia for product sourcing in Indonesia. Contact us now for a free consultation.
IMEI Registration in Indonesia is necessary to ensure telecommunication devices from abroad can function properly in Indonesia.
With offices in Jakarta, Bali, Semarang, SUrabaya, and Batam, InCorp is ready to assist you as a local partner and distributor in Indonesia.
InCorp can help you to select the trusted local partners to import and distribute your products in Indonesia.
Improve your business by knowing the market conditions in Indonesia through market research services in Indonesia.
InCorp can help you gain information about your competitor's product through mystery shopping.
In the first part of the article, we discussed the first two challenges of doing business in Indonesia – foreign ownership limitations and the complex government regulations. Here, we will be discussing three more of these major challenges and how best to tackle them.
Taxation regulations in the country apply to both individuals and companies; there is regional levels and national levels tax system classifications.
The monthly tax compliance in Indonesia ranges from corporate income tax, employee withholding tax, value added tax, and individual income tax. A foreign that registered the company under a representative office needs to follow Indonesian tax regulations, whether as taxpayers and pay income tax to employees. Indonesian companies have to make and submit their tax reports the moment they get their tax ID number. This also a requirement even for a company with lack of business activity or profit.
Tackling the Challenge
To avoid dealing with taxes, auditing, and other accountings, consider using a third-party service. Therefore, Cekindo present as a PEO company leader in Indonesia that helps expats manage their businesses’ HR-related concerns from hiring, training, payroll, legalities, insurance, accounting, auditing, as well as tax and payroll reporting, among others.
Acquiring visa and stay permits is one of the most difficult challenges in doing business in Indonesia. To understand, there are four types of permits to stay (doing business) in the country.
The first one being the tourist visa where you are required to have a return ticket back to your country of origin and a valid passport. The tourist visa limits your stay in the country between 7 to 30 days. The police officer will arrest you for staying in the country for more than 30 days with a tourist visa.
The second one is the business visa that authorizes you to do business in Indonesia, which can include attending business meetings, exhibitions, training, or seminars. Also, there is two types of business visas: the multiple-entry visa and single-entry visa. The former is valid for 1 year and grants a maximum of two months’ stay for one visit. The latter allows a visitor to stay in Indonesia for 60 days from his arrival date. This visa will expire once leaving the country.
Next is the KITAS. More advanced than the business visa, the KITAS allows expats to be employed in Indonesia. When applying for KITAS, the company has to explain why it needs foreign skills. On an important note, you have to carefully consider the number of foreign workers in your company. Currently, limitation ratio of local workers to foreign workers is 10:1. A company’s expat director will have a KITAS valid for 1 year, while others only valid for 6 months. They can renew the visa once the validity over.
The last permit that you may take is KITAP. This is the permanent permit for expats who are married to an Indonesian. A Foreigner may also apply for KITAP if they already applied KITAS for three consecutive years.
We can say that applying for visas and permits may not be that difficult. But, many foreigners make the most common mistake of not being mindful of their visas and permits. Particularly, keeping in mind the visas validity or the activities they can do with their permits.
Furthermore, to avoid any problems with Immigration authorities, get help from Cekindo and its relevant visa and permit processing services that guarantee you a hassle-free stay in the country. You only need to provide the documents needed for your visa and/or permit processing, and Cekindo sorts everything out for you.
The major cities of the country located across the big islands in the archipelago. Indonesia has hundreds of inhabited islands where each has their own unique culture and means of conducting business. You need to know that there are more than 700 dialects spoken across the country. For this reason, you need to adapt to the language on where you’re at in the archipelago.
It should go without saying that effectively marketing your product in Indonesia will require localizing it in the targeted market. To help your business with this concern, you may hire a local employee with the knowledge to speak the dialects that will help your business maximize your presence in your target market.
There are several consulting firms that can help foreigners settle in Indonesia. However, Cekindo takes pride in its experience of providing local knowledge and its prominence. Cekindo’s team are well-versed on localizing your products or services. We will also help make your target market love what your business has to offer.
For further information about how Cekindo can help you and your business, kindly contact us via email at sales@cekindo.com or simply just drop your question through the form below.
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