The current COVID-19 pandemic has opened a new paradigm in investing for the millennial community. The amount of free time and the rapid flow of information received by the millennial generation during the pandemic have made them interested in investing by opening a business venture. Most of the business ventures opened by millennials are UMKMs or Usaha Micro Kecil Menengah (micro, small, and medium enterprises) engaged in various fields, both services and non-services. The rapid growth of UMKMs also in the spotlight for the Ministry of Finance, especially the Directorate General of Taxes. Where most of the UMKMs that have been running their businesses during the pandemic apparently only think about their rights as entrepreneurs to earn profits. UMKMs business actors often forget to fulfill their obligations, namely obedience in paying taxes. As we all know, taxes are one of the important instruments to help the government in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic and also as a protection for the welfare of the community, so UMKMS business actors are obliged to help the government by always fulfilling the obligation to pay taxes every year.
Based on this phenomenon, the Ganesha University of Education Tax Center in collaboration with the Singaraja KPP or Kantor Pajak Pratama (Pratama Tax Office) held a webinar with the title “Cuan Nanjak, Ingat Pajak” (Money Rising, Remember Taxes) on Tuesday, November 20, 2021. This webinar targeting the younger generation aims to educate the younger generation who have opened businesses to always remember their obligations in paying taxes. The webinar was opened directly by Mrs. Dr. Dra. Ni Made Suci, M.Si as the Vice Dean I of the Undiksha Faculty of Economics and Mr. Kadek Satria Wibawa as the Head of the Singaraja KPP Office. In her speech, the Vice Dean I emphasized the importance of paying tax awareness that must be owned by young entrepreneurs, because paying taxes will help the government in developing the country. In addition, tax awareness is one of the government’s efforts to form superior, competitive and competitive Indonesian human resources. On a different occasion, the Head of the Singaraja KPP office conveyed about the rapid growth of UMKMs in Indonesia, but this has not been followed by the awareness of UMKMs members to fulfill their obligations, especially in terms of paying taxes. This condition is certainly very concerning, because UMKMs members tend to only pursue profits without paying attention to their obligations to pay taxes, so he really appreciates the activities carried out by the Undiksha Tax Center in educating the younger generation about the importance of taxes in the life of the nation and state.
The webinar was continued with the presentation of core material by three competent and experienced speakers in the taxation field, namely Mr. Suwisman Ariyanto as the functional tax instructor at KPP Singaraja, Mr. I Nyoman Putra Yasa, S.E., M.Sc., BKP as chairman of the Undiksha Tax Center and Mr. Nyoman Ari Surya Dharmawan, S.E., M.Si, Ak., CA. as an academic at the Undiksha Faculty of Economics as well as a practitioner in the field of taxation. In his presentation of the material, Mr. Suwisma Ariyanto explained the importance of the awareness of the younger generation to be aware of paying taxes as a form of defending the country and loving the homeland. Furthermore, Mr. I Nyoman Putra Yasa, S.E., M.Sc., BKP emphasized the importance of the legality aspect in a business and the financial arrangement of UMKMs so that they can easily fulfill their obligations in paying taxes. Meanwhile, Mr. Nyoman Ari Surya Dharmawan, S.E., M.Si, Ak., CA emphasized more on tax problems that often occur in UMKMs so that many UMKMs suffer losses due to negligence in tax arrears.
After the material presentation session ended, the webinar continued with a discussion and question and answer session between the webinar participants and the presenters. The discussion and question and answer session was moderated by Mrs. Dr. Ni Kadek Sinarwati, S.E., M.Sc., Ak and was enthusiastically followed by the webinar participants. The event ended with the giving of certificates to each speaker by Mrs. Nyoman Ayu Wulan Trisna Dewi, S.E., M.Sc as the webinar host. Overall, the webinar went smoothly and successfully. (team)
