TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesia's Directorate General of Tax (DJP) of the Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu) has announced the latest improvement to the Core Administration System (Coretax) after suggesting users to do the coding themselves. One of the updates made is on the XML file converter with version 1.5.

"No need to code by yourself, use the updated XML Converter for smoother access to DJP's Coretax," wrote the Instagram account @ditjenpajakri on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. So, what are the available updates?

List of Latest Coretax Improvements

Here are several improvements to the Coretax system in the latest version:

- Fixed date format on input return.

- Adding new parameters in the outgoing tax invoice to bridge XML imports on transaction code 07 with additional note 02.

- Changing the Microsoft Excel template of outgoing tax invoices to accommodate XML imports on transaction code 07 with additional note 02.

- Fixed column shift fill in CustomRefDoc.

For taxpayers using XML system to report taxes, they can download the version 1.5 converterupdate through the link (link) pajak.go.id/id/reformdjp/coretax. The update aims to ensure smooth tax reporting in line with the latest applicable format.

"As a refinement of the XML format to improve Value Added Tax (VAT) reporting performance," wrote @ditjenpajakri.

Previously, the official social media account of DJP's Tax Circle service drew public attention after asking taxpayers to independently fix technical issues. In a post on Friday, February 28, 2025, the account X (Twitter) @kring_pajak recommended the use of Notepad++ to edit XML.

It should be noted that Notepad++ is a text and code editor application that runs on the Windows operating system. "Hey, Kak (informal address to someone)! We apologize for the inconvenience. For the technical issue, you can try using Notepad++. In the XML file, below the writing "< CustomDoc/ >" add "< CustomDocMonthYear/ >" okay, Kak," said @kring_pajak.

Immediately, the suggestion from the Tax Office's social media account garnered negative responses from netizens. Many social media users questioned why @kring_pajak did not handle the issue directly, instead of providing technical solutions with programming language that sounded unfamiliar to some people.

"Tax: pay by yourself, report by yourself, asked to code by yourself, asked to debug by yourself," wrote a comment from account X @gl**********.

"We all want to pay taxes, create tax deduction proofs and all things related to taxes. We are end users. We are not programmers or willing to learn coding. If there is an improvement, your programmers should fix it, instead of making it a case-by-case like this. Is this the Ministry of Finance or what?" said @V*******.

Based on Tempo's observation on Monday, March 3, 2025, @kring_pajak's post had been deleted. However, many other social media accounts shared a screenshot of Kring Pajak's post.

"Secure it before it's deleted. The tax office asks for coding XML. I never imagined XML and taxes would be in the same sentence," said @ard**********.

Ervana Trikarinaputri contributed for this article.

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