The bimbel withholds 2.5% of my fee — can I get it back?

The withheld PPh 21 is tax prepaid in your name, evidenced by the e-Bupot slip. The final reckoning happens on your annual SPT — exactly how the credit is applied depends on the tax scheme you use, so walk through it with your accountant.

How much PPh does a corporate client withhold from a Private Tutor?

Generally 2.5% (individuals are withheld under PPh 21 for non-employees — effective 2.5%; corporate vendors under PPh 23 services at 2%). Example: a Rp1.200.000 fee is withheld Rp30.000, so you receive Rp1.170.000. Without an NPWP the withholding is heavier (PPh 21 ×120%, PPh 23 ×200%).

Can a Private Tutor use the 0.5% UMKM final tax?

Yes, as long as you are an individual (or PT Perorangan) with omzet ≤ Rp4.8 billion/year and not pekerjaan bebas. The first Rp500.000.000 of annual omzet is tax-free (PP 55/2022 as amended by PP 20/2026 — now permanent); the excess is taxed at 0.5%, deposited by the 15th of the following month.

Does a Private Tutor issue the bukti potong themselves?

No. On your sales invoice it is the client who withholds the PPh and issues the official bukti potong via e-Bupot (DJP Coretax). Your job is to make sure every withholding comes with its slip and to keep them for the annual SPT. Tagihin can only generate a draft/preview bukti potong — never an official DJP document.

Freelancer guide

Invoicing & tax for a Private Tutor in Indonesia

A Private Tutor in Indonesia bills with a QRIS-enabled invoice, and when the client is a company (PT/CV), the client withholds 2.5% PPh on the fee (category: Non-employee individual (PPh 21)), transfers the rest, and issues a bukti potong via e-Bupot (Coretax) as proof. Example: on a Rp1.200.000 fee, Rp30.000 is withheld and you receive Rp1.170.000. Your own annual tax uses the 0.5% UMKM final tax (PP 55/2022 as amended by PP 20/2026 — now permanent): the first Rp500 million of annual omzet is tax-free, 0.5% on the rest, deposited by the 15th of the following month. On your invoice you are the payee — the client withholds and issues the slip, not you.

Private lessons paid monthly by parents usually arrive in full, nothing withheld. But teach for a bimbel or an edtech platform (a corporate entity) and that fee is withheld for PPh 21 first — and you are entitled to the bukti potong.

By the Tagihin team · Updated 10 Jun 2026

A worked example

Say you are a Private Tutor billing a PT client Rp1.200.000 for your work. The withholding category is “Non-employee individual (PPh 21)” at 2.5%. The figures below come straight from the Tagihin engine.

Fee (before PPN)	Rp1.200.000
Total invoiced	Rp1.200.000
Less PPh withheld 2,5%	-Rp30.000
Net the client pays (QRIS amount)	Rp1.170.000

The client withholds Rp30.000, transfers Rp1.170.000 to your account, and issues the bukti potong via e-Bupot as proof.

Your own tax: the 0.5% UMKM final tax

As an individual with omzet ≤ Rp4.8 billion/year who is not pekerjaan bebas, your business income is taxed at a final 0.5% of omzet (PP 55/2022 as amended by PP 20/2026 — permanent for individuals and PT Perorangan since April 2026). The best part: the first Rp500.000.000 of annual omzet is tax-free. Example: Rp600.000.000 of annual omzet → only the excess is taxed, so the year's tax is Rp500.000. Deposits are monthly, by the 15th of the following month (PMK 81/2024), using a billing code from DJP Coretax.

Run your own numbers: UMKM 0.5% final-tax calculator · Monthly deposit guide

When your client is a company: withholding & the bukti potong

A company paying you must withhold PPh and remit it in your name — individuals are generally withheld under PPh 21 for non-employees (effective 2.5%, PMK 168/2023), while corporate vendors are withheld under PPh 23 (services 2%). The proof is the bukti potong the client issues via e-Bupot in Coretax. Without an NPWP the withholding jumps: PPh 21 becomes 120% of normal, PPh 23 doubles.

Who withholds: On your own sales invoice you are the payee. The client (the payer) withholds the PPh and issues the bukti potong to you via e-Bupot — not you. Your job: make sure every withholding has its slip, then keep them for the annual SPT.

What to watch for in this trade

A monthly invoice to parents makes you look professional and takes the awkwardness out of chasing payment — send the link, they scan QRIS, paid and recorded. The 2.5% withheld by the bimbel isn’t lost: ask for the bukti potong each period.

Documents you’ll need

Surat penawaran (quotation) — lock the scope and price before work starts
Invoice — the formal bill, with an exact-amount QRIS QR so the client just scans
Kwitansi (receipt) — proof of payment; above Rp5 million it requires the Rp10.000 meterai (Law 10/2020; e-meterai for PDFs)
Bukti potong — RECEIVED from corporate clients (issued via e-Bupot), not created by you; keep every one

Tools & guides for this

Tagihin issues invoices and receipts that compute the withholding for you, with an exact-amount QRIS QR embedded — the client scans and the money lands straight in your own account.

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Tagihin only formats and computes documents for you. This is general information, not tax advice — please confirm with the DJP (Indonesian tax office) or your accountant.