Analisis Pemahaman Pajak Oleh Bendaharawan Pemerintah Daerah (Studi Kasus Pada Kabupaten Pasaman Barat)

Abstract

As parties that do the cutting and tax collection, the Government's Treasurer must understand tax aspects, especially with regard to the obligation to do the cutting and/or collection of income tax, value added tax Value (VAT), this research aims to know the extent to which understanding of the Treasurer of the local Government about the tax laws, in particular the income tax 21, 22, 23 and VAT through the training by bringing a resource person competent in the field of taxation. It is a descriptive analysis of the research by disseminating a questionnaire to the response that is the Treasurer of the local government organization in Pasaman Barat. The results showed that there is still a lack of understanding of the Treasurer of local government organization in Pasaman Barat on taxation legislation particularly income tax and VAT. The most difficult thing they understand is about the set fee and imposed sanctions against violations of income tax. Because so importance of the Treasurer of the local government in terms of tax collection that resulted in increased locally-generated revenue, It is expected the Treasurer of each local government organization in the area especially in Pasaman Barat can understand more about the tax laws through training as well as workshops on taxation.

Keywords: treasurer, income tax, value added tax