make_batik_great_again
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Hello,
about me:
I already caught up on this topic. I read, among others, these threads:
https://www.expatindo.org/community/threads/npwp-and-filing.4508/
https://www.expatindo.org/community/threads/tax-amnesty-and-gifts-from-foreign-husband-to-wife.1811/
And I also gathered information from other communities.
We would purchase the land on the name of my wife since she is Indonesian and we would need a postnup then. I would transfer the money to her. My understanding is that it would be wise to transfer the money before the postnup agreement is arranged. Otherwise, it might happen that income taxes are claimed on this gift. I hope, this is correct so far?
What I wonder about:
about me:
- foreigner, married to an Indonesian; married abroad, but marriage registered in Indonesia as well
- living in Indonesia (spouse KITAS)
- no pre-/postnup arrangement so far
- my wife and I got separate NPWP
I already caught up on this topic. I read, among others, these threads:
https://www.expatindo.org/community/threads/npwp-and-filing.4508/
https://www.expatindo.org/community/threads/tax-amnesty-and-gifts-from-foreign-husband-to-wife.1811/
And I also gathered information from other communities.
We would purchase the land on the name of my wife since she is Indonesian and we would need a postnup then. I would transfer the money to her. My understanding is that it would be wise to transfer the money before the postnup agreement is arranged. Otherwise, it might happen that income taxes are claimed on this gift. I hope, this is correct so far?
What I wonder about:
- We received seperate NPWP. As far as I understood from another thread, this will not affect how the money transfer is seen regarding taxes, is that correct? There should be no claim of income taxes on this gift, no matter spouses share NPWP or have separate NPWP (provided that there is no pre/postnup yet)?
- The land can be purchased only by my wife. But if we build a house, the house could officially belong to me and could also be paid by me? Therefore, I would "only" need to transfer the money for the land to her, not the expected costs of building a house as well?
- I also read about the (theoretical) possibility of loaning my wife the money instead of a gift. Probably, this is only possible and accepted by the tax office if we set up a repayment plan. But so far, I only read theoretical discussions about this. Is there someone who actually has experience with this approach?