Indonesia names Toba Pulp Lestari suspect in alleged US$113mil tax fraud case
JAKARTA: Indonesia’s Attorney General’s Office (AGO) named listed pulp producer Toba Pulp Lestari as a suspect in a case involving alleged tax fraud which resulted in a state loss of around 2 trillion rupiah (US$113 million).
Indonesia's Attorney General's Office (AGO) has accused pulp producer Toba Pulp Lestari of alleged tax fraud, resulting in a state loss of approximately 2 trillion rupiah (US$113 million). Two tax officers, only identified by their initials, were named as suspects for allegedly accepting bribes from Toba Pulp Lestari between 2020 and 2024.
The company is alleged to have committed under-invoicing from 2008 to 2025, violating an anti-corruption clause in Indonesia's criminal code. Toba Pulp Lestari allegedly changed and manipulated a system code, reporting products as lower-value items than they were. The company also allegedly submitted tax reports that did not accurately reflect the actual transactions.
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