“Tidak membayar pajak termasuk melanggar hukum
agama, karena pajak adalah upaya pendistribusian harta agar tidak hanya
berputar di golongan orang yang kaya saja.” Demikian dikatakan Dr.
(H.C.) Ir. KH. Salahuddin Wahid (Gus Sholah) di kediaman beliau di
daerah Kebayoran Baru Jakarta Selatan saat menerima kunjungan
silaturahmi pegawai Direktorat Jenderal Pajak, Kamis 4 Februari 2016.
Ulama, politisi, tokoh Hak Asasi Manusia, mantan
anggota Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat dan calon Wakil Presiden RI ini
selanjutnya mengatakan bahwa Pajak saat ini memegang peranan sangat
penting dalam APBN, namun tingkat kesadaran Wajib Pajak (WP) terutama
Orang Pribadi (OP) masih rendah dan perlu ditingkatkan. Rendahnya
tingkat kesadaran WP dapat dilihat dari rendahnya jumlah WP OP terdaftar
(mereka yang memiliki NPWP) yang baru mencapai sekitar 17 juta orang.
Jumlah yang menyampaikan SPT tentu lebih rendah dari angka itu, apalagi
jumlah orang yang membayar pajak tentu lebih rendah lagi, tambah Gus
Sholah.
Sebagai perbandingan lainnya, Gus Sholah
mengutarakan bahwa potensi wajib pajak dapat dilihat dari jumlah orang
yang berangkat umrah tiap tahun yang mencapai lebih dari 1 juta orang.
Dengan biaya rata-rata Rp25 juta, maka uang yang dibelanjakan adalah
sekitar Rp25 triliun setiap tahun. Kalau dibandingkan dengan penerimaan
Zakat yang hanya mencapai Rp5 triliun, kenyataan tadi sungguh sangat
tidak seimbang. Apalagi jika dibandingkan dengan penerimaan pajak Orang
Pribadi yang baru mencapai sekitar Rp6 triliun pada tahun 2015, sungguh
tingkat kesadaran warga Negara Indonesia tentang pajak masih rendah. Gus
Sholah menambahkan bahwa sedekah itu lebih tinggi derajatnya daripada
umrah, sehingga kewajiban bersedekah menolong tetangga dan orang yang
lebih membutuhkan seharusnya lebih didahulukan.
Di sisi lain, perihal NU pernah menyatakan
memboikot pajak akibat adanya oknum pejabat yang melakukan penyelewengan
(korupsi) uang negara, hal itu adalah salah. “Tugas Ditjen Pajak adalah
memungut pajak, sedangkan yang menggunakan uang pajak itu adalah pihak
lain. Ini jelas suatu hal yang berbeda”, ungkap Gus Sholah.
Dalam hal pengelolaan keuangan negara saat ini,
menurut Gus Sholah, masih terjadi kesalahan sehingga pendapatan per
kapita masih rendah. Negeri Belanda misalnya, dengan wilayah yang kecil
dan jumlah penduduk hanya 16 juta orang namun mampu memiliki PDB sebesar
USD 850 Miliar per tahun, sementara Indonesia yang kaya raya ini hanya
memiliki PDB sebesar USD 880 miliar, hanya berselisih USD 30 miliar
lebih banyak. Dengan PDB USD 850 miliar ini, pemerintah Belanda
memperoleh pendapatan 3 kali lebih besar dari pemerintah Indonesia. Ini
menjadi suatu ironi. Bagaimana negeri Belanda yang kecil itu mampu
memperoleh pendapatan yang besar? Menurut Gus Sholah, jelas ada
kesalahan dalam pengelolaan keuangan negara sekaligus membuktikan bahwa
kita tidak produktif dan tidak mampu mensyukuri nikmat Allah SWT.
Pada kesempatan silaturahmi tersebut, Kepala Seksi
Hubungan Eksternal Subdit Humas Perpajakan, Endang Unandar menyampaikan
salam dari Pimpinan Direktorat Jenderal Pajak (DJP) dan ucapan terima
kasih yang sebesar-besarnya kepada Gus Sholah yang selama ini telah
banyak memberi masukan kepada Ditjen Pajak, antara lain melalui
tulisan-tulisan beliau di media massa. Pimpinan DJP mengharapkan
kontribusi ini akan tetap berlanjut di masa datang. Gus Sholah menerima
salam dan mengucapkan terima kasih atas kunjungan pegawai Ditjen Pajak
serta menyatakan kesediaan untuk memberikan kontribusi terbaik bagi
kemajuan Ditjen Pajak khususnya dan Bangsa Indonesia pada umumnya di
masa datang.
Dalam kesempatan itu diberikan pula buku Pajak
Menurut Syariah oleh Kepala Seksi Pengelola Situs Subdit Humas
Perpajakan, Gusfahmi (penulis buku), kepada Gus Sholah. Gusfahmi
menjelaskan bahwa buku tersebut adalah suatu upaya untuk mendekatkan
pajak dengan agama sehingga diharapkan WP akan memahami bahwa Pajak itu
sesungguhnya ada dalam Islam. Diharapkan dengan adanya pemahaman adanya
pajak dalam Islam maka WP akan mau dan berlomba-lomba membayar pajak
dengan niat sebagai suatu ibadah kepada Allah SWT.
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“It
is a sin for one if he isn’t pay his taxes, because tax is an attempt
to distribute the wealth of those who are rich to those who are poor.”
As stated by Dr. (H.C.) Ir. KH. Salahuddin
Wahid (Gus Sholah) at his residence in Kebayoran Baru area while
welcoming some of employees of the Directorate General of Taxation,
Thursday, February 4, 2016.
The
Clerics, politicians, Human Rights activist, former members of the
parliament and a candidate for Vice President further said that the tax
now plays an important role in the state budget, but the level of
awareness of the Taxpayer (WP), especially Personal Taxpayer (OP)
remains low and needs to be improved. The lowliness
level of Taxpayer’s awareness can be seen from the quantity of personal
taxpayers that have been registered (those who have a TIN), which
reached approximately 17 million people. The
sum of the Tax Returns (SPT) certainly lower than that figure, let
alone the number of people who pay taxes would be lower than that, added
Gus Sholah.
As another comparison, Gus Sholah pointed out that the potential of the taxpayer can be seen from the number of people who go to umrah every year reaches more than 1 million people. With the average cost of Rp25 million, the money spent is around Rp25 trillion annually. When compared with the revenue of Zakat which only reached Rp 5 trillion, the reality was indeed very unbalanced. Especially when compared with the tax revenue the new Personal reached about 6 trillion in 2015, it is acceptable if we say that the level of Indonesian citizens’ awareness about taxes is indeed, low. Gus Sholah added that the charity is more divine than go to the umrah, so that the obligation to give alms to help neighbors and those who are more in need should take precedence.
On the other hand, Nadhatul Ulama (NU) never declared a boycott of taxes due to the government officials who commit fraud (corruption) of state funds, he said that it is not true. “The task of the Directorate General of Tax is a tax levy, while those using the tax money it is the other side. Those are obviously a different thing,” said Gus Sholah.
In terms of the financial management of the country today, according to Gus Sholah, an error still occurred and it is inflicted to the low level of per capita income. The Netherlands, for example, with a small area and a population of just 16 million people, were able to have a GDP of USD 850 billion per year, while Indonesia’s wealth only worth of USD 880 billion in GDP, it is only USD 30 billion more in gap. With a GDP of USD 850 billion, the Dutch government earn 3 times bigger than Indonesian government. It becomes an irony. How come a small country, like the Netherlands, is able to earn a great income? According to Gus Sholah, clearly there is an error in the management of state finances and prove that we are not productive and not be able to ingratitude enough towards Allah SWT.
On the occasion of gathering, the Head of External Relations, Sub Directorate of Public Relations of Taxation, Endang Unandar say greetings from the Leaders of the Directorate General of Taxation (DJP) and thank you profusely to Gus Sholah which has been a lot to give input to the Directorate General of Taxes, through his writings in the media. DJP expects that this contribution will continue in the future. Gus Sholah received the greetings and thank you for the visist from the Directorate General of Tax and expressed willingness to provide the best contribution to the advancement of DJP in particular and the Indonesian people in general in the future.
On the occasion, DJP also handed books with the title of “Taxes According to Sharia” by the Head of The SIte Administrator Subdirectorate of Tax Public Affairs, Gusfahmi (author), to Gus Sholah. Gusfahmi explains that the book is an effort to bring the religion and tax together which is expected that Taxpayer will understand that the tax does exist in Islam. Hopefully, by the understanding of
As another comparison, Gus Sholah pointed out that the potential of the taxpayer can be seen from the number of people who go to umrah every year reaches more than 1 million people. With the average cost of Rp25 million, the money spent is around Rp25 trillion annually. When compared with the revenue of Zakat which only reached Rp 5 trillion, the reality was indeed very unbalanced. Especially when compared with the tax revenue the new Personal reached about 6 trillion in 2015, it is acceptable if we say that the level of Indonesian citizens’ awareness about taxes is indeed, low. Gus Sholah added that the charity is more divine than go to the umrah, so that the obligation to give alms to help neighbors and those who are more in need should take precedence.
On the other hand, Nadhatul Ulama (NU) never declared a boycott of taxes due to the government officials who commit fraud (corruption) of state funds, he said that it is not true. “The task of the Directorate General of Tax is a tax levy, while those using the tax money it is the other side. Those are obviously a different thing,” said Gus Sholah.
In terms of the financial management of the country today, according to Gus Sholah, an error still occurred and it is inflicted to the low level of per capita income. The Netherlands, for example, with a small area and a population of just 16 million people, were able to have a GDP of USD 850 billion per year, while Indonesia’s wealth only worth of USD 880 billion in GDP, it is only USD 30 billion more in gap. With a GDP of USD 850 billion, the Dutch government earn 3 times bigger than Indonesian government. It becomes an irony. How come a small country, like the Netherlands, is able to earn a great income? According to Gus Sholah, clearly there is an error in the management of state finances and prove that we are not productive and not be able to ingratitude enough towards Allah SWT.
On the occasion of gathering, the Head of External Relations, Sub Directorate of Public Relations of Taxation, Endang Unandar say greetings from the Leaders of the Directorate General of Taxation (DJP) and thank you profusely to Gus Sholah which has been a lot to give input to the Directorate General of Taxes, through his writings in the media. DJP expects that this contribution will continue in the future. Gus Sholah received the greetings and thank you for the visist from the Directorate General of Tax and expressed willingness to provide the best contribution to the advancement of DJP in particular and the Indonesian people in general in the future.
On the occasion, DJP also handed books with the title of “Taxes According to Sharia” by the Head of The SIte Administrator Subdirectorate of Tax Public Affairs, Gusfahmi (author), to Gus Sholah. Gusfahmi explains that the book is an effort to bring the religion and tax together which is expected that Taxpayer will understand that the tax does exist in Islam. Hopefully, by the understanding of
their taxes in Islam, the Taxpayers would want and competing with the intention of paying taxes as a way of worship to Allah SWT.
Dr. (H.C.) Ir. KH. Salahuddin Wahid
“Gus Sholah : Bayar Pajak Dianjurkan dalam Agama!” .9 Februari 2016. http://www.pajak.go.id/content/news/gus-sholah-bayar-pajak-dianjurkan-dalam-agama?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
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