Aditya is a tax and customs Partner with more than 18 years of experience in tax, customs and business consulting for both local and multinational companies. He provides highly valuable support and advice through his leadership in our engagement team. In particular, he has in-depth knowledge of corporate tax, withholding tax, indirect tax, national and cross-border issues, and various customs and excise issues including dispute settlements and audits.
Throughout his professional years, Aditya has been closely engaged in various industries such as oil and gas, mining, plantations including palm oil industry and its derivatives, foods & beverages, water and electrical utilities, chemical manufacturing, general manufacturing, automotive assembling, multilevel marketing, hotels, and trading including FMCGs. His educational background combination is proven to be his strong point and very versatile in understanding many industries and their production and business processes in a much easier way, especially when it comes to conveniently presenting and explaining matters to tax and customs authorities and Tax Court Judges.
He also has extensive and in-depth knowledge and experience in Indonesian customs and VAT. He has engaged in several tax and customs projects such as performing VAT and customs reviews, due diligence, obtaining tax and customs facilities such as Tax Holiday, Tax Allowance, VAT and customs refunds, and Bonded Zone (BZ) and Special Economic Zone (SEZ) facility audits. Aditya also possesses many success stories in representing clients at the Tax Court for both customs and tax dispute settlements.
- Represented a client from a well-known international beauty and health retail chain as Tax Attorney before the Tax Court in a transfer pricing dispute concerning royalty expense calculations for brand usage. The Tax Court granted the client’s appeal, establishing a strong basis for future royalty calculations and tax audits.
- Represented a client in the CPO derivatives industry, part of a Dutch FMCG conglomerate, in a Tax Court dispute concerning VAT on waste deliveries within a Special Economic Zone (SEZ). Successfully convinced the Tax Court that the waste met the conditions for VAT exemption, resulting in the appeal being granted and providing a useful precedent for future audits and other SEZ companies.
- Represented a client in the FMCG industry, part of an international FMCG group, in a dispute concerning input VAT on reimbursement of marketing expenses through discount reimbursements. Successfully obtained a favorable ruling, creating an important precedent for future tax audits involving recurring discount reimbursement transactions and providing guidance for other Indonesian FMCG distributors.
- Compliance management
- Business model optimisation
- Corporate tax matters
- Corporate taxes
- M&A
- Restructuring
- Transactions
- Dispute resolution
- Audit defence
- Audit support
- Litigation
- Indirect tax
- Customs
- VAT
- Tax advisory
- International tax advisory
- Tax consulting
- Transfer pricing
- Controversy management
- Other
- Automotive
- Construction and materials
- Consumer goods and services
- Energy
- Industrials
- Mining
- Oil and gas
- Technology and telecommunications
- Bachelor in Chemical Engineering, Gadjah Mada University, 2006
- Master of Business Administration, Gadjah Mada University, 2008
- The Indonesian Tax Consultant Association (IKPI), 2016
- The Indonesian Customs Expert Association (PERAKI), 2024
- The Indonesian Tax Consultant National Test Level C (highest), 2013
- The Customs Expert National Test, 2010
- Indonesian Tax Court Attorney, 2010
