Indonesia’s gambling with a tax on e-commerce. Will it pay off?

Indonesia’s small- and medium-sized enterprises (SME) and e-commerce platforms are up in arms over a plan to levy taxes on online businesses, as authorities in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy grapple with tax collection from its burgeoning digital sector.The Indonesian tax authority is set to introduce the e-commerce tax scheme next month, getting the ball rolling by tabulating taxpayer identification numbers from SMEs that sell products and services on online marketplaces. The task of logging…