Jurnal Tata Kelola dan Akuntabilitas Keuangan Negara
Vol. 11 No. 1 (2025): JTAKEN Vol. 11 No. 1, June 2025

Improving incentives for regional tax collectors: Aligning regulations with governance goals

Assanti, Wendy Kenafiana (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
26 Jun 2025

Abstract

This study explores inefficiencies in existing tax-collection incentive schemes, emphasizing the misalignment between their intended objectives and actual outcomes regarding performance, governance, and workload management. By employing a normative legal approach, it evaluates regulations governing tax collector incentives and assesses their effectiveness in meeting the desired outcomes. Through a cost-benefit analysis (CBA), the research proposes a more equitable incentive structure that integrates workload and performance-based factors. The findings indicate that result-based incentives often fail to account for the complexity of tax-collection tasks, leading to inefficiencies and undermining fiscal objectives. Moreover, the study demonstrates that workload-sensitive incentives can better align tax collector efforts with goals such as improved revenue generation and better governance. These incentives underscore the government’s commitment to integrity and professionalism in the tax system. The study concludes that tailoring incentives to workload variations fosters fairness and enhances accountability in tax administration. Offering innovative insights, this study proposes a balanced, workload-sensitive incentive scheme—a relatively unexplored approach in regional tax collection—which could serve as regulatory a reference under the new regional tax law.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

TAKEN

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Subject

Economics, Econometrics & Finance Social Sciences

Description

Jurnal Tata Kelola & Akuntabilitas Keuangan Negara with registered number ISSN 2460-3937 (print), ISSN 2549-452X (online) is a scientific journal published by Directorate of Research and Development, The Audit Board of Republic of Indonesia (Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan RI). This journal was first ...