Muhamad Fajar PutrantoManaging Director

Muhamad Fajar Putranto has built an impressive career spanning more than 28 years in the field of taxation. His expertise covers a wide spectrum of specialized areas, including family office management, international taxation intricacies, customs regulations, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles, and the complexities of transfer pricing. With a strategic and client-focused approach, he consistently delivers tailored tax solutions grounded in a deep understanding of nuanced client needs.

Over the years, his reputation has been built on integrity and a proven ability to deliver results. He has successfully led engagements involving advisory services, audits, dispute resolution, and litigation. As a result, clients trust him to translate complex regulations into actionable strategies that align with their business objectives.

Beyond his advisory work, Fajar has a strong foundation in domestic taxation, shaped by his earlier role as a tax authority. This experience enables him to manage complex regulatory environments with both insight and efficiency. Additionally, he has contributed to national policy by providing expert input during the development of the Harmonization of Tax Regulations (HPP) Law. His recommendations have also supported various regulatory frameworks under the Ministry of Investment (BKPM), further highlighting his influence on Indonesia’s tax landscape.

Fajar’s leadership and expertise have earned him consistent international recognition. From 2021 to 2024, he was named a Highly Regarded Tax Controversy Leader by World Tax. He also received the Transfer Pricing Expert distinction in 2021 from World TP, further solidifying his position as one of the most respected figures in Indonesia’s tax advisory landscape.

Highlighted Matters

Fajar has successfully assisted clients in numerous cases, some of them are:

1. 1. 1. 1. Planned, advised and implemented the most appropriate tax facilities for the leading copper smelting and refining companies in Indonesia. The appropriate facilities would affect the advancement in production and financial, and also impact the improved compliance level, so that future and continuous tax disputes can be well managed and avoided.
         2. Planned, advised, and executed the strategies to resolve the continuous and significant disputes experienced by the mining company with the world largest gold deposit. The disputes arose from the treatment of significant costs, whether they shall be expensed or capitalized for tax purpose. One of the resolution strategies was to prepare a comprehensive study concerning the activities or events raising the costs covering whole treatment views including commercial, industry, mining engineering, legal, accounting, and tax. Next strategy was to assist the company in presenting the comprehensive study and resolving the continuous disputes with the Indonesian Tax Authority.
         3. Successfully challenged and resolved tax audit assessments in the objection stage, the dispute resolution forum before appeal to the tax court, that the leading copper smelting and refining company in Indonesia dealt with. The adjustments resolved comprised of the complex financial transaction and biggest adjustments continuously imposed and disputed during tax audit by DGT and the client i.e. hedge transactions.
         4. Represented the second biggest mining contractor in Indonesia during tax audits for several fiscal years and successfully resolved disputes arising from the most significant and complex issues in repair and maintenance costs, whereas most competitors in the industry already suffered and failed to resolve the issues during tax audits.
         5. Successfully assisted and represented the leading copper smelter company in Indonesia in resolving transfer pricing adjustments imposed on purchase of metals from the biggest copper and gold miner where such adjustments were eventually dropped during objection stage.