South Korea → Indonesia · tax

In plain termsTwo machines, one hinge. Indonesia decides how a resident is taxed; South Korea keeps its own exit and residence rules. The treaty has been in force for decades — but neither country's domestic traps vanish because of it.

There is a treaty — in force since 1990

An in-force South Korea–Indonesia income tax treaty exists (

yes

Source DJP (pajak.go.id) tax treaty register — South Korea P3B in force (effective 1990-01-01)

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), effective

1990-01-01

Source DJP tax treaty register — Tanggal Efektif for the South Korea P3B

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per the DJP register. Compare the live beachhead pair: South Korea → Vietnam · tax.

The worldwide hinge

Client trapIndonesia taxes a resident (SPDN) on worldwide income (

yes

Source DJP Peraturan Direktur Jenderal Pajak Nomor PER-23/PJ/2025 — Penentuan Subjek Pajak Dalam Negeri dan Subjek Pajak Luar Negeri (full text on pajak.go.id, 9 Dec 2025) — stacked with UU PPh: an SPDN individual is taxed on income wherever earned; PER-23 decides who is SPDN

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). Residence turns on

183 days

Source DJP Peraturan Direktur Jenderal Pajak Nomor PER-23/PJ/2025 — Penentuan Subjek Pajak Dalam Negeri dan Subjek Pajak Luar Negeri (full text on pajak.go.id, 9 Dec 2025) — Pasal 3: SPDN includes individuals present in Indonesia more than 183 days in any 12-month period

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— read Indonesian tax residency. There is a 4-year foreign-income window for qualifying experts (

yes

Source PMK 18/PMK.03/2021 — WNA with certain expertise may be taxed only on Indonesian-source income for 4 tax years from becoming SPDN, on application

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), but this DTA (

yes

Source Stack with Indonesia worldwide taxation for tax residents (SPDN, /indonesia/tax) — a resident's foreign income is taxable in Indonesia, so this DTA plus the foreign tax credit is what actually prevents double tax

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) plus the foreign tax credit is what actually prevents double tax on your foreign income.

South Korea-side traps — destination does not delete them

South Korea domestic traps still apply when Indonesia is the destination (

yes

Source kr_vn_tax — 183-day span / exit tax / NPS traps reuse

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). The income treaty narrows double tax; it does not cancel your home-country obligations.

Art 4 — what actually breaks a dual-residence tie

Read line-by-line from the convention text the DJP publishes, not from a summary. For an individual the cascade runs: permanent home → centre of vital interests → habitual abode → mutual agreement. Rungs before the two tax authorities have to talk:

4 rungs

Source South Korea–Indonesia P3B Art 4(2) (heading: RESIDENT), full text published by DJP — count of ordered rungs in the individual cascade (0 = straight to mutual agreement)

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. Nationality is a rung:

Source South Korea–Indonesia P3B Art 4(2) (heading: RESIDENT), full text published by DJP — whether nationality/citizenship appears as a tie-breaker rung

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. Ends at mutual agreement:

yes

Source South Korea–Indonesia P3B Art 4(2) (heading: RESIDENT), full text published by DJP — whether the individual cascade ends in a competent-authority mutual agreement procedure

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The twistNo nationality rung — habitual abode in both or neither goes to mutual agreement. Paragraph 1 also defines a resident as a person 'treated as a resident for tax purposes', not by the usual domicile/residence/place-of-management list.

One more line worth knowing: being taxed by a State on source income alone does not make you a treaty resident of it (

yes

Source South Korea–Indonesia P3B Art 4(1)–(2) — a person liable to tax in a State in respect only of income from sources in that State is not a resident of that State for treaty purposes

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). That closes the gap people try to argue their way into.

The DJP text is MLI-synthesised, but the MLI residence change replaces the company rule, not the individual ladder (

yes

Source DJP publishes this partner as an MLI-synthesised text; MLI Art 4 (dual resident entities) replaces the entity paragraph only — the individual tie-breaker above is the one that applies to a person

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Employment exercised in Indonesia

Three checks, not oneThe treaty employment rule sits in

Article 15

Source KR–ID Art 15 — 183 days in the fiscal year concerned — Dependent Personal Services

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. The short-stay ceiling is

183 days

Source KR–ID Art 15 — 183 days in the fiscal year concerned — short-stay day ceiling

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, measured in the

fiscal year concerned

Source KR–ID Art 15 — 183 days in the fiscal year concerned — day-count window

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. The day count alone is not a safe answer: the employer and permanent-establishment / fixed-base conditions must also pass (

yes

Source KR–ID Art 15 — 183 days in the fiscal year concerned — employer and PE/fixed-base limbs also required (CA also offers a CAD 5,000 alternative limb)

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Day-count trapKorea–Indonesia measures 183 days in the fiscal year concerned.

When both States tax the same income

The treaty relief method is

ordinary tax credit

Source KR–ID Art 15 — 183 days in the fiscal year concerned — Article 23 ordinary credit method

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under

Article 23

Source KR–ID Art 15 — 183 days in the fiscal year concerned — relief article

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. A credit is not an exemption: keep the foreign assessment and proof of tax paid, and apply the domestic credit limit in the State granting relief.

Filed cells on this page

Evidence and sources19 dated facts for South Korea–Indonesia tax: DTA in force (effective 1990-01-01), worldwide-income hinge, home-side traps, Art 4 tie-breaker filed

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South Korea–Indonesia income tax treaty (P3B) is in force
DJP (pajak.go.id) tax treaty register — South Korea P3B in force (effective 1990-01-01)
yes
Source DJP (pajak.go.id) tax treaty register — South Korea P3B in force (effective 1990-01-01)
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P3B effective date
DJP tax treaty register — Tanggal Efektif for the South Korea P3B
1990-01-01
Source DJP tax treaty register — Tanggal Efektif for the South Korea P3B
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Indonesia taxes residents on worldwide income, so this DTA carries real weight
Stack with Indonesia worldwide taxation for tax residents (SPDN, /indonesia/tax) — a resident's foreign income is taxable in Indonesia, so this DTA plus the foreign tax credit is what actually prevents double tax
yes
Source Stack with Indonesia worldwide taxation for tax residents (SPDN, /indonesia/tax) — a resident's foreign income is taxable in Indonesia, so this DTA plus the foreign tax credit is what actually prevents double tax
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Korea domestic traps still apply (183-day span, exit tax, NPS)
kr_vn_tax — 183-day span / exit tax / NPS traps reuse
yes
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Art 4 tie-breaker cascade for South Korea–Indonesia dual residence
South Korea–Indonesia P3B Art 4(2) (heading: RESIDENT), full text published by DJP — individual dual-residence tie-breaker, read line-by-line 2026-08
permanent home → centre of vital interests → habitual abode → mutual agreement
Source South Korea–Indonesia P3B Art 4(2) (heading: RESIDENT), full text published by DJP — individual dual-residence tie-breaker, read line-by-line 2026-08
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Rungs in the individual cascade before mutual agreement
South Korea–Indonesia P3B Art 4(2) (heading: RESIDENT), full text published by DJP — count of ordered rungs in the individual cascade (0 = straight to mutual agreement)
4 rungs
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Nationality is a tie-breaker rung in this treaty
South Korea–Indonesia P3B Art 4(2) (heading: RESIDENT), full text published by DJP — whether nationality/citizenship appears as a tie-breaker rung
no
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Unresolved dual residence ends at mutual agreement between the two tax authorities
South Korea–Indonesia P3B Art 4(2) (heading: RESIDENT), full text published by DJP — whether the individual cascade ends in a competent-authority mutual agreement procedure
yes
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What is different about this tie-breaker
South Korea–Indonesia P3B Art 4(2) (heading: RESIDENT), full text published by DJP — how this cascade departs from, or matches, the OECD model order
No nationality rung — habitual abode in both or neither goes to mutual agreement. Paragraph 1 also defines a resident as a person 'treated as a resident for tax purposes', not by the usual domicile/residence/place-of-management list.
Source South Korea–Indonesia P3B Art 4(2) (heading: RESIDENT), full text published by DJP — how this cascade departs from, or matches, the OECD model order
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Source-only taxation does not make you a treaty resident of that State
South Korea–Indonesia P3B Art 4(1)–(2) — a person liable to tax in a State in respect only of income from sources in that State is not a resident of that State for treaty purposes
yes
Source South Korea–Indonesia P3B Art 4(1)–(2) — a person liable to tax in a State in respect only of income from sources in that State is not a resident of that State for treaty purposes
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The MLI change here hits companies, not individuals
DJP publishes this partner as an MLI-synthesised text; MLI Art 4 (dual resident entities) replaces the entity paragraph only — the individual tie-breaker above is the one that applies to a person
yes
Source DJP publishes this partner as an MLI-synthesised text; MLI Art 4 (dual resident entities) replaces the entity paragraph only — the individual tie-breaker above is the one that applies to a person
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Treaty article for employment income
KR–ID Art 15 — 183 days in the fiscal year concerned — Dependent Personal Services
Article 15
Source KR–ID Art 15 — 183 days in the fiscal year concerned — Dependent Personal Services
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Short-stay day ceiling for employment exemption
KR–ID Art 15 — 183 days in the fiscal year concerned — short-stay day ceiling
183 days
Source KR–ID Art 15 — 183 days in the fiscal year concerned — short-stay day ceiling
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How the short-stay days are measured
KR–ID Art 15 — 183 days in the fiscal year concerned — day-count window
fiscal year concerned
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Whether all short-stay limbs must pass together
KR–ID Art 15 — 183 days in the fiscal year concerned — employer and PE/fixed-base limbs also required (CA also offers a CAD 5,000 alternative limb)
yes
Source KR–ID Art 15 — 183 days in the fiscal year concerned — employer and PE/fixed-base limbs also required (CA also offers a CAD 5,000 alternative limb)
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Treaty method for eliminating double taxation
KR–ID Art 15 — 183 days in the fiscal year concerned — Article 23 ordinary credit method
ordinary tax credit
Source KR–ID Art 15 — 183 days in the fiscal year concerned — Article 23 ordinary credit method
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Treaty article for relief from double taxation
KR–ID Art 15 — 183 days in the fiscal year concerned — relief article
Article 23
Source KR–ID Art 15 — 183 days in the fiscal year concerned — relief article
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A Korea–Indonesia social security agreement is in force
NPS social security agreements overview — Indonesia is not among Korea’s published SSA partners (MOU lump-sum paths elsewhere do not equal an SSA)
no
Source NPS social security agreements overview — Indonesia is not among Korea’s published SSA partners (MOU lump-sum paths elsewhere do not equal an SSA)
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Pensions may be taxed in residence and (if payer/PE is there) source state (Art 18)
KR–ID Agreement Art 18 (pajak.go.id MLI synthesised EN) — pensions for past employment may be taxed in the residence State; may also be taxed in the other State if paid by a resident of that State or a PE situated therein
yes
Source KR–ID Agreement Art 18 (pajak.go.id MLI synthesised EN) — pensions for past employment may be taxed in the residence State; may also be taxed in the other State if paid by a resident of that State or a PE situated therein
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Common questions

Is there a tax treaty between South Korea and Indonesia?

Yes. The DJP (pajak.go.id) tax treaty register lists an in-force P3B with South Korea. It matters more than in the Philippines, because Indonesia taxes residents on worldwide income — the treaty and the foreign tax credit are what prevent the same income being taxed twice.

Why does Indonesia's worldwide rule make this treaty matter more?

An Indonesian tax resident (SPDN) is taxed on worldwide income. Unlike the Philippine alien rule, your foreign income is inside the Indonesian net — so relief depends on the P3B allocation and the foreign tax credit, not on a source exemption. There is a 4-year foreign-income window for qualifying experts, but it must be applied for.

Do South Korea-side traps still apply?

Yes. Your home-country machine does not switch off at the border. The DTA sits between the two tax systems — it narrows double tax, it does not delete either country's domestic rules.

Is this the same as the South Korea–Vietnam pair?

Same home-country machine, different destination treaty and local law. Do not copy the Vietnam cascade or article numbers onto Indonesia without reading this convention.

If both countries call me resident, which one wins?

Article 4(2) runs permanent home, centre of vital interests, habitual abode, then mutual agreement. There is no nationality rung. Paragraph 1 also excludes anyone taxed by a State on source income only.

What is the employment short-stay day count?

Korea–Indonesia measures 183 days in the fiscal year concerned.

KR → Indonesia · four cells

Four machines a thread usually collapses

Social security / totalization	no Source NPS social security agreements overview — Indonesia is not among Korea’s published SSA partners (MOU lump-sum paths elsewhere do not equal an SSA) Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. Income DTA does not totalise contributions.
Treaty pensions	yes Source KR–ID Agreement Art 18 (pajak.go.id MLI synthesised EN) — pensions for past employment may be taxed in the residence State; may also be taxed in the other State if paid by a resident of that State or a PE situated therein Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. Taxing rights ≠ portability of your home pension.
Foreign-income / remittance hinge	yes Source DJP Peraturan Direktur Jenderal Pajak Nomor PER-23/PJ/2025 — Penentuan Subjek Pajak Dalam Negeri dan Subjek Pajak Luar Negeri (full text on pajak.go.id, 9 Dec 2025) — stacked with UU PPh: an SPDN individual is taxed on income wherever earned; PER-23 decides who is SPDN Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. Who taxes worldwide vs remitted vs source-only.
Home-side traps still on	yes Source kr_vn_tax — 183-day span / exit tax / NPS traps reuse Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. KR domestic gates survive the move.

Why this beats a Facebook answer method

A screenshot from a group has no check month and no gazette link. A chatbot paragraph can mix OECD-model wording with the wrong pair. Here the cell either cites a primary source or stays an em dash — we refuse to invent the limb so you can hand the open chain to counsel.

Method: how a fact cell works. Desk with memory when cells move: firms. Canonical pair: /south-korea-to-indonesia/tax.

Filed cells for this pair

Indonesia stay · labour · tax

Stay · Earn · Tax · Compare

Tax-residence day test	183 days Source DJP Peraturan Direktur Jenderal Pajak Nomor PER-23/PJ/2025 — Penentuan Subjek Pajak Dalam Negeri dan Subjek Pajak Luar Negeri (full text on pajak.go.id, 9 Dec 2025) — Pasal 3: SPDN includes individuals present in Indonesia more than 183 days in any 12-month period Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
Foreign / worldwide income	yes Source DJP Peraturan Direktur Jenderal Pajak Nomor PER-23/PJ/2025 — Penentuan Subjek Pajak Dalam Negeri dan Subjek Pajak Luar Negeri (full text on pajak.go.id, 9 Dec 2025) — stacked with UU PPh: an SPDN individual is taxed on income wherever earned; PER-23 decides who is SPDN Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
Long-stay instrument (filed)	5 years Source Kemlu/Imigrasi Golden Visa booklet — Second home E33 · 5 years Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
Local earn gate (filed)	yes Source PP 34/2021 on Utilization of Foreign Workers — employer must obtain RPTKA approval before employing a foreign national; processed via Kemnaker TKA Online Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.

Continue from this pair

KR × Indonesia stays named. Overlay → stay / earn / dest tax → tools.

From South KoreaAll six destinations Indonesia stayVisa and residence Indonesia earnWork lawfully Indonesia taxWho may tax you there Home × land deskRead this pair side by side Two destinationsSame passport, second dest KR → VietnamSame passport, other land KR → ThailandSame passport, other land KR → PhilippinesSame passport, other land KR → MalaysiaSame passport, other land KR → PortugalSame passport, other land

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Home × land · KR × Indonesia Two dests · KR From South Korea Indonesia hub KR → Indonesia tax

KR across six lands

Land	Treaty	Relief	SSA	Open
Vietnam	yes Source Korea–Vietnam DTA 1994; MOFA treaty list; WTO Center English text Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	ordinary tax credit Source Korea–Vietnam DTA Art 15 / Art 23; nguon/KR_VN_DTA_1994.md Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	yes Source MOFA Viet Nam treaty database / NPS — Agreement on social insurance between Korea and Viet Nam; EIF 1 January 2024 (Announcement 50/2023/TB-LPQT) Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	KR → Vietnam
Thailand	yes Source Thai RD DTA list (rd.go.th/english/766.html) — Korea appears in Thailand's in-force DTA network; full English convention text published by the RD and Art 4 read from it Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	ordinary tax credit Source KR–TH Convention Art 5 Elimination of Double Taxation (Thai RD English HTML Art 1–5) — ordinary foreign-tax credit Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	no Source NPS social security agreements overview — Thailand is not among Korea’s published SSA partners (MOU lump-sum paths elsewhere do not equal an SSA) Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	KR → Thailand
IndonesiaHere	yes Source DJP (pajak.go.id) tax treaty register — South Korea P3B in force (effective 1990-01-01) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	ordinary tax credit Source KR–ID Art 15 — 183 days in the fiscal year concerned — Article 23 ordinary credit method Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	no Source NPS social security agreements overview — Indonesia is not among Korea’s published SSA partners (MOU lump-sum paths elsewhere do not equal an SSA) Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	KR → Indonesia
Philippines	yes Source BIR Philippine Double Taxation Agreements list — South Korea treaty in force (effective 1987-01-01) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	ordinary tax credit Source South Korea–Philippines DTA Art. 23 — each State grants credit for qualifying tax paid in the other State, subject to the treaty limits Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	yes Source NPS — Korea–Philippines social security agreement entered into force 1 April 2024 (totalization category) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	KR → Philippines
Malaysia	yes Source HASiL MLI position list — Korea Original signed 20.04.1982, entry into force 02.01.1983; Korean law.go.kr treaty 제802호 발효일 1983-01-02 Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	ordinary tax credit Source KR–MY DTA Art 15 (제15조) — 183 days in the calendar year (역년); Art 23 (제23조) credit method — Korean Ministry of Government Legislation treaty text — Article 23 ordinary credit Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	no Source NPS social security agreements overview — Malaysia is not among Korea’s published SSA partners (MOU lump-sum paths elsewhere do not equal an SSA) Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	KR → Malaysia
Portugal	yes Source Portugal OECD MLI consolidated position — Portugal–Korea Convention, Original signed 26-01-1996, entry into force 21-12-1997 Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	ordinary tax credit Source KR–PT Convention Art 23 — Methods for Elimination of Double Taxation (credit; matches KR–TH/KR–MY pattern filed from Korean Ministry of Government sources) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	no Source NPS social security agreements overview — Portugal is not among Korea’s published SSA partners (MOU lump-sum paths elsewhere do not equal an SSA) Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	KR → Portugal

Eight passports on Indonesia 8 overlays

Passport	Treaty	Relief	SSA	Open
AU	yes Source DJP (pajak.go.id) tax treaty register — Australia P3B in force (effective 1993-07-01) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	ordinary tax credit Source AU–ID Art 15(2) — 120-day short-stay (not 183); four limbs including taxability in residence State — Article 24 ordinary credit method Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	no Source DSS — Australia international social security agreements list does not include Indonesia Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	AU → Indonesia
SG	yes Source DJP (pajak.go.id) tax treaty register — Singapore P3B in force (effective 2022-01-01) (revised treaty replacing the 1990 agreement; confirm exact effective date on the DJP entry) Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	ordinary tax credit Source SG–ID Art 15 — 183 days in any 12-month period — Article 23 ordinary credit method Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	no Source CPF Board / Singapore domestic CPF regime — no Singapore–Indonesia social security / CPF totalisation agreement published; same gate as sg_vn_social_security_agreement_in_force (nguon/SG_SIDE_TRAPS.md pattern) Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	SG → Indonesia
KRHere	yes Source DJP (pajak.go.id) tax treaty register — South Korea P3B in force (effective 1990-01-01) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	ordinary tax credit Source KR–ID Art 15 — 183 days in the fiscal year concerned — Article 23 ordinary credit method Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	no Source NPS social security agreements overview — Indonesia is not among Korea’s published SSA partners (MOU lump-sum paths elsewhere do not equal an SSA) Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	KR → Indonesia
CN	yes Source DJP (pajak.go.id) tax treaty register — China P3B in force (effective 2004-01-01) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	ordinary tax credit Source CN–ID Art 15 — 183 days within any twelve-month period — Article 23 ordinary credit method Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	no Source MOHRSS / published China bilateral social security partner list (13 countries) does not include Indonesia — same gate as cn_vn_social_security_agreement_in_force Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	CN → Indonesia
JP	yes Source DJP (pajak.go.id) tax treaty register — Japan P3B in force (effective 1983-01-01) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	ordinary tax credit Source JP–ID Art 15 — 183 days in the calendar year concerned — Article 23 ordinary credit method Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	no Source Japan Pension Service — Status of Agreements in Force (24 partners) does not include Indonesia Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	JP → Indonesia
UK	yes Source DJP (pajak.go.id) tax treaty register — United Kingdom P3B in force (effective 1995-01-01) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	ordinary tax credit Source UK–ID Art 15 — 183 days within any continuous twelve-month period; relief is Art 21 — Article 21 ordinary credit method Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	no Source GOV.UK Reciprocal agreements + NI38 country lists do not include Indonesia as a UK social security agreement partner Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	UK → Indonesia
CA	yes Source DJP (pajak.go.id) tax treaty register — Canada P3B in force (effective 1999-01-01) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	ordinary tax credit Source CA–ID Art 15(2) — 120 days within any twelve-month period; short-stay also needs either CAD 5,000 ceiling or employer/PE limbs — Article 22 ordinary credit method Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	no Source CRA countries-with-agreement table (Open Government CSV July 2024) does not list Indonesia Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	CA → Indonesia
US	yes Source US–Indonesia Income Tax Convention signed Jakarta 11 July 1988; general effective date under Art 30: 1 January 1990 (irs.gov/pub/irs-trty/indo.pdf) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	ordinary tax credit Source US–Indonesia DTA Art 23 — foreign tax credit method (cell us_id_ftc_relief_art23 already filed) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	no Source SSA — U.S. International Social Security (Totalization) Agreements list does not include Indonesia Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	US → Indonesia

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Named pair: From South Korea · KR → Indonesia tax.

Also filed for Indonesia: Australia · Singapore · China · Japan · United Kingdom · Canada · United States.

South Korea → Indonesia · tax

There is a treaty — in force since 1990

An in-force South Korea–Indonesia income tax treaty exists (

yes

Source DJP (pajak.go.id) tax treaty register — South Korea P3B in force (effective 1990-01-01)

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), effective

1990-01-01

Source DJP tax treaty register — Tanggal Efektif for the South Korea P3B

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per the DJP register. Compare the live beachhead pair: South Korea → Vietnam · tax.

The worldwide hinge

Client trapIndonesia taxes a resident (SPDN) on worldwide income (

yes

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). Residence turns on

183 days

Source DJP Peraturan Direktur Jenderal Pajak Nomor PER-23/PJ/2025 — Penentuan Subjek Pajak Dalam Negeri dan Subjek Pajak Luar Negeri (full text on pajak.go.id, 9 Dec 2025) — Pasal 3: SPDN includes individuals present in Indonesia more than 183 days in any 12-month period

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— read Indonesian tax residency. There is a 4-year foreign-income window for qualifying experts (

yes

Source PMK 18/PMK.03/2021 — WNA with certain expertise may be taxed only on Indonesian-source income for 4 tax years from becoming SPDN, on application

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), but this DTA (

yes

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) plus the foreign tax credit is what actually prevents double tax on your foreign income.

South Korea-side traps — destination does not delete them

South Korea domestic traps still apply when Indonesia is the destination (

yes

Source kr_vn_tax — 183-day span / exit tax / NPS traps reuse

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). The income treaty narrows double tax; it does not cancel your home-country obligations.

Art 4 — what actually breaks a dual-residence tie

4 rungs

Source South Korea–Indonesia P3B Art 4(2) (heading: RESIDENT), full text published by DJP — count of ordered rungs in the individual cascade (0 = straight to mutual agreement)

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. Nationality is a rung:

Source South Korea–Indonesia P3B Art 4(2) (heading: RESIDENT), full text published by DJP — whether nationality/citizenship appears as a tie-breaker rung

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. Ends at mutual agreement:

yes

Source South Korea–Indonesia P3B Art 4(2) (heading: RESIDENT), full text published by DJP — whether the individual cascade ends in a competent-authority mutual agreement procedure

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One more line worth knowing: being taxed by a State on source income alone does not make you a treaty resident of it (

yes

Source South Korea–Indonesia P3B Art 4(1)–(2) — a person liable to tax in a State in respect only of income from sources in that State is not a resident of that State for treaty purposes

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). That closes the gap people try to argue their way into.

The DJP text is MLI-synthesised, but the MLI residence change replaces the company rule, not the individual ladder (

yes

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Employment exercised in Indonesia

Three checks, not oneThe treaty employment rule sits in

Article 15

Source KR–ID Art 15 — 183 days in the fiscal year concerned — Dependent Personal Services

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. The short-stay ceiling is

183 days

Source KR–ID Art 15 — 183 days in the fiscal year concerned — short-stay day ceiling

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, measured in the

fiscal year concerned

Source KR–ID Art 15 — 183 days in the fiscal year concerned — day-count window

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. The day count alone is not a safe answer: the employer and permanent-establishment / fixed-base conditions must also pass (

yes

Source KR–ID Art 15 — 183 days in the fiscal year concerned — employer and PE/fixed-base limbs also required (CA also offers a CAD 5,000 alternative limb)

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Day-count trapKorea–Indonesia measures 183 days in the fiscal year concerned.

When both States tax the same income

The treaty relief method is

ordinary tax credit

Source KR–ID Art 15 — 183 days in the fiscal year concerned — Article 23 ordinary credit method

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under

Article 23

Source KR–ID Art 15 — 183 days in the fiscal year concerned — relief article

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. A credit is not an exemption: keep the foreign assessment and proof of tax paid, and apply the domestic credit limit in the State granting relief.

Filed cells on this page

Evidence and sources19 dated facts for South Korea–Indonesia tax: DTA in force (effective 1990-01-01), worldwide-income hinge, home-side traps, Art 4 tie-breaker filed

The readable briefing above uses these cells. Open a source only when you need to verify a number, date, or legal gate.

South Korea–Indonesia income tax treaty (P3B) is in force
DJP (pajak.go.id) tax treaty register — South Korea P3B in force (effective 1990-01-01)
yes
Source DJP (pajak.go.id) tax treaty register — South Korea P3B in force (effective 1990-01-01)
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P3B effective date
DJP tax treaty register — Tanggal Efektif for the South Korea P3B
1990-01-01
Source DJP tax treaty register — Tanggal Efektif for the South Korea P3B
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Indonesia taxes residents on worldwide income, so this DTA carries real weight
Stack with Indonesia worldwide taxation for tax residents (SPDN, /indonesia/tax) — a resident's foreign income is taxable in Indonesia, so this DTA plus the foreign tax credit is what actually prevents double tax
yes
Source Stack with Indonesia worldwide taxation for tax residents (SPDN, /indonesia/tax) — a resident's foreign income is taxable in Indonesia, so this DTA plus the foreign tax credit is what actually prevents double tax
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Korea domestic traps still apply (183-day span, exit tax, NPS)
kr_vn_tax — 183-day span / exit tax / NPS traps reuse
yes
Source kr_vn_tax — 183-day span / exit tax / NPS traps reuse
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Art 4 tie-breaker cascade for South Korea–Indonesia dual residence
South Korea–Indonesia P3B Art 4(2) (heading: RESIDENT), full text published by DJP — individual dual-residence tie-breaker, read line-by-line 2026-08
permanent home → centre of vital interests → habitual abode → mutual agreement
Source South Korea–Indonesia P3B Art 4(2) (heading: RESIDENT), full text published by DJP — individual dual-residence tie-breaker, read line-by-line 2026-08
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Rungs in the individual cascade before mutual agreement
South Korea–Indonesia P3B Art 4(2) (heading: RESIDENT), full text published by DJP — count of ordered rungs in the individual cascade (0 = straight to mutual agreement)
4 rungs
Source South Korea–Indonesia P3B Art 4(2) (heading: RESIDENT), full text published by DJP — count of ordered rungs in the individual cascade (0 = straight to mutual agreement)
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Nationality is a tie-breaker rung in this treaty
South Korea–Indonesia P3B Art 4(2) (heading: RESIDENT), full text published by DJP — whether nationality/citizenship appears as a tie-breaker rung
no
Source South Korea–Indonesia P3B Art 4(2) (heading: RESIDENT), full text published by DJP — whether nationality/citizenship appears as a tie-breaker rung
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Unresolved dual residence ends at mutual agreement between the two tax authorities
South Korea–Indonesia P3B Art 4(2) (heading: RESIDENT), full text published by DJP — whether the individual cascade ends in a competent-authority mutual agreement procedure
yes
Source South Korea–Indonesia P3B Art 4(2) (heading: RESIDENT), full text published by DJP — whether the individual cascade ends in a competent-authority mutual agreement procedure
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What is different about this tie-breaker
South Korea–Indonesia P3B Art 4(2) (heading: RESIDENT), full text published by DJP — how this cascade departs from, or matches, the OECD model order
No nationality rung — habitual abode in both or neither goes to mutual agreement. Paragraph 1 also defines a resident as a person 'treated as a resident for tax purposes', not by the usual domicile/residence/place-of-management list.
Source South Korea–Indonesia P3B Art 4(2) (heading: RESIDENT), full text published by DJP — how this cascade departs from, or matches, the OECD model order
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Source-only taxation does not make you a treaty resident of that State
South Korea–Indonesia P3B Art 4(1)–(2) — a person liable to tax in a State in respect only of income from sources in that State is not a resident of that State for treaty purposes
yes
Source South Korea–Indonesia P3B Art 4(1)–(2) — a person liable to tax in a State in respect only of income from sources in that State is not a resident of that State for treaty purposes
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The MLI change here hits companies, not individuals
DJP publishes this partner as an MLI-synthesised text; MLI Art 4 (dual resident entities) replaces the entity paragraph only — the individual tie-breaker above is the one that applies to a person
yes
Source DJP publishes this partner as an MLI-synthesised text; MLI Art 4 (dual resident entities) replaces the entity paragraph only — the individual tie-breaker above is the one that applies to a person
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Treaty article for employment income
KR–ID Art 15 — 183 days in the fiscal year concerned — Dependent Personal Services
Article 15
Source KR–ID Art 15 — 183 days in the fiscal year concerned — Dependent Personal Services
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Short-stay day ceiling for employment exemption
KR–ID Art 15 — 183 days in the fiscal year concerned — short-stay day ceiling
183 days
Source KR–ID Art 15 — 183 days in the fiscal year concerned — short-stay day ceiling
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How the short-stay days are measured
KR–ID Art 15 — 183 days in the fiscal year concerned — day-count window
fiscal year concerned
Source KR–ID Art 15 — 183 days in the fiscal year concerned — day-count window
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Whether all short-stay limbs must pass together
KR–ID Art 15 — 183 days in the fiscal year concerned — employer and PE/fixed-base limbs also required (CA also offers a CAD 5,000 alternative limb)
yes
Source KR–ID Art 15 — 183 days in the fiscal year concerned — employer and PE/fixed-base limbs also required (CA also offers a CAD 5,000 alternative limb)
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Treaty method for eliminating double taxation
KR–ID Art 15 — 183 days in the fiscal year concerned — Article 23 ordinary credit method
ordinary tax credit
Source KR–ID Art 15 — 183 days in the fiscal year concerned — Article 23 ordinary credit method
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Treaty article for relief from double taxation
KR–ID Art 15 — 183 days in the fiscal year concerned — relief article
Article 23
Source KR–ID Art 15 — 183 days in the fiscal year concerned — relief article
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A Korea–Indonesia social security agreement is in force
NPS social security agreements overview — Indonesia is not among Korea’s published SSA partners (MOU lump-sum paths elsewhere do not equal an SSA)
no
Source NPS social security agreements overview — Indonesia is not among Korea’s published SSA partners (MOU lump-sum paths elsewhere do not equal an SSA)
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Pensions may be taxed in residence and (if payer/PE is there) source state (Art 18)
KR–ID Agreement Art 18 (pajak.go.id MLI synthesised EN) — pensions for past employment may be taxed in the residence State; may also be taxed in the other State if paid by a resident of that State or a PE situated therein
yes
Source KR–ID Agreement Art 18 (pajak.go.id MLI synthesised EN) — pensions for past employment may be taxed in the residence State; may also be taxed in the other State if paid by a resident of that State or a PE situated therein
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Common questions

Is there a tax treaty between South Korea and Indonesia?

Why does Indonesia's worldwide rule make this treaty matter more?

Do South Korea-side traps still apply?

Yes. Your home-country machine does not switch off at the border. The DTA sits between the two tax systems — it narrows double tax, it does not delete either country's domestic rules.

Is this the same as the South Korea–Vietnam pair?

Same home-country machine, different destination treaty and local law. Do not copy the Vietnam cascade or article numbers onto Indonesia without reading this convention.

If both countries call me resident, which one wins?

What is the employment short-stay day count?

Korea–Indonesia measures 183 days in the fiscal year concerned.

KR → Indonesia · four cells

Four machines a thread usually collapses

Social security / totalization	no Source NPS social security agreements overview — Indonesia is not among Korea’s published SSA partners (MOU lump-sum paths elsewhere do not equal an SSA) Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. Income DTA does not totalise contributions.
Treaty pensions	yes Source KR–ID Agreement Art 18 (pajak.go.id MLI synthesised EN) — pensions for past employment may be taxed in the residence State; may also be taxed in the other State if paid by a resident of that State or a PE situated therein Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. Taxing rights ≠ portability of your home pension.
Foreign-income / remittance hinge	yes Source DJP Peraturan Direktur Jenderal Pajak Nomor PER-23/PJ/2025 — Penentuan Subjek Pajak Dalam Negeri dan Subjek Pajak Luar Negeri (full text on pajak.go.id, 9 Dec 2025) — stacked with UU PPh: an SPDN individual is taxed on income wherever earned; PER-23 decides who is SPDN Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. Who taxes worldwide vs remitted vs source-only.
Home-side traps still on	yes Source kr_vn_tax — 183-day span / exit tax / NPS traps reuse Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. KR domestic gates survive the move.

Why this beats a Facebook answer method

Method: how a fact cell works. Desk with memory when cells move: firms. Canonical pair: /south-korea-to-indonesia/tax.

Filed cells for this pair

Indonesia stay · labour · tax

Stay · Earn · Tax · Compare

Tax-residence day test	183 days Source DJP Peraturan Direktur Jenderal Pajak Nomor PER-23/PJ/2025 — Penentuan Subjek Pajak Dalam Negeri dan Subjek Pajak Luar Negeri (full text on pajak.go.id, 9 Dec 2025) — Pasal 3: SPDN includes individuals present in Indonesia more than 183 days in any 12-month period Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
Foreign / worldwide income	yes Source DJP Peraturan Direktur Jenderal Pajak Nomor PER-23/PJ/2025 — Penentuan Subjek Pajak Dalam Negeri dan Subjek Pajak Luar Negeri (full text on pajak.go.id, 9 Dec 2025) — stacked with UU PPh: an SPDN individual is taxed on income wherever earned; PER-23 decides who is SPDN Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
Long-stay instrument (filed)	5 years Source Kemlu/Imigrasi Golden Visa booklet — Second home E33 · 5 years Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
Local earn gate (filed)	yes Source PP 34/2021 on Utilization of Foreign Workers — employer must obtain RPTKA approval before employing a foreign national; processed via Kemnaker TKA Online Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.

Continue from this pair

KR × Indonesia stays named. Overlay → stay / earn / dest tax → tools.

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Cross-check KR × Indonesia

Home × land · KR × Indonesia Two dests · KR From South Korea Indonesia hub KR → Indonesia tax

KR across six lands

Land	Treaty	Relief	SSA	Open
Vietnam	yes Source Korea–Vietnam DTA 1994; MOFA treaty list; WTO Center English text Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	ordinary tax credit Source Korea–Vietnam DTA Art 15 / Art 23; nguon/KR_VN_DTA_1994.md Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	yes Source MOFA Viet Nam treaty database / NPS — Agreement on social insurance between Korea and Viet Nam; EIF 1 January 2024 (Announcement 50/2023/TB-LPQT) Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	KR → Vietnam
Thailand	yes Source Thai RD DTA list (rd.go.th/english/766.html) — Korea appears in Thailand's in-force DTA network; full English convention text published by the RD and Art 4 read from it Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	ordinary tax credit Source KR–TH Convention Art 5 Elimination of Double Taxation (Thai RD English HTML Art 1–5) — ordinary foreign-tax credit Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	no Source NPS social security agreements overview — Thailand is not among Korea’s published SSA partners (MOU lump-sum paths elsewhere do not equal an SSA) Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	KR → Thailand
IndonesiaHere	yes Source DJP (pajak.go.id) tax treaty register — South Korea P3B in force (effective 1990-01-01) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	ordinary tax credit Source KR–ID Art 15 — 183 days in the fiscal year concerned — Article 23 ordinary credit method Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	no Source NPS social security agreements overview — Indonesia is not among Korea’s published SSA partners (MOU lump-sum paths elsewhere do not equal an SSA) Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	KR → Indonesia
Philippines	yes Source BIR Philippine Double Taxation Agreements list — South Korea treaty in force (effective 1987-01-01) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	ordinary tax credit Source South Korea–Philippines DTA Art. 23 — each State grants credit for qualifying tax paid in the other State, subject to the treaty limits Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	yes Source NPS — Korea–Philippines social security agreement entered into force 1 April 2024 (totalization category) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	KR → Philippines
Malaysia	yes Source HASiL MLI position list — Korea Original signed 20.04.1982, entry into force 02.01.1983; Korean law.go.kr treaty 제802호 발효일 1983-01-02 Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	ordinary tax credit Source KR–MY DTA Art 15 (제15조) — 183 days in the calendar year (역년); Art 23 (제23조) credit method — Korean Ministry of Government Legislation treaty text — Article 23 ordinary credit Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	no Source NPS social security agreements overview — Malaysia is not among Korea’s published SSA partners (MOU lump-sum paths elsewhere do not equal an SSA) Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	KR → Malaysia
Portugal	yes Source Portugal OECD MLI consolidated position — Portugal–Korea Convention, Original signed 26-01-1996, entry into force 21-12-1997 Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	ordinary tax credit Source KR–PT Convention Art 23 — Methods for Elimination of Double Taxation (credit; matches KR–TH/KR–MY pattern filed from Korean Ministry of Government sources) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	no Source NPS social security agreements overview — Portugal is not among Korea’s published SSA partners (MOU lump-sum paths elsewhere do not equal an SSA) Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	KR → Portugal

Eight passports on Indonesia 8 overlays

Passport	Treaty	Relief	SSA	Open
AU	yes Source DJP (pajak.go.id) tax treaty register — Australia P3B in force (effective 1993-07-01) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	ordinary tax credit Source AU–ID Art 15(2) — 120-day short-stay (not 183); four limbs including taxability in residence State — Article 24 ordinary credit method Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	no Source DSS — Australia international social security agreements list does not include Indonesia Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	AU → Indonesia
SG	yes Source DJP (pajak.go.id) tax treaty register — Singapore P3B in force (effective 2022-01-01) (revised treaty replacing the 1990 agreement; confirm exact effective date on the DJP entry) Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	ordinary tax credit Source SG–ID Art 15 — 183 days in any 12-month period — Article 23 ordinary credit method Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	no Source CPF Board / Singapore domestic CPF regime — no Singapore–Indonesia social security / CPF totalisation agreement published; same gate as sg_vn_social_security_agreement_in_force (nguon/SG_SIDE_TRAPS.md pattern) Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	SG → Indonesia
KRHere	yes Source DJP (pajak.go.id) tax treaty register — South Korea P3B in force (effective 1990-01-01) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	ordinary tax credit Source KR–ID Art 15 — 183 days in the fiscal year concerned — Article 23 ordinary credit method Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	no Source NPS social security agreements overview — Indonesia is not among Korea’s published SSA partners (MOU lump-sum paths elsewhere do not equal an SSA) Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	KR → Indonesia
CN	yes Source DJP (pajak.go.id) tax treaty register — China P3B in force (effective 2004-01-01) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	ordinary tax credit Source CN–ID Art 15 — 183 days within any twelve-month period — Article 23 ordinary credit method Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	no Source MOHRSS / published China bilateral social security partner list (13 countries) does not include Indonesia — same gate as cn_vn_social_security_agreement_in_force Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	CN → Indonesia
JP	yes Source DJP (pajak.go.id) tax treaty register — Japan P3B in force (effective 1983-01-01) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	ordinary tax credit Source JP–ID Art 15 — 183 days in the calendar year concerned — Article 23 ordinary credit method Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	no Source Japan Pension Service — Status of Agreements in Force (24 partners) does not include Indonesia Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	JP → Indonesia
UK	yes Source DJP (pajak.go.id) tax treaty register — United Kingdom P3B in force (effective 1995-01-01) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	ordinary tax credit Source UK–ID Art 15 — 183 days within any continuous twelve-month period; relief is Art 21 — Article 21 ordinary credit method Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	no Source GOV.UK Reciprocal agreements + NI38 country lists do not include Indonesia as a UK social security agreement partner Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	UK → Indonesia
CA	yes Source DJP (pajak.go.id) tax treaty register — Canada P3B in force (effective 1999-01-01) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	ordinary tax credit Source CA–ID Art 15(2) — 120 days within any twelve-month period; short-stay also needs either CAD 5,000 ceiling or employer/PE limbs — Article 22 ordinary credit method Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	no Source CRA countries-with-agreement table (Open Government CSV July 2024) does not list Indonesia Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	CA → Indonesia
US	yes Source US–Indonesia Income Tax Convention signed Jakarta 11 July 1988; general effective date under Art 30: 1 January 1990 (irs.gov/pub/irs-trty/indo.pdf) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	ordinary tax credit Source US–Indonesia DTA Art 23 — foreign tax credit method (cell us_id_ftc_relief_art23 already filed) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	no Source SSA — U.S. International Social Security (Totalization) Agreements list does not include Indonesia Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	US → Indonesia

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Named pair: From South Korea · KR → Indonesia tax.

Also filed for Indonesia: Australia · Singapore · China · Japan · United Kingdom · Canada · United States.