Darussalam

Darussalam is one of Indonesia’s foremost experts in international and comparative tax law. He has served as an expert witness in major tax cases across all court levels, including the Constitutional Court, and as the government’s expert in key judicial reviews.

Recognized by International Tax Review (UK) as one of the World’s Leading Transfer Pricing Advisers 2018 and nominated as Tax Practice Leader of the Year Asia-Pacific 2024, he has authored 40 tax books and over 200 articles.

Darussalam also leads national tax organizations and actively shapes Indonesia’s tax policy and education.

• Compliance management: Business model optimisation, Cross-border project management, Economic modelling, Policy design
  
  
• Corporate tax matters: APAs, Corporate taxes, Cost-sharing arrangements, Cryptocurrency, Financial services, Restructuring, Technology, Transactions, Value chains
  
  
• Dispute resolution: Arbitration, Audit defence, Audit support, Competition/anti-trust cases, Controversy management, Dispute resolution, Litigation, MAPs/ADRs, Pre-litigation
  
  
• Indirect tax: Customs, GST, Supply chains, VAT
  
  
• Tax advisory: International tax advisory, Tax consulting
  
  
• Transfer pricing: Arbitration, Audit defence, Audit support, Business model optimisation, Business restructuring, Competition / anti-trust cases, Controversy management, Cost-sharing arrangements, Cross-border project management, Dispute resolution, Economic modelling, International tax planning, IP management, Litigation, TP policy design, TP risk management

• Accounting
• Agriculture
• Aviation
• Automotive
• Banking
• Construction and materials
• Consumer goods and services
• Energy
• Financial services
• Fisheries and aquaculture
• Food and beverage
• Forestry
• Gaming
• Government and public policy
• Healthcare
• Industrials
• Insurance
• Investment management
• Media
• Mining
• Natural resources
• Oil and gas
• Pharmaceutical and life sciences
• Real estate
• Shipping
• Social infrastructure
• Technology and telecommunications
• Tourism
• Transport
• Utilities

• Master’s degree in Tax Policy and Administration, Universitas Indonesia    
• Master’s degree in European Tax and International Tax Law, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium) and Tilburg University (the Netherlands)