Utilization of Youth Organizations as Tax Volunteers in Improving Taxpayer Compliance in Medan Tembung Sub-district

Abstract

The Directorate General of Taxes' "Volunteer Tax" initiative aims to utilize students and community leaders as partners in serving the community to increase state revenue from taxes. So far, the program in Medan City has exclusively used university students as tax volunteers. To increase taxpayer compliance in Medan City, it is crucial to recommend youth and social organization Karang Taruna as tax volunteers. Medan Tembung Sub-district is one of the most populated areas in Medan City. Therefore, it is important to realize Karang Taruna as tax volunteers to improve taxpayers' understanding of their tax obligations. The service activities were carried out through lectures and discussions with participatory methods so that the training participants followed all stages of the activity. The service results provided to the tax volunteers of the Karang Taruna organization of Medan Tembung Sub-district are: First, providing education about taxes (tax calculation, tax deposit, tax reporting, and filling out tax forms). Second, improving skills as a tax volunteer. Third, training and mentoring to become tax volunteers. Furthermore, further coaching and training are needed to improve the ability of Karang Taruna Medan Tembung Sub-district youth as tax volunteers so that they can work as tax volunteers in the future.