Busy activities sometimes make car owners forget their obligation to pay taxes on time. So how much do you need to pay for a late car tax fine of 1 month? And how is the calculation done? For more details, please pay attention to the following review.

Cost of Late Car Tax Payment Fine for 1 Month and How to Calculate It

When buying a car, there are certainly many costs that need to be paid such as service fees and vehicle tax fees. Car tax itself is a mandatory payment. If the tax is not paid on time, a penalty in the form of a fine will be imposed. 

So how much do you have to pay if you are late in paying the car tax for 1 month? Usually, cars that are late in paying tax for 1 month are subject to a fine of 25% of the PKB (Motor Vehicle Tax). If you are still confused, then you need to pay attention to how to calculate the car tax fine as follows.

Before doing the calculation, it is best to memorize the formula for calculating late car tax fines as follows. 

Formula: 

PKB x 25% x number of months late : 12 months + SWDKLLJ fine. 

Case Study Example:

You have a Daihatsu car with the type Terios 1.5 R AT from 2023 with a PKB tax of Rp4,532,000. If you are late in paying the car tax for 1 month, then you need to pay a fine of the following amount.

Given:

PKB: Rp4,532,000

SWDKLLJ: Rp100,000

Solution: 

Formula: PKB x 25% x (late payment of tax 1 month) : 12 months + SWDKLLJ fine.

Details: Rp4,532,000 x 25% x 1 : 12 + Rp100,000 = Rp194,416.

So, the fine you need to pay if you are late in paying the car tax for 1 month is Rp194,416. 

If the car tax is delayed for 2, 3, 6 months or 1 year. You just need to change the formula according to how long you are late in paying the tax.

Example:

1. Late payment fine for 2 months

Formula: PKB x 25% x 2 months : 12 months + SWDKLLJ fine.

2. Late payment fine for 3 months 

Formula: PKB x 25% x 3 months : 12 months + SWDKLLJ fine.

3. Late payment fine for 6 months

Formula: PKB x 25% x 6 months : 12 months + SWDKLLJ fine.

4. Late payment fine for 1 year

Formula: PKB x 25% x 12 months : 12 months + SWDKLLJ fine.

5. Late payment fine for 2 years

Formula: PKB x 25% x 24 months : 12 months + SWDKLLJ fine.

How to Check Tax Fines

However, if you want to know the car tax fine practically without having to calculate. You can check the tax fine through the following methods.

1. Check via SMS

The method is as follows.

• Send the format “Metro (space) car plate number” to 1717 for the DKI Jakarta area.
• Send the format “poldajbr (space) car plate number” to 3977 for the West Java area.
• Send the format “JATIM (space) car plate number” to 7070 for the East Java area.

2. Check via the SIGNAL application

The method is as follows.

• Download and install the SIGNAL application on your phone.
• Register an account and verify the account.
• Log in to the application and select the menu “Add Motor Vehicle Data” and choose “Vehicle in Your Name”
• Fill out the form according to the vehicle identity.
• Click the “Check Now” button to find out the amount of tax that needs to be paid. 

Read also: How to Know if Vehicle Tax is Blocked or Not, Check Here!

That’s some ways to calculate and check tax fines. Hopefully, the methods above can help you when paying tax fines.