Indonesia Taxation

''Asia Indonesia

Land and tax records (Tanah dan kekayaan, pajak, perpajakan)
Research use: Primarily for family relationships and to extend lineage beyond other existing records.

Record type: Deeds and land tenancy tax records, property assessments, estates and purchase agreements.

Time Period: 1650-present.

Content: Land holders’ and renters’ names, taxes and rent paid, dates of deeds, residence, land descriptions, fathers’ names and sometimes names of several generations of ancestors; date and mode of land acquisition (from a parent or grandparent, by dowry, or division).

Location: National Archives, municipal archives.

Population coverage: 20%.

Reliability: Good.

Accessibility: By personal visit or by hiring a researcher.