Regional Tax Monitoring

MOSTEvery Transaction, Visible to Regional Tax

Software for regional governments to monitor online transactions and regional tax, connecting the three parties in the tax ecosystem: citizens, businesses and government.

One platform, three ecosystems

Citizens, businesses and government on one platform.

MOST involves everyone in the regional tax ecosystem, and brings payment, information and banking services alongside.

  • Government

    Monitors tax revenue as transactions happen.

    • Regional revenue agency (BPRD)
    • Civil servants (ASN)
  • Businesses

    Record every sale through MOST.

    • Hotels
    • Restaurants
    • Parking
  • Citizens

    Check their receipts and take part in oversight.

    • Residents

MOST

Monitoring Online System for Tax

Also brings

  • PPOB
  • Information
  • Banking

Why it matters

Taxation is the largest part of state revenue.

Indonesia's 2024 State Budget puts state revenue at Rp2,802.3 trillion, and most of it comes from taxation. Every taxed transaction counts.

State revenue, 2024 State Budget (APBN)

Rp2,802.3 trillion

  • Taxation Rp2,309.9 T
  • Non-tax state revenue (PNBP) Rp492.0 T
  • Grants Rp0.4 T

Taxation is about 82% of state revenue.

Source: Informasi APBN 2024, Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia, as cited in the MOST product knowledge.

Who benefits

Value for the regional government and for businesses.

MOST works for both sides of every taxed transaction.

For the regional government

  • Real-time online reports
  • Big data and analytics
  • Transparent reports
  • Less workload for tax officers
  • A better public image for the regional government, because the platform can be given to businesses free of charge
  • Public participation

For businesses

  • Many conveniences for running the business
  • Greater efficiency
  • More secure
  • Sales reports analysed and automated
  • A choice of payment options
  • Fewer errors
  • Automation for staff, stock and customers, streamlining processes
  • Greater customer trust

Goal and benefits

Goal

A clean, modern government that serves, built on transparency, accountability and leading by example, by involving the public and making the most of technology.

Benefits

  1. 01 Higher tax revenue
  2. 02 Transparent reports
  3. 03 Real-time online reports
  4. 04 Less workload for tax officers
  5. 05 Public participation
  6. 06 Big data and analytics
  7. 07 National resilience

Ways to join

Three ways for a business to connect.

Whatever a business uses at the till today, there is a way onto MOST.

  • 01

    Android POS

    For SMEs and street vendors

    A point-of-sale on an Android device.

  • 02

    POS set

    For businesses upgrading from a cash register

    A complete point-of-sale set that replaces the cash register.

  • 03

    API

    For businesses with an existing POS

    Connects the POS a business already uses to MOST.

How it works

Every transaction leaves a receipt MOST can see.

Paying in a shop, checking a receipt afterwards, or buying online: each one is recorded in MOST.

Customer
Shop (POS)
MOST
  1. 1Wants to pay for a purchase.
  2. 2Accepts cash, debit card, credit card or e-money.
  3. 3Makes the payment.
  4. 4Sends the receipt number and transaction details to MOST.
  5. 5Gives the customer the receipt number and transaction details.
  1. 1

    Customer → Shop (POS)

    Wants to pay for a purchase.

  2. 2

    Shop (POS)

    Accepts cash, debit card, credit card or e-money.

  3. 3

    Customer → Shop (POS)

    Makes the payment.

  4. 4

    Shop (POS) → MOST

    Sends the receipt number and transaction details to MOST.

  5. 5

    Shop (POS) → Customer

    Gives the customer the receipt number and transaction details.

Customer
Shop
MOST
  1. 1Wants to check a receipt.
  2. 2Sends the receipt number.
  3. 3Shows the transaction history, available 24/7.
  1. 1

    Customer

    Wants to check a receipt.

  2. 2

    Customer → MOST

    Sends the receipt number.

  3. 3

    MOST → Customer

    Shows the transaction history, available 24/7.

Customer
Online store
MOST
  1. 1Wants to buy online.
  2. 2Sells around the clock, 24/7.
  3. 3Makes the transaction.
  4. 4The transaction is recorded in MOST online, in real time.
  5. 5Checks the transaction history online.
  1. 1

    Customer

    Wants to buy online.

  2. 2

    Online store

    Sells around the clock, 24/7.

  3. 3

    Customer → Online store

    Makes the transaction.

  4. 4

    Online store → MOST

    The transaction is recorded in MOST online, in real time.

  5. 5

    Customer → MOST

    Checks the transaction history online.

Architecture

From the till to the tax office, in real time.

POS systems at hotels, entertainment venues, restaurants and parking send each transaction to MOST through an API, in real time. MOST serves the regional revenue office and the bank, and citizens can trace any receipt.

MOST configuration

  1. POS
  2. POS server
  3. MOST
  4. Back office

The back office covers transaction monitoring and merchant management. The citizen app connects to MOST as well.

Taxed businesses

  • Hotels
  • Entertainment
  • Restaurants
  • Parking

API · real time

MOST

Real-time regional tax monitoring

Serves

Regional revenue office

  • Monitoring
  • Reporting
  • Database

Bank

  • Monitoring
  • Reporting
  • Database

Citizen app

Traces a receipt by its number, through the API.

Receipts and transactions

One receipt number, traceable at any time.

Every MOST receipt carries a number that shows where it was issued, so the customer can check it.

Receipt number

111111333190131000001

Example number, for illustration. Tap or hover a part to highlight it.

Supported transactions

  • Inquiry

    • The customer can check a receipt number
    • Real time
    • Supports oversight
  • Payment

    • A successful transaction that books the tax
  • Void

    • Cancels a successful transaction, for returned goods or services
    • Reduces the tax

Adapters supported

The regional tax server accepts many message formats on both sides.

Front end

  • ISO 8583
  • JSON
  • XML
  • Custom

Back end

  • ISO 8583
  • JSON
  • XML
  • Text
  • DB connect

MOST + the citizen app

The app citizens call home.

One mobile payment ecosystem with access to transactions, information and communication, in the citizen's hand.

  1. Merchant platform

    Merchant management, a loyalty aggregator, and in-store and online transactions.

  2. Payment tools

    Access to a digital wallet.

  3. PPOB platform

    Payments and purchases of digital items.

  4. Digital media platform

    Access for digital advertising.

  5. Social media platform

    MOST, chat, likes, comments and more.

Technology

Built on technology your IT team knows.

The technology MOST supports, from operating systems to big data analytics.

Operating systems
  • Linux
  • Windows

Linux · Windows

Containerization
  • Docker

Docker

Web server & gateway
  • Kong
  • NGINX

Kong · NGINX

Databases
  • MySQL
  • Oracle
  • PostgreSQL

MySQL · Oracle · PostgreSQL

Platforms & languages
  • Java EE
  • Spring Boot
  • Android
  • Python
  • Flutter

Java EE · Spring Boot · Android · Python · Flutter

Big data analytics
  • Hadoop
  • Sqoop
  • Hive
  • Scala
  • Spark
  • HBase
  • Cassandra
  • NiFi
  • Kafka
  • Airflow
  • Superset
  • Flink
  • Debezium

Hadoop · Sqoop · Hive · Scala · Spark · HBase · Cassandra · NiFi · Kafka · Airflow · Superset · Flink · Debezium

Analytics
  • PySpark
  • scikit-learn
  • TensorFlow
  • Prometheus
  • Grafana

PySpark · scikit-learn · TensorFlow · Prometheus · Grafana

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about MOST.

MOST (Monitoring Online System for Tax) is software for monitoring online transactions and regional tax. It is delivered to the regional government and involves three ecosystems: citizens, businesses and government.
The architecture covers point-of-sale systems at hotels, entertainment venues, restaurants and parking, connected to MOST through an API in real time.
In one of three ways: an Android POS for SMEs and street vendors, a POS set for businesses upgrading from a cash register, or an API for businesses that already have a POS.
Every receipt has a number made of the institution ID, the POS ID and a unique number. The customer sends the receipt number to check the transaction, and the transaction history is available 24/7.
On the front end: ISO 8583, JSON, XML and custom formats. On the back end: ISO 8583, JSON, XML, text and direct database connections.

Bring Every Transaction into View

Tell us about your region's taxed businesses, and we will show you how MOST fits.

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