Betterplace Journal
Data
Canggu occupancy, trailing twelve months
36.2% Estimate
Blended OTA commission, Bali villas
16.5% Estimate
PPh 26 withholding on non-resident rental income
20% Verified
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Author

Clara Molina

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Writes on Spanish tax residents holding property outside the EU.

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Pieces

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What tax do you pay when you sell a Bali leasehold — 2.5%, 10% or 20%? No rule says which
Exit Case file 28/09/2026
Do you pay acquisition tax when you buy someone else's Bali lease
Exit Answer 08/09/2026
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Fact-checked

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Checked before publication, not written. The fact-checker is never the author of the piece they check.

Agency models tax Bali rent at 10% final. Article 26 takes 20% of the gross, and no document picks one
By Kenji Tanaka Compliance Last reviewed 20/10/2026
Paying for a Bali villa in dollars risks 1% of the price, and no escrow in Indonesian law holds the money
By Made Rai Compliance Last reviewed 10/10/2026
Article 1559 lets a tenant sublet only part of a house he lives in. The nightly-letting model is neither
By Made Rai Compliance Last reviewed 05/10/2026
Badung taxes a villa at 0.2% a year. The number it applies that rate to is not in the published file
By Made Rai Compliance Last reviewed 05/10/2026
Does buying a villa give you the right to live in Bali
By Rina Halim Resident Last reviewed 08/09/2026