USU PR – Universitas Sumatera Utara (USU), in collaboration with the Regional Office of the Directorate General of Taxes (DJP) North Sumatra I, held a Socialization and Mass Service activity for the Activation of Coretax Accounts and Authorization Codes at the Digital Learning Center Building, 8th Floor, USU, on Thursday (December 10, 2025). The activity was attended by members of the academic community within USU.

The Vice Rector II of USU, Dr. Muhammad Arifin Nasution, S.Sos., M.SP., expressed his appreciation to DJP North Sumatra I for being present to provide direct education to the USU academic community. He emphasized that taxation is a personal obligation of every citizen, and that individual tax issues can have implications for the institution where one works.

“Tax is a personal obligation for each of you, and tax-related issues will be connected to the institution,” he asserted.

The Vice Rector II also explained that many lecturers and education staff still face obstacles in tax reporting, including issues related to the use of A1 and A2 forms and administrative discrepancies. He hoped that this socialization activity would help minimize reporting errors and improve tax compliance within the USU environment.

“This socialization helps us ensure that there are no more reporting errors, such as discrepancies between A1 and A2 data or other issues that have occurred previously. With assistance from the Directorate General of Taxes, USU hopes that all taxation processes within the university will become more orderly and compliant with regulations,” he stated.

Dr. Arridel Mindra, Head of the Regional Office of the Directorate General of Taxes North Sumatra I, stated that this activity was an effort to educate the public, particularly the USU academic community, regarding the full implementation of Coretax in the 2025 tax year. He emphasized that starting next year, all individual taxpayers will be required to submit their annual tax returns through Coretax, making account activation an absolute requirement.

“Starting next year, individual annual tax returns must be submitted through the Coretax application,” he said.

Dr. Arridel Mindra explained that Coretax is not merely an application, but a major leap toward a modern, transparent, and reliable tax administration system. He described Coretax as the official taxpayer account in the taxation system, containing all rights and obligations digitally. He also highlighted various challenges that often occur, such as inactive email addresses, frequently changing phone numbers, and digital literacy challenges among senior lecturers who are not yet familiar with digital applications.

“Some senior lecturers are not yet accustomed to these digital steps. That is why we come directly to assist with activation. We are confident that there will be no issues on this campus as long as everyone is willing and ready to be activated,” he explained.

Furthermore, the Head of the Medan Madya 2 Tax Office, Roni Johannes Purba, added that higher education institutions play a major role in accelerating digital tax literacy. Therefore, he assessed that USU could become a center for the dissemination of tax information, considering that USU educators have extensive academic networks.

“USU can become a center for the dissemination of tax information because USU lecturers and educators have extensive academic networks,” he added.

In line with this, the Head of the Public Relations and Extension Division (P2 Humas) of the DJP Regional Office North Sumatra I, Lusi Yuliani, stated that this activity is part of DJP’s routine program to expand digital tax education. She mentioned that in the future, socialization activities will continue to be conducted and expanded to campuses and public spaces in order to reach a broader segment of society.

“Socialization will continue to be expanded to campuses and public spaces so that digital-based tax information can reach a wider community,” she said.