No problem Pan...usually threads do go awry...but if you want to post new..... look to the top of the page and click on 'Post New thread"...select a title and go for it!!!
A Spousal Kitap does allow some informal work, like helping out, but it's a grey area...for example, it doesn't permit teaching or working for a Company...that still requires an IMTA.
I think that Markits friend problem wasn't so much the
work permit but something to do with advertising his villa for rent without the Pondok Wisata.
Pondok Wisata License and Other Legal Requirement to Rent Out your Property in Bali