Taxes are a sign you are successful.
If you're poor, you don't pay much income tax.
Let's say the tax will 10%. If I "import" $2500 USD every month then that's $250/month tax or $3000/year.
Since America makes their tax code so convoluted and <deleted> up, the IRS assumes you made mistakes if you don't have an accountant prepare your taxes, so I'm forced to pay $500 for a CPA to do my Federal and state forms.
They will just deduct that $3000 off my American taxes and it will just be lumped on my (overpayment) tax refund at the end of the year.
IOW, I will get 100% of the Thai income taxes back if they file an additional form. Shouldn't cost any more.
Don't see why that's going to cause swarms of Farangs to leave.
Except for the ones laundering money GOOD RIDDANCE