Jamie38

So it all worked out well in the end. Took about 10 minutes to get my TIN at the revenue department. Brought copies of passport/visa, blue book and condo sales agreement. The staff filled out the form for me and I just signed. Also got my fixed deposit account set up. Only needed passport/visa and TIN for that.

My thai friend just called one of the offices to find out exactly to which one I need to go and which documents are needed. Required are copies of: 1. Condominium Unit Sales Agreement (for owner) with stamp duty 2. Passport and latest visa 3. Work permit (if any) 4. House (condo) registration document I am not sure I understand what "stamp duty" means. Is this just the official red stamp that you find on the sales agreement? And regarding 4. I assume thats the blue book? Or is it the condo title deed?

Is there any downside to getting a Thai TIN? If I dont end up needing it, I just wasted a bit of time at the revenue office.

Kasikorn I will just give it a try. Maybe things are easier down here in Bangkok

From what I have read, many people just visit their local revenue department with their passport, visa and latest entry stamp showing you are in the country over 180 days. Is the residence certificate really necessary?

I am currently in the process of trying to understand the new changes to the thai personal income tax :) So to get the thai tax ID, it seems I only need to bring my passport and my condo title deed (as owner) and maybe the blue book too? Can I claim back all the tax on interest? I read something about an exemption if the interest paid per year is below 20k, while it will be 15% for anything over 20k. Is this still accurate? Thanks

So I was trying to open a fixed deposit account on my long term visa and they asked for a thai tax ID or alternatively the tax ID from my home country. Does it make any difference which one it is? Would it be better to apply for a thai tax ID to get some of the interest tax back later? Thanks