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Then you get the greedy agents who blatantly break the law to line their own pockets.

100% the police will have been paid off too

Don't let yourself get in a situation where you end up at the police station. That's where the problems start.

But we have a few, actually it seems more than a few "good boys" who insist on trying to pay tax when in fact there is no need to even file a return and so giving the Thais ideas on how they could get more money from the farang. So with all the volunteers visiting tax offices who knows what may come of that

Serves you right. No need to go anywhere near a tax office. Another one who seems to be volunteering to pay Thai tax. Yawwwn

And you have every right to be suspicious. I believe there are various groups who's interests are best served by pushing expats to obtain TINs and file unnecessary tax returns

Very sensible and in my opinion accurate information. Do not listen to the scaremongers and opportunistic chancers. Let me know when the first farang is either arrested or refused a visa extension because he hasn't filed a Thai tax return. It won't happen

Just need some tourists to beat up a few jet ski operators

Shame the UK didn't

Isn't he with most comments?

Almost certainly, and with the wealth he has there will be some very senior people being paid for various services.

In the UK they import his type by the thousands. Perhaps his problem here is there are no free handouts

I do hope that those who seem hell bent on getting the Thais to acknowledge their efforts to be good boys and pay their taxes aren't going to make things more difficult for the rest of us. If we all do nothing then all this Thai tax nonsense will go away.

Sounds to me like you're eager to pay Thai tax.

What I meant was that in Thailand there are restrictions on property ownership and visas ect for foreigners and that's not to mention benefit payments and free housing that have been thrown at these people by western countries. Much more difficult for them to get their feet under the table here As it is now, these punks will soon be gone or can be refused visa extensions. No do-gooder woke brigade types trying to play the system to enable them to stay here like there are in the UK for instance