snoop1130 Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 Help the country - go and have a soapy massage or enjoy some karaoke..... it's tax free! Thai media has announced what many will see as welcome news from the government - you can claim your tax back on a soapy massage or a night at the karaoke lounge. Sanook (Money) reported that the government's "Shop for the Country 2017" tax break scheme will include two of the country's most well-known vices. The incentive will allow individual taxpayers to deduct up to 15,000 baht of taxable income for the purchase of goods and services from November 11th to December 3rd. This is the third year of the scheme. Last year it only included retailers and distributors but this year it has been expanded. Patricia Mongkhonvanit, deputy director general of the Revenue Department and acting spokeswoman, confirmed the tax breaks applied to soapy massage and karaoke. The measures are designed to 'stimulate' the economy by encouraging spending and will likely cost the government 2 billion baht. However, those thinking of a night out to help the country should beware - the tax breaks don't apply to alcohol or cigarettes. Just food and soft drinks and other "services". Source: http://money.sanook.com/525225/ -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2017-11-9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer90210 Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 Can I get a tax refund if I purchase a 200's box, family size carton of condoms ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redvic Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 Always liked happy ending soapy’s ???????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wakeupplease Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 Governments usually do this when the cash piles are running low Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonmoon Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 And they want to clean up pattaya... btw prostituition is illegal in Thailand.. oh make up your mind aldy , roadmap is for 20years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouYouYou Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 15k on <deleted>, umm wonder if the girls will give me a recipt. I will say the top man sez its ok, mai pen rai na? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBadGeordie Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 3 hours ago, wakeupplease said: Governments usually do this when the cash piles are running low Sounds right, they only have $189 billion left in foreign reserves? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NRGF Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 9 hours ago, Redvic said: Always liked happy ending soapy’s ???????????? Cant imagine why you would go for a soapy without a happy ending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r136dg Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 10 hours ago, snoop1130 said: The measures are designed to 'stimulate' the economy by encouraging spending and will likely cost the government 2 billion baht. There's much more of a "stimulate" than the economy;-) I wonder if tourists can collect & cash in off receipts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob12345 Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 I will have to ask my wife to come along so they can put the receipt on her ID card number. Hope the bill will not show what happened inside otherwise its not worth the tax deduction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark01 Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 I asked for tax relief one night on beach road. Something got lost in translation. I don't think she was VAT registered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupatria Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 (edited) Who came up with this idea, "Pattaya Pimps United"? Edited November 10, 2017 by Lupatria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AhFarangJa Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 1 minute ago, Lupatria said: Who came up with this idea, a pimp? Correct......A Politician or a Policeman........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captspectre Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 It was not to long ago when the boys in brown raided the massage parlors and arrested the clients, do they get a tax break on that? or is it just the falangs who get busted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xerostar Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Most of these services are paid in cash. I'm sure nobody seriously thinks it will be declared income !When customers insist on a tax receipt they will most likely get a "discount" instead.Sent from my SM-N915F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NextStationBangkok Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 I hope it is not a spam or scam. VAT Refund allowed ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orton Rd Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Since when has karaoke been a 'vice'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyF Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 11 minutes ago, Orton Rd said: Since when has karaoke been a 'vice'? Depends if you're talking about a Karaoke bar, or a "Karaoke bar". In any case, I can't really imagine handing a receipt for a soapy massage to my HR Manager at the end of the year and asking him to sort out my tax refund. The whole company would know about it before I got back to my desk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realenglish1 Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 I think this is going to stimulate more than the economy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewsterbudgen Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 And they want to clean up pattaya... btw prostituition is illegal in Thailand.. oh make up your mind aldy , roadmap is for 20years.Some aspects of prostitution are illegal, but not soapies as long as they are licensed.Sent from my SM-A500F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracyb Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 ..and everyone lived "happily" ever after! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FritsSikkink Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 13 hours ago, observer90210 said: Can I get a tax refund if I purchase a 200's box, family size carton of condoms ? Do you pay income tax? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 54 minutes ago, xerostar said: Most of these services are paid in cash. I'm sure nobody seriously thinks it will be declared income ! When customers insist on a tax receipt they will most likely get a "discount" instead. Sent from my SM-N915F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Will we hear 'tax receipt or cash discount Sir' more often now? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FritsSikkink Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 12 hours ago, wakeupplease said: Governments usually do this when the cash piles are running low No because this will cost them money, it is to help the retailers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FritsSikkink Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 2 hours ago, r136dg said: There's much more of a "stimulate" than the economy;-) I wonder if tourists can collect & cash in off receipts? No it is deduction of income tax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micmichd Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 9 hours ago, Moonmoon said: And they want to clean up pattaya... btw prostituition is illegal in Thailand.. oh make up your mind aldy , roadmap is for 20years. What has prostitution got to do with this? Massage is kind of vegetative healing, and it's maybe sexual healing, so it's actually a medical service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinostar Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Fake News guys, so sorry na ka... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydebolle Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Well, don't get too excited over this good news yet. The expense can, most likely, only be deducted against an official VAT receipt. Well, question is, if the soapy operators are VAT registered and what kind of text goes onto the receipt. If I, as a business owner, go and get happy on my company's expense, can I counter book the soapy's VAT charge as "input VAT" my end? This is a lovely Pandora box of improbabilities - a tip to the hat of the boys in green; well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toofarnorth Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 I don't pay tax . I am on a UK pension , why am I here ? Could it be the OP pic , the one with the faceless girls. Signed .................Matron , Maechan Home for wayward girls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRUSA Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 I'm sitting here wondering if I should be saddened by or prowd Tha I have not availed myself of a soapy nor kareoke or for that matter a normal massage.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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