Tax authorities go after woman for 32 million baht - she's just a store worker on 300 baht a day!

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A Thai woman has sought the advice of a lawyer after the police and tax authorities have hassled her for years for a tax payment of 32 million baht.

 

The authorities say Nanthawan Khumsri, 35,  is or was the managing director of B.E.N.C. Co. Ltd and owes the money in tax. 

 

She says she is just a humble worker at a department store in the Phu Jao Saming Phrai area of Samut Prakarn and has no idea what they are talking about. 

 

The case began 4 years ago and Nanthawan has complied with all requests to sort out what she believes is a mix-up. 

 

But after being assured that everything would be alright she now faces jail if she can't come up with 200,000 baht bail money.

 

She went to see lawyer Dr Kriangsak Pintusornsri in Samrong for help.

 

She told the media in tears that she feels like committing suicide because of the stress.

 

She has four children and a mother to worry about.

 

Source: Daily News

 

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1 minute ago, webfact said:

was the managing director of B.E.N.C. Co. Ltd and owes the money in tax. 

She wasn't a politician/army general/high ranking copper's maid a few years ago, by any chance?

Maybe she was used as a proxy and knows nothing about it,

if the taxman looks at her situation should be easy to see

if she has the funds to pay,once they have their claws into you

common sense goes out the window.

regards worgeordie

 

1 hour ago, JeffersLos said:

She wasn't a politician/army general/high ranking copper's maid a few years ago, by any chance?

since banks and ATM's have very good CCTV it shouldn't have been too difficult to investigate this womans financials  and connected bank accounts

 

Something is very obviously wrong - who is being naughty is hard to tell but this woman rightly or wrongly is right in the middle of it

Maybe the authorities should be looking at Hi-So wealthy Thai millionaires that have never paid a baht in taxes instead of picking on the vulnerable. Typical Thailand. 

I imagine taking a look at her home would be enough to clarify the situation.

If its a beautiful villa then I would suspect she is not a store worker.

If its a wooden shack with a tin roof then I would suspect she is.

Maybe someone she worked with or for has used her name and details to hide behind .

38 minutes ago, Rookiescot said:

I imagine taking a look at her home would be enough to clarify the situation.

If its a beautiful villa then I would suspect she is not a store worker.

If its a wooden shack with a tin roof then I would suspect she is.

How  about if an slk 55amg merc  is  parked outside it  though?

Strange story.

 

May be the authorities should get off their a*se and try to look into it. Should not be too hard to sort this out.

 

I forget, they need brown motivational envelopes and might even have to crawl out behind their desks and show some physical activity. No can.

2 hours ago, Mackstask said:

Maybe the authorities should be looking at Hi-So wealthy Thai millionaires that have never paid a baht in taxes instead of picking on the vulnerable. Typical Thailand. 

Tax Robbers are always pounding on the poor, while the very well to do have means and tools to escape tax.

Everywhere.

54 minutes ago, Paiman said:

May be the authorities should get off their a*se and try to look into it. Should not be too hard to sort this out.

 

3 hours ago, smedly said:

since banks and ATM's have very good CCTV it shouldn't have been too difficult to investigate this womans financials  and connected bank accounts

That would take police work.   Credentials of which are almost unheard of in Thailand.  This should have been sorted out years ago.  The fact it has taken so long just shows that they do not want to sort it out.  

3 hours ago, Mackstask said:

Maybe the authorities should be looking at Hi-So wealthy Thai millionaires that have never paid a baht in taxes instead of picking on the vulnerable. Typical Thailand. 

Same everywhere. 12 Au dollars annual tax for one Australian mega-rich, just got to know the lurks.

Her name might have been used as a nominee in a company. Key detail will be if she knew about it or not. Some people will gladly accept 500 Baht to have their ID and signatures used as bogus shareholders. Most of the time nothing happens but it can go badly wrong like in this case. 

Could not find a farang left to fit up I suppose ????

A 'nominee' shareholder perhaps.

Looking at her it's hard to believe she was a high flyer. Mabey is a case of identity fraud . Would hate to see her go to prison . Must be ways of checking into it  

21 minutes ago, PEE TEE said:

Must be ways of checking into it  

No doubt, but does anyone in the Thai government or bureaucracy give a damn?

 

At least giving it some publicity is a good start.

Maybe a major national newspaper should take up her story and investigate. Something like this is usually a journalists dream in the west.

4 hours ago, keith101 said:

Maybe someone she worked with or for has used her name and details to hide behind .

See #Posts 2, #3 and #7!

This is not surprising. Prosecution in Thailand is a money spinner for the police expecially. My secretary, who is a Chulalongkorn graduate in English was jailed for buying a  stolen car off the mafia who sold it to her. She got 18 months. She was offered no jail time and dropped charges for THB1mn. She did not pay. She could not. There are 400,000 people in jail in Thailand, mainly for drug possession. All those families wrecked, children without parents.

 

The Irony is that the mafia who sold the car to my secretary are still out free, presumably because they work and in hand with the police. I love Thailand, but i despair sometimes. 400,000 people in jail? That's nearly 1% of the adult population and a lot of screwed up families. Disgraceful.

I would like to hear how this ends

It's not her that has to come up with 200k. It's the coppers that need to come up with actual evidence that she did it.

Time for them to look up who really owned the company, geuss it doesn't excist anymore but shouldn't be that hard they where able to find this lady as well so a little hard work will get them to the real thief . 

9 minutes ago, munchlet said:

This is not surprising. Prosecution in Thailand is a money spinner for the police expecially. My secretary, who is a Chulalongkorn graduate in English was jailed for buying a  stolen car off the mafia who sold it to her. She got 18 months. She was offered no jail time and dropped charges for THB1mn. She did not pay. She could not. There are 400,000 people in jail in Thailand, mainly for drug possession. All those families wrecked, children without parents.

 

The Irony is that the mafia who sold the car to my secretary are still out free, presumably because they work and in hand with the police. I love Thailand, but i despair sometimes. 400,000 people in jail? That's nearly 1% of the adult population and a lot of screwed up families. Disgraceful.

Your secretary was a victim of Thai justice. [sorry that's an oxymoron] 

The inability of thai departments to corelate the paperwork of seemingly simple transactions is unbelievable.

The desire of the current government to Thai 4.00 does not correspond to the existing stage of Thai 0.04

4 hours ago, bodga said:

How  about if an slk 55amg merc  is  parked outside it  though?

She could be a patsy who  "purchased" many assets such as luxury cars

surreptitiously registered I her name?

Hmmm...sounds about right and typical. 

1 hour ago, geisha said:

Maybe a major national newspaper should take up her story and investigate. Something like this is usually a journalists dream in the west.

Yes, but in Thailand you are taught from birth never, ever to question your 'betters'. And in Thailand anyone who wears a uniform is considered to be your superior. That is why no journalist ever asks obvious and searching questions. They would simply be warned to know their place.

why are the police involved on a tax matter !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TIT , authorities don't care. Feel sorry for her and her family but the system must be fed, right or wrong. It's Thailand's way.