webfact Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 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 -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2020-07-08 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JeffersLos Posted July 8, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 8, 2020 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? 11 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post worgeordie Posted July 8, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 8, 2020 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 30 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post smedly Posted July 8, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 8, 2020 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 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mackstask Posted July 8, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 8, 2020 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. 22 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rookiescot Posted July 8, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 8, 2020 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. 20 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post keith101 Posted July 8, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 8, 2020 Maybe someone she worked with or for has used her name and details to hide behind . 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bodga Posted July 8, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 8, 2020 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? 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Paiman Posted July 8, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 8, 2020 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. 15 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hansnl Posted July 8, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 8, 2020 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. 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post yellowboat Posted July 8, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 8, 2020 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. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chassa Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Crash999 Posted July 8, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 8, 2020 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. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Could not find a farang left to fit up I suppose ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightSky Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 A 'nominee' shareholder perhaps. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PEE TEE Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 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 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfd101 Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 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. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geisha Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Maybe a major national newspaper should take up her story and investigate. Something like this is usually a journalists dream in the west. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambum Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 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! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post munchlet Posted July 8, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 8, 2020 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. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natway09 Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 I would like to hear how this ends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A1Str8 Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 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. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanaplaza666 Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 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 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overt2016 Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 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 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Captain Monday Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeptic7 Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Hmmm...sounds about right and typical. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkok Barry Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Warrior Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 why are the police involved on a tax matter !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAMHERE Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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