Thai Tax

[lelapin]

Can anyone recommend a Tax Accountant in Pattaya who speaks good English who can help me with the Thai tax reporting that I will need to do at the end of this year. I will have received income here this year in my Thai bank account from UK and French pensions and also UK savings held in my Nationwide UK bank a/c at 31/12/23. I am a  sick 83 y.o. so would prefer that any discussions that are needed are not conduced online or outside Pattaya. A guide as to what I might expect to pay would also be appreciated.

[chiang mai]

I strongly suggest you wait until the end of the year once all the new tax forms and  instructions have been made clear by the Revenue. As of today, many uncertainties exist which even tax experts do not know the answers to.

[redwood1]

2 hours ago, lelapin said:

Can anyone recommend a Tax Accountant in Pattaya who speaks good English who can help me with the Thai tax reporting that I will need to do at the end of this year. I will have received income here this year in my Thai bank account from UK and French pensions and also UK savings held in my Nationwide UK bank a/c at 31/12/23. I am a  sick 83 y.o. so would prefer that any discussions that are needed are not conduced online or outside Pattaya. A guide as to what I might expect to pay would also be appreciated.

 

Please dont worry about this tax nonsense......Its been one year and no effort has been made to clarify anything....

[black tabby12345]

1 hour ago, redwood1 said:

 

Please dont worry about this tax nonsense......Its been one year and no effort has been made to clarify anything....

Exactly. 

From the time of beginning (in May), headlines were made by the empty barks of the tax chief; his own delusion/wishful thinking alone.

 

As of now, absolutely no guidelines of any sorts released from any sources.

 

Thai Embassy still announces on their website:

Foreign Retirees Pay  No Income Tax ( as they are

not allowed to work/run business in Thailand).

 

Do retirees pay income tax? | ThaiEmbassy.com

 

And look at its date:9/27.2024.

It means their advice is Still Current.

 

If you are retirees who can't work here,

don't ever be fooled by those accounting firms(very eager to take advantage of the expats' anxiety: Charging hefty fee for their pointless/useless consultation).

They don't know what is really  going on either.

 

 

Edited 2 hours ago by black tabby12345

[Liquorice]

4 hours ago, lelapin said:

I will have received income here this year in my Thai bank account from UK and French pensions and also UK savings held in my Nationwide UK bank a/c at 31/12/23.

Pensions are classed as a benefit, not an income.

The UK has a double taxation treaty with Thailand.

 

Relax, don't worry about anything.

[Ben Zioner]

1 hour ago, redwood1 said:

Please dont worry about this tax nonsense......Its been one year and no effort has been made to clarify anything....

 

You think it can get any clearer that the Thai revenue code and the relevant DTA?

[hotandsticky]

1 minute ago, Ben Zioner said:

 

You think it can get any clearer that the Thai revenue code and the relevant DTA?

 

No.

 

 

But it could get cloudier.

[Dan O]

45 minutes ago, black tabby12345 said:

Exactly. 

From the time of beginning (in May), headlines were made by the empty barks of the tax chief; his own delusion/wishful thinking alone.

 

As of now, absolutely no guidelines of any sorts released from any sources.

 

Thai Embassy still announces on their website:

Foreign Retirees Pay  No Income Tax ( as they are

not allowed to work/run business in Thailand).

 

Do retirees pay income tax? | ThaiEmbassy.com

 

And look at its date:9/27.2024.

It means their advice is Still Current.

 

If you are retirees who can't work here,

don't ever be fooled by those accounting firms(very eager to take advantage of the expats' anxiety: Charging hefty fee for their pointless/useless consultation).

They don't know what is really  going on either.

 

 

I don't think thaiembassy.com is a real Thai Embassy website 

[NoDisplayName]

48 minutes ago, black tabby12345 said:

Thai Embassy still announces on their website:

Foreign Retirees Pay  No Income Tax ( as they are

not allowed to work/run business in Thailand).

 

Do retirees pay income tax? | ThaiEmbassy.com

 

Dude, that's not the Thai Embassy!

It's Siam Legal.

 

But that's OK.  Get your tax advice from a clickbait law firm that uses deception to draw customers.

 

What could go worng!

[Smokin Joe]

38 minutes ago, Dan O said:

I don't think thaiembassy.com is a real Thai Embassy website 

 

If you look down at the very bottom of the page that a link was posted to it states in small letters:

 

"This website is managed by Siam Legal International – a law firm in Thailand"

 

"This is NOT the official website of the Thai Embassy"

[Pattaya57]

35 minutes ago, Smokin Joe said:

 

If you look down at the very bottom of the page that a link was posted to it states in small letters:

 

"This website is managed by Siam Legal International – a law firm in Thailand"

 

"This is NOT the official website of the Thai Embassy"

Don't have to look at the small print at bottom of page, it says it's Siam Legal in the banner at top of page

 

They seem to catch a lot of people out though with their fake "Thai Embassy" website

 

Edited 41 minutes ago by Pattaya57

[HauptmannUK]

In the OPs circumstances I honestly wouldn't worry about it.....