Exemption of withholding tax in home country

[CallumWK]

My EU bank just emailed me this.

 

Certificate
As a result, the client confirms that he requests the exemption from withholding tax regarding:
• dividends and other income spread by a Belgian investment company2 (art. 106§7 and art. 117§6 AR/CIR 92);
• Income of bonds, cash vessels and other similar instruments 3 (art. 107 §2, 5 °, Ben 10 °, 113 §3, C and art. 118 §1, 1 ° AR/CIR 92);
• income of money deposits (art. 110, 4 °, B and 117§6 AR/CIR 92);
• Foreign movable income (art. 230, 2 ° CIR 92).

 

So I can be exempt of withholding tax on my savings accounts in my home country. The money in those accounts will not be emitted to Thailand.

What does this mean for me in Thailand?

Will the Thai revenue office automatically charge me withholding tax on my interests in the EU, or only if I tell them?

The bank obviously knows my Thai TIN, because I have to fill that on the document?

I have no income in Thailand, and don't plan to transfer money either, as I have enough savings here already. Every year I claim back the withholding tax on my Thai interests, so can I claim the foreign ones as well?

I understand that I can claim back up to 60K baht in total per year?

Edited 13 hours ago by CallumWK

[KhunHeineken]

Many countries are moving towards the worldwide income taxation model. 

 

Worldwide income means any and all income earned in any and all countries, regardless of where you reside, and where the money is earned.

 

Interesting times ahead. 

Edited 12 hours ago by KhunHeineken

[georgegeorgia]

6 hours ago, CallumWK said:

My EU bank just emailed me this.

 

Certificate
As a result, the client confirms that he requests the exemption from withholding tax regarding:
• dividends and other income spread by a Belgian investment company2 (art. 106§7 and art. 117§6 AR/CIR 92);
• Income of bonds, cash vessels and other similar instruments 3 (art. 107 §2, 5 °, Ben 10 °, 113 §3, C and art. 118 §1, 1 ° AR/CIR 92);
• income of money deposits (art. 110, 4 °, B and 117§6 AR/CIR 92);
• Foreign movable income (art. 230, 2 ° CIR 92).

 

So I can be exempt of withholding tax on my savings accounts in my home country. The money in those accounts will not be emitted to Thailand.

What does this mean for me in Thailand?

Will the Thai revenue office automatically charge me withholding tax on my interests in the EU, or only if I tell them?

The bank obviously knows my Thai TIN, because I have to fill that on the document?

I have no income in Thailand, and don't plan to transfer money either, as I have enough savings here already. Every year I claim back the withholding tax on my Thai interests, so can I claim the foreign ones as well?

I understand that I can claim back up to 60K baht in total per year?

Where is this Belgian place?

 

[CallumWK]

9 hours ago, KhunHeineken said:

Many countries are moving towards the worldwide income taxation model. 

 

Worldwide income means any and all income earned in any and all countries, regardless of where you reside, and where the money is earned.

 

Interesting times ahead. 

 

Thanks for your reply, but it doesn't answer my question.

I believe that there still isn't any clarity that money earned abroad, and not remitted to Thailand, will be taxed here.

The withholding tax in my country is also 15%, only that I can't claim it back. The first 1020 euro in interests is exempted from withholding tax.

So if I get the exemption, will I automatically get taxed here, and can I claim it back, similar to the withholding taxes on my Thai accounts?

[chiang mai]

If the money is never remitted to Thailand, the Thai Revenue cannot tax that income.

[CallumWK]

1 minute ago, chiang mai said:

If the money is never remitted to Thailand, the Thai Revenue cannot tax that income.

 

But what about the withholding tax? On the certificate I have to include my TIN, so it is assumed that I pay the withholding tax elsewhere. Not?

[chiang mai]

1 minute ago, CallumWK said:

 

But what about the withholding tax? On the certificate I have to include my TIN, so it is assumed that I pay the withholding tax elsewhere. Not?

All you are telling them is that you have a tax registration in another jurisdiction, that's what they want to know and that information satisfies them. That doesn't automatically mean you actually pay tax there because the tax rules vary from country to country. Thailand cannot tax your income unless you remit it to their jurisdiction.

[foreverlomsak]

1 minute ago, chiang mai said:

Thailand cannot tax your income unless you remit it to their jurisdiction.

Correct, and IMHO any change to be able to tax "World Wide Income", will be years away as laws will need to be rewritten after obtaining  initial approval from the Government to proceed, and I don't think that approval will be obtained easily, as it would most probably hit many of them hard in their own pockets.

[KhunHeineken]

1 hour ago, CallumWK said:

I believe that there still isn't any clarity that money earned abroad, and not remitted to Thailand, will be taxed here.

As another member said, currently, if you don't move the money to Thailand, it can not be taxed in Thailand.  Similarly, if you are in Thailand under 180 days, you are not a tax resident of Thailand, thus, no tax to pay in Thailand. 

Edited 54 minutes ago by KhunHeineken

[CallumWK]

59 minutes ago, chiang mai said:

All you are telling them is that you have a tax registration in another jurisdiction, that's what they want to know and that information satisfies them. That doesn't automatically mean you actually pay tax there because the tax rules vary from country to country. Thailand cannot tax your income unless you remit it to their jurisdiction.

 

That sounds good lol

[KhunHeineken]

53 minutes ago, foreverlomsak said:

Correct, and IMHO any change to be able to tax "World Wide Income", will be years away as laws will need to be rewritten after obtaining  initial approval from the Government to proceed, and I don't think that approval will be obtained easily, as it would most probably hit many of them hard in their own pockets.

I agree, but like I said, interesting times ahead.  I wouldn't rule it out.