Revenue Department boss calls on tax residents in Thailand to file 2024 returns by March 31

[KhunHeineken]

On 1/13/2025 at 3:51 PM, MikeN said:

Westpac..."we think you are living overseas, prove otherwise or we freeze your bank account until you supply tax ID, and fill in these FATCA/CRS forms". Also have a backup account with NAB, who haven't said a thing...yet.

Strange. 

 

I also have a Westpac account.  I didn't receive any correspondence like that. 

 

What I do get from them, every few years, is a request to update my tax residency status.  Resident / Non Resident.  I say I am a resident for tax purposes.  I don't hear anything back about it for  few years until they ask the same question. 

 

Australia is proposing to change its current 90 year old laws around tax residency to a time based and physical presence model, the same as Thailand, but for 183 days.  This will take away ALL the loopholes, and non resident tax is 30% from $0 to $135,000.  

 

It's been well debated in the Australia forum, but basically, the aged pension is deemed to be an income, there is no tax free threshold in the non resident tax brackets, the aged pension is not covered by a DTA, if you are outside of Australia for 183 days you will be deemed a non resident for tax purposes, non resident tax start at 30% from zero dollars,  there are no exemptions or means testing mentioned in the proposed changes.  Put all of this together, and make of it what you will.    

[InlandSea]

Hoping you a lot figure this out by March of 2026.

[redwood1]

pattayamail

 

http://www.pattayamail.com/news

 

 

https://www.pattayamail.com/latestnews/news/pattaya-expats-receive-updates-on-overseas-remittances-and-income-tax-487289

 

I am pretty sure Thomas Carden is not a Thai citizen......So Mr Carden  maybe should be sent to jail for doing a job reserved for Thais....Giving Tax advice......

 

Not to mention its in bad taste to be pumping your company  while giving said tax advice....

 

And why does not Mr. Carden put out a disclaimer.....That all his advice is HIS opinion....?

 

Also if Mr Carden does not know if buying a condo with money brought into Thailand is taxable or not, he should not be giving  tax advice....

 

[oldcpu]

1 hour ago, redwood1 said:

 

https://www.pattayamail.com/latestnews/news/pattaya-expats-receive-updates-on-overseas-remittances-and-income-tax-487289

 

From that link I note:

 

"Patcha explained that some expats were not required to obtain a Thai tax identification number or fill in a tax return. These were foreigners present in Thailand for less than 180 days in the calendar year 2024, those who had not transmitted cash from abroad, those who had transferred only income they had earned up to 31 December 2023 and holders of the 10-year Long Term Residence (LTR) Visa."

 

...

 That supports the view of some that associated foreugn income for those quoted cases  that the income ftom those cases are not assessable and are nominally not to be used as justification for a tax ID. .. 

 

1 hour ago, redwood1 said:

Also if Mr Carden does not know if buying a condo with money brought into Thailand is taxable or not, he should not be giving  tax advice....

 

I speculate here that perhaps this may still be under discussion internal to the Thai RD.

[KhunHeineken]

On 1/16/2025 at 12:39 PM, redwood1 said:

I am pretty sure Thomas Carden is not a Thai citizen......So Mr Carden  maybe should be sent to jail for doing a job reserved for Thais....Giving Tax advice......

How do YOU know Mr. Carden is even in Thailand?

[4myr]

On 1/16/2025 at 9:26 PM, oldcpu said:

 

From that link I note:

 

"Patcha explained that some expats were not required to obtain a Thai tax identification number or fill in a tax return. These were foreigners present in Thailand for less than 180 days in the calendar year 2024, those who had not transmitted cash from abroad, those who had transferred only income they had earned up to 31 December 2023 and holders of the 10-year Long Term Residence (LTR) Visa."

 

...

 That supports the view of some that associated foreugn income for those quoted cases  that the income ftom those cases are not assessable and are nominally not to be used as justification for a tax ID. .. 

 

Patcha did not mention DTA exemptions as being non assessable or non declarable. Is this an opening for applying Carden’s tax filing services? As Carden’s remark to file an alert does not make sense to me, as there is no way to enter it into the form

 

Answering questions, Mr Carden said that the Thai government had promised to honor double taxation treaties with 61 countries. However, these were all unique and could not be used as some kind of blanket immunity. He suggested that an expat should refer to the applicable terms in the submitted tax form by way of a caveat or alert.

 

 

[Jingthing]

A minor update regarding an issue I've been very interested in -- the taxation of IRA accounts and 401K by Thailand.

expattaxthailand has been crystal clear about this though some members are saying something wildly different than this:

 

Those are seen as private pensions.

Disbursements are fully accessable if remitted to Thailand as a Thai tax resident

Balance of such accounts on December 31, 2023 completely irrelevant.

Accounting for disbursements on a cost basis profit analysis of specific holdings as you would for a non retirement investment account is NOT a thing.

 

What is my the minor update I speak of?

An assertion that the information they give is all run by the revenue department for confirmation of accuracy.

 

Take it or leave it. 

Hoping it isn't like that doesn't cut it.

[JimGant]

1 hour ago, Jingthing said:

Balance of such accounts on December 31, 2023 completely irrelevant.

Jingthing, we'll never agree on this -- so I guess you'll pay taxes on any remittances from your IRA, and I won't.

 

And, should I ever be audited, I'll flash the Por 162 definition:

Quote

Order No. Por.162/2566, issued on November 20, 2023, provides further clarification. It states that the new interpretation should not apply to foreign-sourced income earned before January 1, 2024.

 

All the money in my Traditional IRA was foreign sourced income. Most were the original income deposits several decades ago. Subsequently, as the IRA was in securities, every year unrealized capital gains were "realized," i.e., became income. However, as they were in an IRA, they were reinvested. Thus, as of Dec 31, 2023 -- my IRA consisted totally of foreign sourced income -- which is what Por 162 is about.

 

I know Expatthai tax says, nope, that income must be in a bank account to qualify for Por 162 exemption. Don't know where they got that from -- maybe at a cocktail party with TRD agents. But their say-so ain't good enough for me. So, any other agencies out there, that you've heard of, saying the same thing about only bank accounts?

 

I would think, if you plan to pay taxes to Thailand on your remitted IRA proceeds, that you would get some reassurance from Expatthai tax. Would love to hear their side of this story.