My Thai Tax Office Tax Filing Experience...

[WingNut]

8 hours ago, potless said:

I find the advice from the head of the department to provide supporting documents a touch odd, in that had you filed online, there would be no such requirement or facility to do that as far as I know, (maybe I am wrong).

May I ask if the bank statements you provided were originals and did the tax office keep them? I.e. you dont have them anymore.

 

I believe you can scan and upload additional documents when filing online if you so choose to do so, but I'm not certain. 
 

Yes, I had gone to the bank and requested they print out 12 months of 2024 original bank statements for me to submit to the tax office as part of my tax filing. I submitted those originals together with my tax return and they were stapled and attached to my PRD90 when it was submitted. 

Submitting original bank statements for tax purposes is no different from what I already do each year when renewing my long-term visa. The Thai Immigration Department requires me to submit 12 months of original bank statements as part of the visa extension process, so this procedure of submitting and handing over original bank statements to a Thai government office is nothing new.

[NoDisplayName]

23 minutes ago, WingNut said:

Yes, I had gone to the bank and requested they print out 12 months of 2024 original bank statements for me to submit to the tax office as part of my tax filing. I submitted those originals together with my tax return and they were stapled and attached to my PRD90 when it was submitted. 

 

 

This would be new.  I submitted in person in Bangkok way back when, and spoke with the TRD lady at a Korat subdistrict office last year.

 

Neither wanted bank statements to document remittances, were satisfied with my handwritten list of bank transfers and my unsupported claim they were "prior savings."

 

Only required bank paperwork was the interest withholding tax statement needed to apply for refund.

[WingNut]

16 minutes ago, NoDisplayName said:

 

This would be new.  I submitted in person in Bangkok way back when, and spoke with the TRD lady at a Korat subdistrict office last year.

 

Neither wanted bank statements to document remittances, were satisfied with my handwritten list of bank transfers and my unsupported claim they were "prior savings."

 

Only required bank paperwork was the interest withholding tax statement needed to apply for refund.

Great, whatever works. Hopefully, there won’t be any questions about it from them in the future. I’m not saying there’s only one way to do things, I’m just sharing what I did.

 

What I submitted wasn’t a requirement; it was simply a suggestion from the department head to include some supporting documentation for the income figure I reported from my overseas remittances in 2024.

 

That said, I’m a bit confused. You mentioned filing tax returns in years prior to 2024 for money you had transferred in at the time. Why would you have done that before 2024?

[NoDisplayName]

17 minutes ago, WingNut said:

Great, whatever works. Hopefully, there won’t be any questions about it from them in the future. I’m not saying there’s only one way to do things, I’m just sharing what I did.

 

What I submitted wasn’t a requirement; it was simply a suggestion from the department head to include some supporting documentation for the income figure I reported from my overseas remittances in 2024.

 

That said, I’m a bit confused. You mentioned filing tax returns in years prior to 2024 for money you had transferred in at the time. Why would you have done that before 2024?

 

Had a non-O 2016-2019, filed several times for interest/dividend withholding tax refund.  First time around when applying for the TIN, tax lady warned that remittances, including the 800K deposit for retirement, could potentially be assessable if current year income.  As only remitted prior savings, not a problem.

 

Non-O died when wife and I were trapped in China during the covids.  That worked out for the best, we sent our non-resident China earnings to Thailand while non-resident, used that to buy the house and land and car, unquestionably non-assessable for both of us.

[JimGant]

1 hour ago, WingNut said:

I don't know what your second question refers to exactly, but I didn't find any of her subordinates to be clueless. 

I guess I misinterpreted this:

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The woman who accepted my tax filing also showed no interest in reviewing my attached documents in general. She only asked what they were and why I was submitting them

Sounds clueless to me.

[potless]

2 hours ago, WingNut said:

Yes, I had gone to the bank and requested they print out 12 months of 2024 original bank statements for me to submit to the tax office as part of my tax filing. I submitted those originals together with my tax return and they were stapled and attached to my PRD90 when it was submitted. 

Thanks for the reply.

[NoDisplayName]

21 minutes ago, JimGant said:

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he woman who accepted my tax filing also showed no interest in reviewing my attached documents in general. She only asked what they were and why I was submitting them

Sounds clueless to me.

 

Not clueless.  Just perplexed as to why crazy foreign man would submit so much unnecessary paperwork.

[KhunHeineken]

6 hours ago, offset said:

Simple question the 120000baht figure is for a married couple, if not barrier but have a child to support would that figure be 90000baht

 

In most cases regarding foreigners here, the wife is "the child support." 

[offset]

1 hour ago, KhunHeineken said:

In most cases regarding foreigners here, the wife is "the child support." 

 

Understand but I have court order giving me 100% custody 

 

Another case would be if the mother is dead and the father is looking after the child

[WingNut]

6 hours ago, JimGant said:

I guess I misinterpreted this:

Sounds clueless to me.

 

Someone had suggested that submitting a bunch of bank statements with your tax filing might invite unnecessary scrutiny or questioning from a lower-level TRD clerk. My response was meant to clarify that when I submitted my tax filing along with my bank statements, the clerk receiving my documents had no interest in scrutinizing them or asking many questions.

 

I simply mentioned to her that I attached my bank statements showing the incoming transfers that added up to the total income figure I reported for the year. She made a note on one of the pages. I also pointed out that I had used a highlighter pen on the relevant transactions to make them easier to identify. That was the extent of the interaction on my attached bank statements, there was no further questioning or review.