My Thai Tax Office Tax Filing Experience...

[CallumWK]

3 minutes ago, NoDisplayName said:

Why would you file when your ASSESSABLE remittances are zero?

 

Why would you declare NON assessable funds, when there is no provision on the tax forms to deduct them?

 

I have a tax ID for many years, but haven't remitted any funds to Thailand in recent years, though I claim back withholding taxes every year.

So this year, when I went to the revenue office, I asked the lady who could speak English well.

If you remit funds to Thailand, and the total is below the threshold of your tax free allowance, you don't need to file.

But if the total is higher than your tax free allowance, you need to file, regardless if they are assessable or not.

[LOG54]

6 minutes ago, NoDisplayName said:

 

Why would you do that?

 

Why would you file when your ASSESSABLE remittances are zero?

 

Why would you declare NON assessable funds, when there is no provision on the tax forms to deduct them?

 

Why would you declare NON assessable funds at all, when WE self-determine whether remittances must be declared?

 

If you couldn't file online, you could have simply said "I only brought in savings, no salary or pension" and not given any numbers at all.

Pls read before arguing..I said this is the testimony of someone who went to one RD office close to Chiang Mai, not me.. and according to the majority of testimonies RD offices ask for copy of the bank books where transfers appear

[CallumWK]

1 minute ago, LOG54 said:

Pls read before arguing..I said this is the testimony of someone who went to one RD office close to Chiang Mai, not me.. and according to the majority of testimonies RD offices ask for copy of the bank books where transfers appear

 

In fact, in the Jomtien revenue office, there is a document at the counters where you file your returns, that they want a bank statement for the whole year of those accounts

[NoDisplayName]

On 3/7/2025 at 6:20 PM, aldriglikvid said:

Own a local thai brokerage account and received 200k in dividends from a Thai company - of which 15% immediately was taxed as per withholding tax. 

 

Just wondering.......what Thai companies are you invested in?  Average dividend payout on the SET is 3.5%.

 

So if just average companies, you've got 5,714,285 baht invested?

[NoDisplayName]

4 minutes ago, LOG54 said:

Pls read before arguing..I said this is the testimony of someone who went to one RD office close to Chiang Mai, not me.. and according to the majority of testimonies RD offices ask for copy of the bank books where transfers appear

 

Sure............ASSESSABLE transfers.

 

They don't need statements, or anything, showing something not declared.  NON assessable remittances are not income, and do not enter into the PIT calculations.

 

Anywho, I thought you were reporting in the third person.

[redwood1]

46 minutes ago, NoDisplayName said:

 

Why would you do that?

 

Why would you file when your ASSESSABLE remittances are zero?

 

Why would you declare NON assessable funds, when there is no provision on the tax forms to deduct them?

 

Why would you declare NON assessable funds at all, when WE self-determine whether remittances must be declared?

 

If you couldn't file online, you could have simply said "I only brought in savings, no salary or pension" and not given any numbers at all.

 

Well some of the posters in these tax treads are hell bent on paying taxes no matter what anyone says......And they will beat down the door of the tax office demanding to be allowed to pay taxes, no matter how often they are turned away.....Even if they have been told repeatedly they dont need to file...

 

Yes its simply unbelievable to most of us....But true....

[NoDisplayName]

40 minutes ago, CallumWK said:

If you remit funds to Thailand, and the total is below the threshold of your tax free allowance, you don't need to file.

But if the total is higher than your tax free allowance, you need to file, regardless if they are assessable or not.

 

Wow!  Another TRD staffer that doesn't know tax regulations.

Both statements incorrect.

 

Hub of "Makin' it up as ya goes Along"

[CallumWK]

1 minute ago, NoDisplayName said:

 

Wow!  Another TRD staffer that doesn't know tax regulations.

Both statements incorrect.

 

Hub of "Makin' it up as ya goes Along"

 

And what are your qualifications, other than trolling?

[NoDisplayName]

10 minutes ago, CallumWK said:

 

And what are your qualifications, other than trolling?

 

Me?  Reading the tax reg'lations.

You can find most of it in English.

Pretty straightforward as to who has to file and when.

[CallumWK]

18 hours ago, NoDisplayName said:

19 hours ago, CallumWK said:

If you remit funds to Thailand, and the total is below the threshold of your tax free allowance, you don't need to file.

But if the total is higher than your tax free allowance, you need to file, regardless if they are assessable or not.

Wow!  Another TRD staffer that doesn't know tax regulations.

Both statements incorrect.

 

Hub of "Makin' it up as ya goes Along"

 

18 hours ago, NoDisplayName said:

18 hours ago, CallumWK said:

 

And what are your qualifications, other than trolling?

Me?  Reading the tax reg'lations.

You can find most of it in English.

Pretty straightforward as to who has to file and when.

 

 

You mean like these? Of course you will know it all better.

 

https://www.expattaxthailand.com/your-questions-answered/

 

 

 

[TheAppletons]

22 hours ago, CallumWK said:

 

I have a tax ID for many years, but haven't remitted any funds to Thailand in recent years, though I claim back withholding taxes every year.

So this year, when I went to the revenue office, I asked the lady who could speak English well.

If you remit funds to Thailand, and the total is below the threshold of your tax free allowance, you don't need to file.

But if the total is higher than your tax free allowance, you need to file, regardless if they are assessable or not.

 

   As you have pointed out, if you have no assessable income then you don't need to file.

 

  That makes your "lady" wrong when she stated that "if the total is higher than your tax free allowance, you need to file, regardless if they are assessable or not."  No, you don't.  

 

  You can remit non-assessable income well in excess of the "tax free allowance" and never have to file.

 

  

 

  

[CallumWK]

10 minutes ago, TheAppletons said:

 

   As you have pointed out, if you have no assessable income then you don't need to file.

 

  That makes your "lady" wrong when she stated that "if the total is higher than your tax free allowance, you need to file, regardless if they are assessable or not."  No, you don't.  

 

  You can remit non-assessable income well in excess of the "tax free allowance" and never have to file.

 

  

 

  

 

Yes I mis formulated my post, and misread the post which I replied to.

 

The point I tried to make was actually contradicting scaremonger heineken, who claims everyone has to file a return, or don't get a visa extension anymore

[NoDisplayName]

3 hours ago, CallumWK said:

You mean like these? Of course you will know it all better.

 

Yes, like those.

 

Your particular TRD staffer was misteaken.  Just as the one earlier who had someone declare their non-assessable income, and then fudge a makeshift method to deduct it......

 

Don't expect all the staffers everywhere to be up to speed on the new laws.  Do your own research.