Do foreigners need to pay tax in Thailand?

[JJ-Thailand]

3 hours ago, motdaeng said:

my home bank's did require my thailand TIN as well ...

Many people have this problem, but most local TRD would still not issue a TIN unless you need it to file your tax return in Thailand.

 

[JJ-Thailand]

3 hours ago, JohnnyBD said:

This form is not required for expat Retirees, but I bet some will start posting that it is, now that they have seen it. There's plenty of false information being posted on these tax threads.

 

Unfortunately, the Tax Clearance Certificate already exists but hopefully we will never have to use it.
More to read about it at TRD official website: https://www.rd.go.th/english/23518.html

[JJ-Thailand]

21 hours ago, mistral53 said:

Here is an interesting tax case: 

 

Lets say I want to buy a house for THB 20 mil, I need in fact close to THB 27 mil to cover the taxation on the money I bring onto Thailand.........

 

On the other hand, if I want to buy said house for THB 20 mil, but stay under the threshold of 180 days in Thailand, no taxes are due. Problem solved? For THB 7 million I can comfortably travel around the world for 6 months - and spend the money on myself, blow and girls, instead of getting it siphoned off into the abyss of taxation.

 

Other creative solutions?

 

Don't buy the house! 

[JJ-Thailand]

The Thai government wants to attract more foreigners to Thailand by imposing taxes on us. Brilliant idea! 😂😂😂