Thailand Tax Return and Refund

[John9]

As required for year 2024 I filled tax return online with help from Thai person as all is in Thai online. As per that I was assessed based on what I transferred in bank, No tax payable but to claim tax refund

for tax deducted on interest paid on my savings in Thai Bank. It was small amount of around 1400 THB. Having received message from Revenue to submit documents, went to Revenue department and they asked for:

1.passport copy of all pages.

2.Bank book account - all pages.

3. Income tax payment certificate from tax authority of no income.

4. Certificate of non-income in Thailand.

5. Source of Income

 

Number 1 and 2 are fine I can do. Cannot understand how to get Income tax payment certificate as per number 3 and where to get certificate of no income in Thailand - number 4.

 

Its very small amount of refund, can let it go as it is likely to cost much more than value of refund. As such I was charged 1000THb to file tax return as all was in Thai and news kept on saying its compulsory

to declare  and file return for all transfers into Thailand.

 

Any advice, comments: Please advice honestly and I thank in advance to all.

 

Am seriously looking at not to stay in Thailand more than 6 months and or leave all together. Any suggestions ?

[ukrules]

It's almost like they're deterring you from submitting this, I'm doing the less than 180 days thing at the moment until the dust settles which may or may not happen this year - then I'll give it another year just for good measure.

I've already got a place to live in Phnom Penh so that suits me just fine.

[Yumthai]

15 hours ago, John9 said:

Its very small amount of refund, can let it go as it is likely to cost much more than value of refund. As such I was charged 1000THb to file tax return as all was in Thai and news kept on saying its compulsory

to declare  and file return for all transfers into Thailand.

 

Any advice, comments: Please advice honestly and I thank in advance to all.

1. Let it go.

2. Stop believing the news.

[Card]

No need to file tax return or even get a TIN if your transfers to Thailand are not taxable.

[digger70]

Thailand Tax Return and Refund .

 

Just don't do it  it's more trouble than what it is worth.

As for the New/Old Tax rules , Wait until they May get their Act together in a Few years.

[CFCol]

On 6/6/2025 at 7:49 AM, Yumthai said:

1. Let it go.

2. Stop believing the news.

My local tax office put my tax return online for me and claimed back nearly 14,000 withholding tax. No charge.

[NoDisplayName]

On 6/5/2025 at 4:36 PM, John9 said:

Having received message from Revenue to submit documents, went to Revenue department

 

That was a boo-boo.  Don't go to TRD office, go to the filing website to check status.  There will be a list of documents you need to provide.

 

Then go ONLINE to submit requested documentation.

Not same address as online filing.

https://efiling.rd.go.th/rd-efiling-web/authen/MTA2

 

On 6/5/2025 at 4:36 PM, John9 said:

news kept on saying its compulsory

to declare  and file return for all transfers into Thailand

 

Not correct.  Only assessable remittances are included in your PIT, and if you are under certain limits, no need to file.

 

On 6/5/2025 at 4:36 PM, John9 said:

ts very small amount of refund, can let it go as it is likely to cost much more than value of refund. As such I was charged 1000THb to file tax return as all was in Thai 

 

That's strange.  There is NO FEE to file online.  There is a 200 baht fee for filing late.

 

On 6/5/2025 at 4:36 PM, John9 said:

As required for year 2024 I filled tax return online with help from Thai person as all is in Thai online.

 

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm...............1000 baht filing fee?

[flexomike]

2 hours ago, CFCol said:

My local tax office put my tax return online for me and claimed back nearly 14,000 withholding tax. No charge.

So you worked in Thailand, different scenario than someone who just sent money in from overseas. They also did mine for free, and by adding my wife on I owed no taxes, and this was all from money sent from overseas. I didn't claim my bank tax, deducted it on my US taxes.

[flexomike]

On 6/5/2025 at 4:36 PM, John9 said:

As required for year 2024 I filled tax return online with help from Thai person as all is in Thai online. As per that I was assessed based on what I transferred in bank, No tax payable but to claim tax refund

for tax deducted on interest paid on my savings in Thai Bank. It was small amount of around 1400 THB. Having received message from Revenue to submit documents, went to Revenue department and they asked for:

1.passport copy of all pages.

2.Bank book account - all pages.

3. Income tax payment certificate from tax authority of no income.

4. Certificate of non-income in Thailand.

5. Source of Income

 

Number 1 and 2 are fine I can do. Cannot understand how to get Income tax payment certificate as per number 3 and where to get certificate of no income in Thailand - number 4.

 

Its very small amount of refund, can let it go as it is likely to cost much more than value of refund. As such I was charged 1000THb to file tax return as all was in Thai and news kept on saying its compulsory

to declare  and file return for all transfers into Thailand.

 

Any advice, comments: Please advice honestly and I thank in advance to all.

 

Am seriously looking at not to stay in Thailand more than 6 months and or leave all together. Any suggestions ?

just forget about claiming your bank tax refund, not worth the hassle for such a small amount. I am in the same situation as you, I had my local tax office do my taxes and they did it for free. Didn't even ask about the bank tax as I deducted that off of my US taxes.

[JackGats]

That's very similar to what I was asked on my eFiling account by TRD. Points 3 and 4 were a bit different in my case. I was asked for proof of tax paid abroad and for proof I had not imported funds into TH. I explained why I couldn't provide 3 and 4 (I wrote it down on a piece of paper, scanned the piece of paper and uploaded that).

 

As I explained in a previous thread, I ended up paying nothing as the tax on my sole remittance and the refund I was entitled to cancelled out, at least according to TRD's back-of-the-envelope calculation.