2 minutes ago, motdaeng said:

that would be you ... sorry, couldn't resist 

i don't know it all     but I know more than many who think they do   including you

24 minutes ago, Bday Prang said:

in english please

so could the thumbs downer please translate what he was trying to express, I hope his powers of speech are better  

I love generalized statements from "non tax officials" who broadcast generalized statements that do not apply to everyone.  It all depends on where the money comes from and what type of tax treaty Thailand has with the other end...

 

Stop broadcasting panic for no reason at all.

2 hours ago, connda said:

Have you run the numbers using the Thai tax forms?  Most people don't.  They just freak out and worry, and then jump up and down and incite others to freak out and worry. 
 "OHHHH BABY, You're in for a serious screwing!!!"

Run the numbers and then you'll know.    You can find the forms here.  https://www.rd.go.th/english/67692.html

Example:

 

I'm not paying anything to Thailand, not one baht. But I did check the numbers, hundreds of thousands of baht if added to our current tax forms. Haven't sent anything here since 2023, instead letting it grow back home. 

 

As this guy states in the video, foreigners who are giving tax advice should be shut down - they are operating illegally. Only Thai Citizens can be accredited tax advisers/lawyers (one of those Thai-only jobs) and only they can legally give tax advice in Thailand. 

Thailand is 'looking' at a global based taxation system, starting with businesses in 2026, and then maybe change away from the remittance based system for personal income taxes. That will take years to develop and get approved and implemented - only then is the issue of money brought into Thailand from overseas going to be a possible concern.  IMO ignore all the BS until the TRD announces a new global taxation system is starting - and even then I am very confident that retired Expat's pensions savings and investments etc. will be excluded. Malaysia's current tax policy exempts foreign-sourced income (FSI)  as long as the income has been subjected to tax in the country of origin, and I believe Thailand will follow that lead.

 

why are people here fighting with other posters, bickering over nothing

 

if you don't want to pay, don't

 

if they ever find out...  2000 fine ,  is to start 

 

40% to 200% on the tax due + 1.25% a month

 

do people even do the calculation first to see how much they would pay ?

 

I find it weird that only 0-150.000 is tax free

 

gifts are in the millions

 

and thai people pay only inheritance tax about 100.000.000 baht

 

makes no sense at all

 

protect the rich, as usual and let the middle class pay, as the poor declare nothing

 

I am only starting since I will get rental income and can deduct 25.000 on my health insurance

 

I will pray and pay almost nothing and do not have to worry about laws changing

 

or some genius family member of a hi-so that learns programming and connects revenue department with Immigration requests...  

 

it might not be today or tomorrow, but are you not here for the long haul ?

8 hours ago, KhunLA said:

And yet, my Oct extension, and no mention of taxes at IMM.   I'll wait till I read something in the Royal Gazette stating enforce tax laws on expats.   If that ever happens ....

 

 

Same here ..  not a word about it ..  did my Non-O marriage ext 10 days ago @ Hua Hin ..   30 minute wait and 35 minutes with the I/O

went to the K Bank @ Bluport Mall the day before for my letter.  in and out in  15 mins

Under the new guidelines, Thais with foreign income will not be taxed if they remit that income in the year it was earned or the following year. For example, if income is earned in 2025 and brought into Thailand in 2025 or 2026, it is not subject to tax.

This includes foreigners residing more than 180 days

 

can we finally put this to bed

 

although not exactly put into law there is a good chance it will be, the primary reason for this amendment is to encourage thais to remit foreign earnings into thailand - a negative affect  from the 2024 changes were they don't

 

article headline - Thailand to amend tax on foreign income remittance
 

2 hours ago, smedly said:

Under the new guidelines, Thais with foreign income will not be taxed if they remit that income in the year it was earned or the following year. For example, if income is earned in 2025 and brought into Thailand in 2025 or 2026, it is not subject to tax.

This includes foreigners residing more than 180 days

 

can we finally put this to bed

 

although not exactly put into law there is a good chance it will be, the primary reason for this amendment is to encourage thais to remit foreign earnings into thailand - a negative affect  from the 2024 changes were they don't

 

article headline - Thailand to amend tax on foreign income remittance
 

 

any source to support your claim, or is it just wishful thinking? 

 

or are you talking about a proposal that was published a few months ago but never came into effect?

 

there is so much incorrect information being spread about the whole tax topic, no wonder everyone is tired of it and doesn't want to hear anything more about it ...

2 hours ago, smedly said:

Under the new guidelines, Thais with foreign income will not be taxed if they remit that income in the year it was earned or the following year. For example, if income is earned in 2025 and brought into Thailand in 2025 or 2026, it is not subject to tax.

 

That was a plan outlined a few months ago but seems to have died a death with Anutin's arrival as Prime Minister.

31 minutes ago, treetops said:

but seems to have

 

seems to have - meaning what exactly, maybe it just hasn't been implemented yet

 

if you think it has been scrapped or abandoned  show your source, I have no such evidence so until I do I take it at face value, the article headline speaks for itself.  "Thailand to amend tax on foreign income remittance" that sounds like a statement to me

12 minutes ago, smedly said:

if you think it has been scrapped or abandoned  show your source, I have no such evidence so until I do I take it at face value, the article headline speaks for itself.

22 minutes ago, smedly said:

seems to have - meaning what exactly, maybe it just hasn't been implemented yet

 

You're quite right and personally I hope it is still in the works, but its all gone a bit quiet since Anutin got in and I fear (I know, nothing substantial) its been quietly dropped.

13 minutes ago, treetops said:

 

You're quite right and personally I hope it is still in the works, but its all gone a bit quiet since Anutin got in and I fear (I know, nothing substantial) its been quietly dropped.

I agree but saying stuff like seems to have is pure speculation without any evidence, until such evidence is fully published I will refer to the original artcle as fact,

 

everyone has an opinion on the OP which I will keep to myself , others have expressed opinion on it which I generally agree with, there are very obvious issues with the 2024 tax changes which are having a general finacial impact on Thailand which is understandable which is why the BKP article in May makes a lot of sense not to mention the complexities of implementation both for the revenue dept and individuals 

@smedly

it is a fact that, as of today, the tax regulation changes that started on 1.1.2024 are the current law. everything else is pure speculation and nothing more ... 

 

9 hours ago, motdaeng said:

@smedly

it is a fact that, as of today, the tax regulation changes that started on 1.1.2024 are the current law. everything else is pure speculation and nothing more ... 

 

well make your way to your local tax office and let us all know how you get on

 

or you can pay one of the buissneses in the OP to sort it all out for you lol the worst scammers are 

 

I bite my lip 

On 12/8/2025 at 4:08 PM, ikke1959 said:

Thailand can tax income of foreigners, but if the foreigners pay tax already in their home country, Thailand can't tax again. There is a worldwide agreement that double taxing is not done, so Thailand should negotiate with the every country how they will handle the tax.

 

Besides that I strongly believe that Thailand is unable to process all information in different languages and papers.. Where should they get the qualified people from? I pay tax in Thailand now, but because of a new tax treaty that will start in 2027 or maybe later I don't need to pay tax here anymore, but in my home country.

The complications are what paperwork  may be required to submit and then what is checked as not to be taxed. Simply not listing some income that you think or are sure would not be taxable might not be allowed.  They may expect to view everything. I personally cant5imzgine me having tomfike some thai in ome tax forms and listing my usa various income sources, then just excluding them as non taxable due to tax trezty. Seems challenging at best.  As one poster said, he will wait until he does his next extension and until some official asks for something before he worries a out it.

16 minutes ago, gk10012001 said:

The complications are what paperwork  may be required to submit and then what is checked as not to be taxed. Simply not listing some income that you think or are sure would not be taxable might not be allowed.  They may expect to view everything. I personally cant5imzgine me having tomfike some thai in ome tax forms and listing my usa various income sources, then just excluding them as non taxable due to tax trezty. Seems challenging at best.  As one poster said, he will wait until he does his next extension and until some official asks for something before he worries a out it.

I have no clue of other countries, but in the Netherlands tax is withhold directly from my income and if I pay tax in Thailand I can claim my paid taxes back.. for me it is profitable as I pay less in Thailand than in The Netherlands.  There has been a tax treaty for a long time between Thailand and the Netherlands. However probably 1 Jan 2027 it is going to change... 

21 minutes ago, gk10012001 said:

...  As one poster said, he will wait until he does his next extension and until some official asks for something before he worries a out it.

taxation has nothing to do with immigration … at least for now ...
the thai tax revenue department publishes a brochure that shows who is required to file a tax return …

(please don’t "attack" foreigners who do follow thai tax law and submit their tax return as required ...)

 

On 12/9/2025 at 5:22 PM, kimothai said:

I think you mean "tax evasion" is a criminal offence.  "Tax avoidance" is a legal method to avoid tax.

Not filing a tax form because you don't like it (who does) is evasion, not avoidance.

side question :

 

i have some THAI savings, that I accumulated for over 10 years

 

cannot get a FET from the bank, they say, have to send it to home country and back to Thailand

 

about 1.000.000 baht

 

it is no income and can proof with bankbooks it has been sitting in fixed deposits for years

 

if I ping pong it back, out via deemoney or bank and back directly to thailand, via SWIFT, so it is received as EUR

 

any chance that mister TAX man wants to tax that, as it is not income ?

 

On 12/9/2025 at 1:05 PM, Bday Prang said:

I have seen what happens when one does not wear a helmet on a motorbike in Germany,  subtle difference being this is not Germany, 

All tax offices are patient but once they have you by the short and curly's they never leave you in peace, your name is in a red file once you try taking them for fools. AI may not be used by the Thai tax office yet but it soon will be. The UK tax office for instance used it very quickly and they are now interconnected to just about everything, they will soon tax you for farting. There is an inherent arrogance in many falangs who regard Thais as being incapable....they are far from it.

1 minute ago, soalbundy said:

All tax offices are patient but once they have you by the short and curly's they never leave you in peace, your name is in a red file once you try taking them for fools. AI may not be used by the Thai tax office yet but it soon will be. The UK tax office for instance used it very quickly and they are now interconnected to just about everything, they will soon tax you for farting. There is an inherent arrogance in many falangs who regard Thais as being incapable....they are far from it.

I have never suggested the thai tax authorities are incapable, I am fully aware of the capabilities of the UK tax office having run my own Ltd company for 30+ years. They are indeed firm but also they are fair.  My tax affairs are completely in order according to them ,   I owe nothing either here or in the UK 

The only fools are those listening to advice from self appointed internet experts. 

1 hour ago, soalbundy said:

All tax offices are patient but once they have you by the short and curly's they never leave you in peace, your name is in a red file once you try taking them for fools. AI may not be used by the Thai tax office yet but it soon will be. The UK tax office for instance used it very quickly and they are now interconnected to just about everything, they will soon tax you for farting. There is an inherent arrogance in many falangs who regard Thais as being incapable....they are far from it.

It seems some people can't foresee what would be the harsh consequences on the Thai economy the day Thailand will strictly be implementing its tax law/rules (on each single Thai tax resident) as they currently are. That is maybe why it is not enforced, not because they are not capable of doing it. Thailand is not US, UK nor Singapore and will probably never be in our lifetime.

On 12/11/2025 at 12:21 PM, soalbundy said:

Not filing a tax form because you don't like it (who does) is evasion, not avoidance.

I was only commenting on the difference.  If you don't have a taxable event, then filing is not necessary and not an evasion.