4 minutes ago, Bday Prang said:

The only people who have benefitted from this are those annoying Utube "experts" illegally offering incorrect advice backed by scaremongering         The only ones who have or will suffer are those that listened to them'  

it seems we now have find the legal expert on  asiannow.

please explain your claim about "illegally offering incorrect advice" ... 

8 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

I thought the thread was about "what happened to the changes"

And the answer is, they quietly forgot about them.

From Visas to Banking  and onto Tax   nothing is as difficult as the self appointed experts  and dubious service providers on you tube tik tok  and Asean now  like to make out 

Regarding visas , the late great Ubon Joe never used scare tactics or b/s to big himself up  he didn't need to, his straight forward and accurate advice spoke for itself  

3 minutes ago, motdaeng said:

it seems we now have find the legal expert on  asiannow.

please explain your claim about "illegally offering incorrect advice" ... 

interesting use of the word "we"          I am not a legal or tax expert and have never claimed to be ,  so i will not be explaining anything  to you (all)     work it out for yourselves,   after you have filled in your tax returns of course lol 

14 minutes ago, motdaeng said:

aren't you  man?

I am retarded you will have to explain your weird  reply to me , and probably most of the others on here, But by all means run along and make your voluntary donations to the revenue department first, pay some for me whilst you are at it    Wouldn't want to get in trouble would "we"  

You are setting a fine example a true "quality expat"  carry on the good work

6 minutes ago, Bday Prang said:

I am not a legal or tax expert and have never claimed to be ,  so i will not be explaining anything  ...

how is it that you loudly accuse others (law firms, etc.) of giving incorrect legal advice, while you yourself have no understanding of tax law?

making and defending such claims speaks for itself ... 

2 minutes ago, Bday Prang said:

... But by all means run along and make your voluntary donations to the revenue department first, pay some for me whilst you are at it   

i hate to disappoint you, but in all the years i’ve been filing tax returns (roughly 12+), i haven’t paid a single baht in taxes.

on the contrary, the tax office has had to transfer a nice five-figure sum to me (and to each of my three other family members)  every single year ... 

Just now, motdaeng said:

how is it that you loudly accuse others (law firms, etc.) of giving incorrect legal advice, while you yourself have no understanding of tax law?

making and defending such claims speaks for itself ... 

What do you mean "loudly"  did I accidently use capital letters ?

  One  does not need to understand much of Thai law to know  which occupations are  totally forbidden to foreigners its not rocket science.  If you choose to take your advice from  you tube "influencers" that is entirely up to you    crack on Its no skin off my nose or anybody else.s

4 minutes ago, motdaeng said:

i hate to disappoint you, but in all the years i’ve been filing tax returns (roughly 12+), i haven’t paid a single baht in taxes.

on the contrary, the tax office has had to transfer a nice five-figure sum to me (and to each of my three other family members)  every single year ... 

  fine crack on    by the way I cannot take any grown man seriously who ends his posts with a stupid emoji 

3 hours ago, Bday Prang said:

The only people who have benefitted from this are those annoying Utube "experts" illegally offering incorrect advice backed by scaremongering         The only ones who have or will suffer are those that listened to them'  

Like it or not, world wide income tax will eventually be adopted by most countries around the world.  No more tax havens.  

 

One will have to pay world wide tax where they are a tax resident, so inside Thailand more than 180 days a year, you will pay tax on the money generated in your home country.  

 

No longer will one be able to be a tax resident of nowhere.  

1 hour ago, KhunHeineken said:

Like it or not, world wide income tax will eventually be adopted by most countries around the world.  No more tax havens.  

 

One will have to pay world wide tax where they are a tax resident, so inside Thailand more than 180 days a year, you will pay tax on the money generated in your home country.  

 

No longer will one be able to be a tax resident of nowhere.  

really ? you sound a bit too sure of yourself considering you know nothing of my personal circumstances. are you an internet expert too?  I can assure you I will not be paying any tax in Thailand or anywhere else, Not that it is any of your business

1 hour ago, KhunHeineken said:

Like it or not, world wide income tax will eventually be adopted by most countries around the world.  No more tax havens.  

 

One will have to pay world wide tax where they are a tax resident, so inside Thailand more than 180 days a year, you will pay tax on the money generated in your home country.  

 

No longer will one be able to be a tax resident of nowhere.  

I hope this does not happen for a few years. I have to pay taxes in my home country but the Thai tax brackets are much more aggressive. I am currently in the 10% bracket in my home country but currently would be in the 25% or 30%  bracket within Thailand.

 

If this happens I will move or start traveling for 7 months of the year outside Thailand at about the same cost as paying the Thai tax.

On 12/29/2025 at 10:38 AM, shdmn said:

 

Nobody I know living in Thailand has filed a return, and nobody they know has filed a return.  Not one single expat.

What you really mean is you don't know anyone that has filed due to the revised interpretation by the RD.

It is not out of the question, but unlikely you have no knowledge of anyone that had been filing on a regular basis.

When she was working, my wife did all the tax returns for the foreigners working at her company.

1 hour ago, KhunHeineken said:

No longer will one be able to be a tax resident of nowhere.  

You are making an unwarranted assumption.

I suspect a large percentage of those on the forum are already tax resident in another jurisdiction.

The issue in question has little to do with tax residency, more a case  of how dual , or multiple residencies, will be applied.

9 hours ago, ChaiyaTH said:

Nonsense, have had the account since 2018 while living here since 2013, all my friends switched using the same in the same position, many already did since 3+ years too as they never even had a Thai bank. People who had this issue simply not understand to do their KYC/address properly.

Just paid my rent to a random krungthai of landlord for the first time using it, it arrived realtime. It also was 100 baht cheaper on 480 euro than wise.

Well IAW the rules for the current temp government, they could not put into law anything that might affect the elected government now set for early February.  There are again some articles saying that they need to widen the income tax base but right now have seemed to have settled on increasing the VAT.  Depending on which of the 52 parties rules after February will determine what might or might not happen to the income tax situation.

7 hours ago, Bday Prang said:

so you decided to "assume the position"   and take it like a man 

 

7 hours ago, Bday Prang said:

The only people who have benefitted from this are those annoying Utube "experts" illegally offering incorrect advice backed by scaremongering         The only ones who have or will suffer are those that listened to them'  

I'm not quite sure why the sneering remarks. That you've opted not to submit a tax return is your choice, same as my decision to submit a tax return was mine. No I wasn't taking advice from youtubers nor did I use their services, just read the TRD website. I applied in person at my local tax office for a TIN, and then used a local accountant here in Hat Yai to complete and submit my return. As far as I'm concerned the amount of tax due wasn't particularly significant and a small price to pay for my peace of mind. I've always followed the rule that you don't give someone the stick to beat you with, as I've no idea where Thailand's tax laws will go, nor how strongly they intend to enforce them.

16 minutes ago, Stocky said:

 

I'm not quite sure why the sneering remarks. That you've opted not to submit a tax return is your choice, same as my decision to submit a tax return was mine. No I wasn't taking advice from youtubers nor did I use their services, just read the TRD website. I applied in person at my local tax office for a TIN, and then used a local accountant here in Hat Yai to complete and submit my return. As far as I'm concerned the amount of tax due wasn't particularly significant and a small price to pay for my peace of mind. I've always followed the rule that you don't give someone the stick to beat you with, as I've no idea where Thailand's tax laws will go, nor how strongly they intend to enforce them.

Did the accountant charge you a special price ?  

2 hours ago, sandyf said:

What you really mean is you don't know anyone that has filed due to the revised interpretation by the RD.

It is not out of the question, but unlikely you have no knowledge of anyone that had been filing on a regular basis.

When she was working, my wife did all the tax returns for the foreigners working at her company.

I don't think anybody is disputing the need for those working in Thailand to pay income Tax  that is a completely different matter

12 minutes ago, Bday Prang said:

Did the accountant charge you a special price ?  

I have no idea what a special price is, they charged me Bht2,000 which seemed reasonable to me.

2 minutes ago, Stocky said:

I have no idea what a special price is, they charged me Bht2,000 which seemed reasonable to me.

indeed, reassuringly cheap, 

4 hours ago, Bday Prang said:

really ? you sound a bit too sure of yourself considering you know nothing of my personal circumstances. are you an internet expert too?  I can assure you I will not be paying any tax in Thailand or anywhere else, Not that it is any of your business

I was speaking in general.  

 

I don't know of your personal circumstances, nor do I care.  

 

Depending on your age, you may not live long enough to see global world wide income tax being implemented.  That doesn't mean it isn't going to happen.   

4 hours ago, biervoormij said:

I hope this does not happen for a few years. I have to pay taxes in my home country but the Thai tax brackets are much more aggressive. I am currently in the 10% bracket in my home country but currently would be in the 25% or 30%  bracket within Thailand.

 

If this happens I will move or start traveling for 7 months of the year outside Thailand at about the same cost as paying the Thai tax.

It's not IF, it's just WHEN.  

 

You can run, but you will not be able to hide from "the tax man" either in your home country, or abroad. 

4 hours ago, sandyf said:

You are making an unwarranted assumption.

No, I am not.  Clearly, you are.  

 

4 hours ago, sandyf said:

I suspect a large percentage of those on the forum are already tax resident in another jurisdiction.

You can suspect all you like, but if one is in Thailand more than 180 day a calendar year, then they are a tax resident of Thailand.  Do you agree, or disagree with that statement?  

 

4 hours ago, sandyf said:

The issue in question has little to do with tax residency, more a case  of how dual , or multiple residencies, will be applied.

Rubbish.

 

It has everything to do with tax residency.  

On 12/29/2025 at 8:41 AM, ChaiyaTH said:

After all recent hassles and 2 bank freezes for 10+ days with 2 banks in TH, after 14 years no issue banking, decided to empty all and move to revolut instead. They ship cards to Thailand as well you can have all types of currencies + pay apple pay in 7/11 etc too. 

Also it offers to send realtime to Thai visa/mastercard cards or within a day to Thai bank accounts. Then Thailand has less to do with my finances too, can only be good. They even offer good esim cards for data on top too lol, missing out on zero benefits with the 18.99 a month plan.

All Revolut transactions conducted by Thai tax resudents are open to the Thai tax dept at will through Common Reporting Standards.

13 hours ago, Stocky said:

 

I'm not quite sure why the sneering remarks. That you've opted not to submit a tax return is your choice, same as my decision to submit a tax return was mine. No I wasn't taking advice from youtubers nor did I use their services, just read the TRD website. I applied in person at my local tax office for a TIN, and then used a local accountant here in Hat Yai to complete and submit my return. As far as I'm concerned the amount of tax due wasn't particularly significant and a small price to pay for my peace of mind. I've always followed the rule that you don't give someone the stick to beat you with, as I've no idea where Thailand's tax laws will go, nor how strongly they intend to enforce them.

great advice! No one is to blame other than oneself for not learning and knowing the rules and the possible ramifications that could result in failure to follow the rules, especially in a foreign country IMHO.

16 hours ago, Bday Prang said:

really ? you sound a bit too sure of yourself considering you know nothing of my personal circumstances. are you an internet expert too?  I can assure you I will not be paying any tax in Thailand or anywhere else, Not that it is any of your business

Watch your back!

On 12/28/2025 at 5:28 PM, Guderian said:

 

So many confusing and contradictory announcements that I doubt if the High Heidyins in the TRD really know what the plan is any more. They don't seem to have made any attempt to pursue anybody who didn't file a tax return after the 2024 tax year ended (i.e. most expats), let's hope we can say the same thing about the 2025 tax year soon to end. 

They have up to 5 years to catch up. In the meantime so do the penalties for non reporting

13 hours ago, Bday Prang said:

I don't think anybody is disputing the need for those working in Thailand to pay income Tax  that is a completely different matter

A tax return is a tax return, hardly a different matter.

11 hours ago, KhunHeineken said:

No, I am not.  Clearly, you are.  

 

You can suspect all you like, but if one is in Thailand more than 180 day a calendar year, then they are a tax resident of Thailand.  Do you agree, or disagree with that statement?  

 

Rubbish.

 

It has everything to do with tax residency.  

You seem to have a problem acknowledging tax residency in more than one jurisdiction.

You are perfectly free to think that having paid tax in one jurisdiction does not affect your liability in another, but it does not make it a fact.

Your continued attempts to post misleading comments is of little help to anyone.

On 12/29/2025 at 11:46 AM, Caldera said:

 

But you cannot open a Revolut account as a resident of Thailand. If you have proof of address for a country they support, such as your home country, you can obviously find a workaround, but that may be a great way to have your Revolut account frozen sometime down the road. Otherwise I'd be very interested, too.

Number one. Do you have someone in the UK to take mail for you? Then purchase a UK SIM card. When the A/C is activated, Revolut then accepts your Thai number from the downloaded app. SIMPLE!