Paying Tax In Thailand

[skybluestu]

Hi,

I've been employed in Thailand since May 2008 as a Teacher but my wages are paid directly into my bank account each month with no deductions. I remember reading that you don't start to pay tax here until you have been working 18-24months, can someone clarify this for me please and, if possible, give me an idea of the % I will have to pay when I do start.

Thanks in advance.

[Soutpeel]

I remember reading that you don't start to pay tax here until you have been working 18-24months, can someone clarify this for me please and, if possible, give me an idea of the % I will have to pay when I do start.

Thanks in advance.

Well thats completely wrong, you start paying tax at the end of your first months employment.

On the %.....no idea as you dont give your salary...but am guessing you are on about 30k -50k month...so suggest around 5-6%...

You shouldnt have to be concerned about this, as the school should take it off you as a matter of course...I am assuming here you are registered for tax in Thailand and also assume you have a WP...if you dont have a WP, you will not be registered for tax...hence the school will not be taking tax off you..because you are working illegally..

[skybluestu]

I remember reading that you don't start to pay tax here until you have been working 18-24months, can someone clarify this for me please and, if possible, give me an idea of the % I will have to pay when I do start.

Thanks in advance.

Well thats completely wrong, you start paying tax at the end of your first months employment.

On the %.....no idea as you dont give your salary...but am guessing you are on about 30k -50k month...so suggest around 5-6%...

You shouldnt have to be concerned about this, as the school should take it off you as a matter of course...I am assuming here you are registered for tax in Thailand and also assume you have a WP...if you dont have a WP, you will not be registered for tax...hence the school will not be taking tax off you..because you are working illegally..

Thanks, yes I do have a WP and am in the process of having a tax# allocated but the school is dealing with that. I'm sure I have read on Thaivisa that you are exempt from paying tax your 1st year if you don't work the full year but maybe I misread it.

[Soutpeel]

I remember reading that you don't start to pay tax here until you have been working 18-24months, can someone clarify this for me please and, if possible, give me an idea of the % I will have to pay when I do start.

Thanks in advance.

Well thats completely wrong, you start paying tax at the end of your first months employment.

On the %.....no idea as you dont give your salary...but am guessing you are on about 30k -50k month...so suggest around 5-6%...

You shouldnt have to be concerned about this, as the school should take it off you as a matter of course...I am assuming here you are registered for tax in Thailand and also assume you have a WP...if you dont have a WP, you will not be registered for tax...hence the school will not be taking tax off you..because you are working illegally..

Thanks, yes I do have a WP and am in the process of having a tax# allocated but the school is dealing with that. I'm sure I have read on Thaivisa that you are exempt from paying tax your 1st year if you don't work the full year but maybe I misread it.

Sorry mate....think you mis-read something, you pay tax in Thailand (as in other countries) from day one, there is no exemption for the first year...

[TerryLH]

What the OP may have read, and misunderstood, is that if you work less than a year you may not have made enough to owe any taxes for that year.

You are still required to file. The tax receipt they give you, even if it's for 0 taxes owed, is what immigration will want to see when you go for a visa extension.