A Slightly Different Visa Question

[bigtime]

topics similar to this have been addressed before, but i haven't found any described situations yet that are the same as mine, so here is my situation :

I am a Canadian, married for 10+ years to a thai wife, and I have an O visa (spouse class) and live in Thailand. I had no intention of ever working here, but after being here nearly a year I'm getting a bit bored to be perfectly honest. Also, several people who know my work background have been begging me to help them with their businesses. The problem is, I have no interest whatsoever in getting a FT job with a big company (the kind of job you normally need to get a work permit). I just want to do little jobs here and there to help friends, and have something to do. At the same time, I do not want to be illegal, opening myself up to being rolled and/or fined. In an ideal world, I would hope to be able to get the ability to do paid work here and there and pay taxes on it, by setting up a small consulting company with myself as the sole employee. I realize thailand isn't like that - if you don't invest millions of baht you can go to hel_l. (that's my interpretation of the attitude anyway)

any advice or tips from anyone who's done this or has solid knowledge on the rules? I would have no problem demonstrating to the thai authorities that I am an expert in my field if that helps at all. All I want is to be able to help friends on little 2 week projects here and there without worrying about being nabbed for working illegally.

[Soutpeel]

Have you considered getting a temporary work permit AKA an emergency WP, you can get them for a period of upto 15 days.

The problem with this route as far as I believe is that its a one time deal per year, but saying that know of people who have got away with multiples in a year, so suppose its a case of who is requesting this type of WP and for what reason.

Maybe do a bit of research on the exact rulings, it might be an option.

[Maestro]

bigtime, for what you have in mind the simplest company form, the ordinary partnership, might be ideal.

http://www.siam-legal.com/Business-in-Thai...partnership.php

No minimum capital investment. Just you and your wife as partners (shareholders). If a second Thai employee is needed, for the work permit, this can be your maid.

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Maestro