Useful Web Site

[Farma]

I feel the site listed below is very informative and will assist many TV members in their quest for answers to commonly asked questions. I’ve included the table of contents from the site of Business International Associates Limited to give an idea of the information available.

http://bia.serverbox.net/003.html

THAILAND BUSINESS AND LEGAL GUIDE

Table of Contents

CONTACT DETAILS

DEDICATION

INTRODUCTION

1. FOREIGN BUSINESS RESTRICTIONS

2. THE UNITED STATES – THAILAND TREATY OF AMITY

3. BUSINESS PROMOTION INCENTIVES

4. BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS

5. DUTIES OF DIRECTORS AND RIGHTS OF SHAREHOLDERS

6. JOINT VENTURES

7. LAND BUILDINGS AND CONDOMINIUMS

8. FACTORIES

9. LABOR

10. MINING

11. PETROLEUM INDUSTRY

12. PERSONAL TAXES

13. VALUE ADDED TAX & SPECIFIC BUSINESS TAX

14. CORPORATE INCOME TAX

15. OTHER TAXES

16. DOUBLE TAXATION TREATIES

17. CUSTOMS

18. EXCHANGE CONTROLS

19. WORK PERMITS

20. IMMIGRATION

21. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

22. TRADE REGULATION AND MONOPOLIES

23. TELECOMMUNICATIONS, IT AND E-COMMERCE

24. CONSUMER PROTECTION

25. BANKRUPTCY, LIQUIDATION AND CORPORATE RESTRUCTURING

26. CIVIL LITIGATION

27. ARBITRATION

28. UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION LAW

Edited August 6, 2007 by Maestro
Updated link, as provided by OP.

[cdnvic]

Looks very useful. Thanks for that.

Can some of the experts here pick over it and give a proper critique?

Thanks

cv

[giffarine]

Thanks for the valuable information, http://bia.serverbox.net/003.html very useful to my principle HQ setting up branches here in the near future.

Edited August 6, 2007 by Maestro
Updated link.

[hans9985]

very useful ,thank you

[Farma]

The original link to the guide is now obsolete.

The new link to the guide is http://bia.serverbox.net/003.html

(mods, if possible please update the link in the original post)

[chinger]

Very useful indeed. Good Job done.

Edited April 16, 2007 by chinger

[Daisy75]

Thank you.

[spikegomez]

Thank you for updating the guide link, thaks for the good job.... this is a kind of a big help to us...

[chiangmaibruce]

Hi. Hope this is OK to post here as it's on the topic of useful business info in Thailand, and its more up-to-date ... the following book is being released this week and should prove quite valuable to those considering a Thai investment. The book will not be available outside Asia until about March 2010, but can be ordered directly from the publisher.

http://www.silkwormbooks.com/catalog/info/...guide-thailand/

Edited December 21, 2009 by chiangmaibruce

[djlest]

well done - someone put in a lot of effort...

ill get through it and leave a comment soon...

[lily128]

Thats very nice of you. Thanks

[TigerWan]

RE Amity

I've contacted several business advice type services, Sunbelt included and not a one has mentioned the fact a Amity Treaty company has to be incorporated in the US first as stated in the link .

Any response?

[Mario2008]

I found an English translation of the Thai Limited Companies Law Code

You cna find it here: http://www.thailawforum.com/database1/limited-company-thailand.html

[BigJohnnyBKK]

<br />RE Amity<br /><br />I've contacted  several business advice type services, Sunbelt included  and not a one has mentioned the fact a  Amity Treaty company has to be incorporated in the US first as stated in  the link .<br /><br />Any response?<br />

<br /><br /><br />

From my very limited research, I came away with the understanding that in the current environment, forming an Amity company would be quite involved and expensive, and therefore only suitable for a large real business operation, not personal convenience (unless for a wealthy individual).

Law firms specializing in the needs of individual expats will perhaps be able to set one up, but IMO may put you on a shaky foundation. I would suggest that it would require the services of a law firm with international expertise and a proven track record with large multinational corporate clients.

Such firms of course charge rates not far different from what you would pay back home (retainer up front, hundreds of USD per "hour" worked, etc.)

[JackKern]

Thanks for the share!

[ThailandInvestmentGuide]

<snip>the following book is being released this week and should prove quite valuable to those considering a Thai investment. The book will not be available outside Asia until about March 2010, but can be ordered directly from the publisher.<snip>

Just a quick update on my earlier post. "Your Investment Guide to Thailand" has since had a further hard-copy edition and many further e=book editions. If you visit the web site (or the page in amazon.com) you can view the Table of Contents to get a better understanding of the broad range of topics addressed

[Paul Miller]

Thank you for a useful infomation.