Hello! I am a web designer and just moved to Thailand. I am working project based for companies in Europe, mainly UK. When the project is ready I invoice my clients. Do I have to pay tax to England or Thailand? Or both? Or maybe no tax at all (that sounds too good to be true though! ) Do I need to have a work permit and a company in Thailand? How else could I issua an invoice?

Any advice is welcome, thank you!

Don't know about the UK tax issue but I know an American would have to at least declare it, and whether or not tax is due depends on the amount. Obviously your corporate clients will be declaring your invoices as deductable expenses so not advisable from a practical POV to try to hide anything that way.

WRT to Thailand technically you are breaking the law if you don't have a work permit and the proper visa.

In practice as long as you keep your head down - don't advertise publicly that you're working here, as far as the Thais know you are just a student, tourist, whatever your visa says - you should be OK on that front and of course therefore don't pay local tax.

Be especially careful not to open yourself up to blackmail, e.g. when a GF goes sour on you. . .

Edited May 26, 201214 yr by BigJohnnyBKK

Yes you are suppose to pay tax in the UK....and yes your suppose to have a WP in Thailand.

Are you a British national ?

To be legal you could set up a Thai company get the WP..invoice the UK and you may get around the UK tax, but you would need to pay it in Thailand....Dont mess around with HMRC, as they are not stupid

Which ever way you play it, you will be paying tax somewhere

good luck applying for WP. where is your office? no. who are your employee? no.

Edited May 27, 201214 yr by farang000999

good luck applying for WP. where is your office? no. who are your employee? no.

Why ? if the OP set it up properly....THB 2.0mill Ltd Thai company, correct number of employees etc...it may be feasible, however if trying to do it on cheap...you are most likely correct