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I worked at a teaching job for two years and paid taxes, got a small refund actually as 400B per month was deducted. Since then, three years ago, I've been paid in cash mostly. I want to leave thailand. Will I be asked to pay back taxes somewhere between the labour office and my exit stamp at immigration or at the airport? A friend of mine took his thai wife to america and was told to pay 30,000B in back taxes after his paperwork was complete. Thank you.

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Good question, 1900. I think it's at least two questions.

A. Should you file income tax returns for the back years now, before you leave, and pay the tax, etc?

B. If you don't pay now, will you have to pay the hard way, on your way out?

Having worked for a different country's income tax service, I'd guess that A is the better way, because it would (in my country) be cheaper and easier. But I know nothing about Thai income tax.

C. Will the Ministry of Labour be concerned that you worked for years without a permit? Would they even know?

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Never worked without a permit, always 100% legal. What I need to know is because I was paid in cash with no deductions, technically I've racked up some due. Surely the labour office knows what I've earned, had to give them my contract upon my WP registration every time. But why hasn't any agency ever ask for tax due payments? It's been three years now. I'm not about to walk in there and say, Morning everyone, I must owe you folks a lot of dosh, who wants it, can I pay in cash?

I even have a tax card from the Rajabhat days, so I have a tax number and I am registered. I went home last Xmas without a hitch. Has anyone reading ever been questioned about back taxes upon his/her exit?

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Surely the labour office knows what I've earned,

I think you're giving them far to much credit. Co-ordination between Dept of Labour & Immigrant is nigh on non-existent.

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The Thai Revenue Department operates a system of file and pay on an annual basis.

The forms are called Por Ngor Dor 91 (summmary) or Por Ngor Dor 90 (full).

The system works that you file your annual tax return between 1 January and 31 March in the year following the assessement year and you are then pay excess or request a refund if one is due.

As you say that you have worked for the last three years with WPs it is strange that the WP/visas were renewed without details of your Por Ngor Dor submission.

I would therefore check with your employer for copies of the Por Ngor Dor submissions.

If you do submit tax for the last three years you will be assessed for late payment fines as well and this can be quite high.

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