Do I need to pay taxes in Thailand if I work for 180 days on a DTV visa with no local company?

@Luit ****************

And that's all that matters to me! 👍. Why should I be concerned about other nationalities? 😆

@Steve *******

You talk about a DTA between Thailand and Australia, but the world is much bigger than only those two countries, other countries have different DTA's, so what you say about DTA is only relevant for your home country, and not the rest of the world.

@Luit ****************

I move a lot! The only time I would have to pay tax in Thailand is if I earned money here, which I don't. The tax credit proviso only comes into operation when a person does not have tax residency in another country but has paid tax in another jurisdiction. The key word in the DTA is "solely"

@Steve *******

you obviously don't know that DTA can be complex and not always ine country gets everything.

They can agree to share, depending on type of income and also declare types of income taxable for both, then most times making the tax paid in one country deductable in the other, but your DTA might be very simple, but there are a lot more countries than Australia.

How do you live in Thailand for 25 years without a permanent home?

@Luit ****************

Not really. If a DTA exists there's a tie-break process to decide which country prevails. I have a permanent home in Australia, but not in Thailand, so Australia has sole taxation rights. This is why I am not required to pay tax in Thailand

@Steve *******

DTA then decides, some income might go to one country and other income to the other country, also income taxed at both countries is possible, but nomally not above the country with the highest tax. It can be very complicated.