How are expats in Thailand managing their 180-day visa stamps and tax obligations?

@Sam *****

it is very interesting for DTV holders

@Irina ***

Who told you that fairy tale?

@Irina ***

that's not correct

@Andy ***********

Incorrect the visa does have everything to do with taxation, if you actually use it as it was designed: 5 year with 6 month entries each time.

Meaning over 180 days you become a tax resident. Even you think to be smart and leave 180 days elsewhere, you can still be deemed a tax resident if most of your economic activity takes place in Thailand. This is the same in the west.

People have a lot of wrong understandings about how it works, you won't be avoiding it legally.

This is all globally changing further too: soon you will remain a tax resident in the country you were 3 years a tax resident out of the most recent 10 years. This starts already in France and will then be in Europe, to align with USA. The rest follows.

The new generation with online jobs ruined it, too many escape taxes, so now they make it hard for anyone who is not in the 'old boys category' already.

@Andy ***********

Not correct, depends on double-tax avoidance agreement between your country and Thailand.

@Andy ***********

correct

@Lachlan *********

This is already known since last year and active since january 1st 2024....

@Lachlan *********

it was implemented years ago but not enforced so it’s just a case of wait and see

So much easier to tax foreigners... A bit like the police here when they do a road block. Who do they go for first?

@Ray ****

Actually they can just request all your information under the CRS system, the reason they not tax Thais is because their money is mainly cash and not comes from formal transfers. So you are entirely wrong aside from the fact that it would be a criminal jailable offense to avoid taxes.

Thailand is part of these treaties since quite a few years already, that things take time, does not mean they can't or won't do it. Neither does it change your responsibility, they can still go back 5 years in time in 3 years from now so think twice.

They already requested all my info before too, from europe banks.

@Ray ****

It might be easier to tax foreigners than own citizens.

@Ray ****

there’s difference between enforcement and compliance

@Łukasz ********

Totally correct. The DTA applies irrespective of visa status

@Łukasz ********

mate can i text you in PM? Because tax advisor in Thailand said me something different

@Marco ******

saving are not taxed are they? Only revenues.

@John ******

Some people might have been in Thailand on other visas prior to that.