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Is my money on Interactive Brokers considered remitted to Thailand if I am a tax resident?

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I'm a resident and a tax resident of Thailand. Is my money on Interactive Brokers considered remitted to Thailand?
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The discussion revolves around whether funds held in an Interactive Brokers (IBKR) account are considered remitted to Thailand for tax purposes. While IBKR is accessible to Thai residents, it is not regulated by the Thai SEC, meaning profits in that account may not be directly taxable under Thai law. Concerns were raised about the necessity of transferring funds to and from Thai bank accounts, which could categorize those amounts as remitted, thereby making them potentially taxable. Additionally, various comments stressed that only money physically brought into Thailand counts as 'remitted' and questioned the enforcement of tax regulations regarding foreign accounts.
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Anonymous ******************
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Based on my own research (someone feel free to correct me if wrong), IBKR is available for Thai residents but IBKR is not considered a "Thai brokerage", because it's not regulated by the Thai SEC. Your account is with either the HK or Singaporean IBKR legal entity. So technically, profit in your IBKR account is not taxable in Thailand. However, you may need to fund the account from a Thai bank account and cash out to a Thai bank account, so those monies would potentially be taxable when funding and cashing out as they would be Thai-remitted at those points. It seems most brokerages generally prefer you to fund and cash out from/to an account in the same country where the account is registered to. I've read stories on Reddit where an account holder cashed out to a bank account in a foreign country and their account was subsequently closed by IBKR (seems they do allow it but your account might be reviewed and closed after the fact). I'm wondering if you can open another IBKR account in Thailand and do an internal transfer from your old IBKR account. In theory you would only then pay Thai tax when you cash out through your Thai bank account.
Michael ********
Michael ********
Interactive broker does not have a presence in Thailand. So your money is outside of Thailand. Common sense should prevail hear.
Dom ********
Dom ********
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PLEASE HELP I USE THE SAME BROKER. BUMPING POST FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Arnold *******
Arnold *******
What did your accountant tell you?
John **********
John **********
Only money brought into Thailand is considered remitted to Thailand
Iñigo ************
Iñigo ************
If everyone just ignores these new tax laws. They will definitely not be enforced. What are they going to do? Deport us all? 😂
Greg ********
Greg ********
@Iñigo ***********
I do not see it happening but the crunch would come of they link Revenue and Immigration systems like they do in Singapore for example. Here - nah
John **********
John **********
@Iñigo ***********
it's not unknown for people to be stopped from either entering or leaving the country over outstanding tax bills and held until they pay
Anonymous ******************
Anonymous ******************
@Iñigo ***********
What does your country do when you don’t pay your taxes? Many people still see Thailand as a third-world country, but they may be in for a surprise at some point... Thailand has signed for IRS.
Jeff ********
Jeff ********
You want good tax advice from the internet? Sir.
Tammi *****
Tammi *****
Is it IB in Thailand? From what a lawyer told me, they will not bother with foreign accounts.

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