What are the taxation rules for foreigners residing in Thailand, particularly in relation to tax residency?

@Lina *********

you automatically become Thai tax resident after residing 180 days or more in a tax year inside the Kingdom. That does not mean you have to file taxes it just means you are subject to Thai tax law.

how do they conclude the remittance in was income from 2023 vs. 2024? I am skeptical of this being enforced well if at all in the near term really.

@Lina *********

Thai employment is independent of tax residency. Probably a hard reading is you're a resident for tax purposes if there > 180d

@Charles *********

Not sure why you’d say it’s a joke. Hardly any country where you become a tax resident if spending more than 180 days gives you voting rights. Thailand provides you with the benefit of an easy 5-year visa, an excellent low-cost infrastructure (cheap internet, good roads, very safe, VAT only 7% etc.), so you also benefit from the conditions here to derive your income from your remote work - it’s just fair that you’d also pay a portion of your income as tax here then so the state can maintain the current level or improve. Paying taxes here also allows you to make use of tax deductions (e.g. investment in Thai ESG funds, donations etc.), so you are treated just as any other tax payer here

@Stef ****

once you automatically become Thai tax resident it means you are subject to Thai tax law. The requirement to pay Income tax will be dependent on your personal financial circumstances. You may or may not have a tax liability.

@Stef ****

oui ça ne change rien d'avoir un compte ou pas en Thaïlande tu seras résident thai fiscalement. Par contre en retirant à l Atm aucune chance qu'ils t imposent là dessus. Néanmoins il y a un gros soucis avec la convention entre la France et la thailande. Lors de la réunion à l'allliance française sur ce sujet. La convention en français dit bien qu'on a pas. a payé d'impôts sur de l'argent gagné en France grâce à la non double imposition. Or la version anglaise ne dit pas ça.. et quand l'émissaire français a posé la question, l'envoyé Thai a dit que c'est dû à une mauvaise traduction de l'anglais vers le Français.. Sauf que la convention a été signée en thai et en français ! il n'y a pas de version anglaise ! or la Thailande compte se baser sur la version anglaise et nous serons imposés sur de l'argent qui a déjà été imposé en France 😭