Income tax requested for DTV application - not having one since being a nomad:
Got requested - Financial evidence: an amount of no less than 500,000 THB, (e.g., bank statements for the last three months, sponsor letter) (already provided)
+ Provide the salary slips/income for the past 6 months, please highlight them in your transaction records, and provide your income tax last 2 years.
I have 2 questions:
1. Since, I've been moving around multiple countries (less than 6months each country) - It wasn't required by any of these countries to pay income taxes - what should I attach as income tax for the last 2 years?
2. I attached the bank statements for 3 months with over 500.000vnd.
Now that I will have to attach the payslips for the past 6 months, should I just highlight them in that 3 months bank statement - or should I attach another 6 months transaction record which I haven't got?
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A user is seeking guidance on providing income tax documentation for a DTV visa application in Thailand, as they have been moving frequently between countries and have not been required to pay income taxes. They ask what to submit as income tax evidence given their nomadic lifestyle and questions about highlighting payslips in bank statements.
- In general income should be taxed at the source ie country where your employer is, if you have income from properties where properties are etc.
- If you have no tax residence, it is a country of your nationality (as in you country you are not able to show to tax authorities that you are tax resident somewhere else).
- if you act as a business may be where your businnes is based
etc
- if your income comes from illegal source, taxing it is called money laundering and this would be likely reason for visa to be refused. If your income is legal but untaxed you have to prove it is legal .... otherwise do you thin Thailand will give you visa if there is a litte chance that you will contribute to its tax sysem?
But ask your accountant as Im not accountant. Look at anti dual taxation agreements between Thailand and your country- it may give you a clues on how Thai autorities would consider your income.
Even though you pay 0 taxes, you just have a form proving that you have done your tax report. Without that is gonna be a big red flag on your application
UK is a bad example, you do not have to be tax resident anywhere if from the uk. Yes if you are in the uk to long or have to many ties to it them you may have to pay tax. But most people in Thailand won't have to, unless going back there to only stay 179 days in Thailand.
whose passport do you hold should be the question. If it a US passport you pay taxes to the US. Regardless of where you are living. You may not owe anything but still required to file.
If you enlist in the "citizen residents abroad" for most European countries, you are not anymore considered as tax resident (except if you own assets or stay more than 180days - no matter if you're born there)
Anonymous participant but you're not a resident abroad. This is for people who become tax residents abroad. Which you wouldn't be if you're constantly moving. You're not resident in those countries. You better be aware that this can catch up to you. Good news is that on the DTV you can become tax resident in Thailand 😁
Anonymous participant if you're enlisted as resident abroad doesn't mean you're fiscally resident abroad, if you do not satisfy fiscal requirement for any country. As minum stay of 180 days
DTV_Begpacker wrong lol. No country releases you from tax obligation to be a nomad. You MUST have a new nation of residency in order to obtain non-residency for tax purposes. In simple terms, everyone owes tax somewhere.
DTV_Begpacker that's misleading. Taxation normally depends on where you get paid. So if I'm a digital nomad and my income gets paid into my UK account then I pay UK tax. You need to look at the tax residency rules for your country of origin on top of that. You can't just decide for yourself you have no tax responsibility
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