Will I need to pay double tax in both the UK and Thailand under a DTV Visa?

You will always the pay the uk until you prove 100% you are resident somewhere else, the Thailand is the one still being debated but still not confirmed the 180 would trigger

Prove the money you are sending to Thailand was made before 1st Jan 2024 and it's not taxable.

Stay longer than 180 day's - yes, you need to pay tax!

We have same scenario.

We go out every 180 day's to avoid any issues. It is every 6 months a nice holiday.

If you stay in thailand for 180 days or less (at a time) then no thailand tax

If you go over 180 days you need to register to pay tax

Dtv is designed so that you only do 180 days a time to avoid this problem.

The good thing about the UK is the summer and the bad thing about Thailand is the rainy season. Luckily these both happen at the same time, so it might be worth thinking about spending half the year in Thailand (in the UK winter) and half the year in the UK, in the UK summer. In other words, don't spend more than 180 days in Thailand per year, then you don't have to worry about this.

how about this: you are by the rules of dtv forbidden to work for customers inside thailand. so you cannot create taxable income in thailand by the rules. foreign income (not money) which doesn't touch the virtual grounds of thai banking system, is not taxable for you. this is the key point: salary is not paid to a thai account. it is not written that you are not taxable in this case, but it is written that you are taxable when salary comes to thailand after 180 days. (again salary, not money in general). so basically pay your bills from outside or make a big money transfer

From what I understand, you will be taxed twice. First in the UK. Then any traceable money you spend in Thailand will potentially be taxed as income. Then the onus will be on you to prove you are being double taxed. NB: A lot of the language used to describe the new tax rules is vague. Like you 'may' be taxed. Plus, I think the system will be relying on AI tools that have probably not been trialed yet. I think we'll have to wait to hear stories rolling in from real cases over the coming years to get a sense of how this plays out. Also, they are saying that they can back date tax obligations, so Im being cautious and have decided to no longer stay in Thailand more than 180 days a year. For my purposes, the tax laws are actually more favourable in my home country, which is odd.

A critical question: Do you retain UK Tax Residency?

Will you need to pay, no one can answer from that limited info.. Too many other factors.

You can (probably) have assessable income that needs a tax return which may or may not generate a liability depending on many variables.

DTA’s are specifically designed to avoid double taxation so no you won’t be required to pay double taxes. You may however have a higher tax rate in one jurisdiction over another.

Swedish embassy told me that I never going to pay taxes in Thailand as long as im on DTV mo matter how long time i stay in the country. Is that totally wrong ?

Also remember the Thai taxation remains on remittance basis not worldwide income.

You will be able to offset any tax liability in Thailand, against taxes you have paid in the UK. If there is a balance (i.e. Thai liability greater than UK) you will have to pay the difference. I did this when working in Spain for 5 years and it was pretty straightforward but I would suggest you get an accountant in Thailand to help you with that side of it.

Tax credit in one country offsetting tax due in another. You pay the difference