Hi

Ref : *“Subject to Thai tax should you stay longer than 180 days”*

Need some help/advice please

Currently living in the UK and looking at a DTV visa. I understand criteria and that this is technically a 5yr visa where you need to leave every 180 days and your income must not be derived from Thailand, I would also been deemed a Thai resident for tax purposes. I’m fine with all these points

What I don’t understand is, when I stay over 180 days I become subject to ‘Thai Tax’.

I fully understand UK tax (income tax) but can anyone please clarify what specific Thai tax’s I would become subject to??

My intention is to run a UK bank account & Uk Credit Card, i.e. Revoult & Starling & Amex for withdrawals, rental/condo/restaurant/bill payments etc. I will NOT remit/transfer any money to a Thai Bank. I guess I will have some bills in my name. I assume this arrangement is how most digital nomads operate

Would using apps such as TAGTHAi be deemed as remitting money to Thailand?

(Ironically i've heard the thai banks are closing all accounts down for non-residents without a long term visa, hence i couldn’t even get a thai bank account even if i tried).

i read i would need to file a tax return TIN every 6 months (which I understand I pay for) but would my actual tax liability be; ฿0 thb based on the info I’ve provided?

Thanks in advance for the advice

I'm confused. Just read this new article just posted today on taxes. So it says we're not taxed on income sourced outside of Thailand. But later it talks about Residency rule and that we ARE taxed. So I'm confused, are we taxed or not taxed? It appears rules on foreigners earning outside Thailand those rules haven't changed. Can anyone clarify?

Quick question - if I am applying for DTV and say I remain in Thailand +180 days and therefore deemed a 'Thai tax resident' do I need to file my global income locally? Or only need to file for global income which is remitted to Thailand?

So I was told you are only a tax resident in Thailand if you stay more than 180 days and have a Thai Bank account

So far what I understand of the tax obligations is:

1. Stay over 180days in 1 calendar year you become a foreigner tax resident.

2. You have to file tax on any foreign based income as remittance (basically pay tax on any money you bring into Thailand whether it be part or all of your wages, any withdrawals of ATMS etc

3. Your home country may have a dual tax agreement with Thailand which means if you get taxed in your home country then you may beable to get that amount credited to your tax eligibility in Thailand.

4. From reading a few docs and trying to make sense of it...am I right that regardless of a dual tax agreement if you stay over 180days you need to report the remittances and show proof of tax paid in home country etc??

Basically that if you stay over 180days you HAVE to file at least something and the amount will be determine dependent upon dual tax agreement/if youve paid tax in your home country?

Is there anyone that has done this yet?

Anyone with DTV have to pay taxes yet?

Am I following the correct process to obtain a Thai tax residency certificate?

Hi everyone,

I’ve been living in Phra Padaeng, Samut Prakan with my wife for several years now. I’m 49 years old and a tax resident in Thailand (I live here more than 180 days per year). I’m not a tax resident in Spain.

My mother left an inheritance to my siblings and me. We are three brothers: two of us live in Thailand, and one lives in Spain. The two of us in Thailand granted full power of attorney to our brother in Spain (via the Spanish embassy in Thailand), so he can handle the property sale on our behalf.

I know that I should not transfer the money in the same year the property is sold, to avoid any issues with income tax.

Now that part of the inheritance is being sold, I want to transfer my share of the money to my Thai bank account and confirm that I am a tax resident in Thailand. I understand I need to apply for a tax residency certificate from the Thai Revenue Department.

These are the documents I believe I need:

1. Passport with a valid visa and entry/exit stamps showing more than 180 days in Thailand.

2. TM30 (address notification), already stamped in my passport.

3. I don’t have a Thai Tax ID (TIN), as I’ve never filed taxes in Thailand.

4. Application form for the tax residency certificate (to be obtained at the Revenue office).

5. A simple statement explaining that the certificate is for personal purposes and not related to filing income in Thailand.

Could anyone who has gone through this process confirm if I’m doing everything correctly? Am I missing anything or should I be aware of something else?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Best regards

For digital nomads who are transferring money now into Thai Bank Accounts

Lets say you are transferring 60k on low end and 100k on high end every month

After 1 year in thailand how much tax are you liable to pay from that to thai government (so 360k-720k baht transferred in)?

Hypothetical question: If a foreigner has a TIN does this automatically make him/her a tax resident even if he/she has not been in Thailand more than 180 days in any tax year? If anyone has a definite answer this would be appreciated.

DTV and Thai Tax Return

The law on taxation in Thailand states that if you stay for more than 180 days in a year, you are considered a tax resident and must pay taxes in Thailand, regardless of your visa type. However, it also specifies that obtaining tax residency requires the appropriate visa. This means you cannot establish legal tax residency or file a tax return while on a tourist visa, especially if you’re doing border runs—it seems that this is not legally allowed.

So my question is: Can you obtain Thai tax residency and file a tax return with a DTV visa? Has anyone successfully done this in 2024?

I’d appreciate any insights on this topic. Thanks!