Correct it is a remittance based system. But you have to remit something to live on I presume.

Legally if you are here over 180 days there is a filing obligation, but its not currently well enforced.

@Jack *******

the remitted assessable income is what you must file.. That is clearly spelled out in the revenue code what is income and what isnt.

However you slice it the 'I dont have to file, my income is tax paid elsewhere and theres a DTA' is simply not the facts. You may not owe anything, thanks to DTA protections, but that is established when you file (with proof). Not just on a 'I dont think I owe anything' basis.

Anonymous participant 600 you can not like him but it is the revenue officials telling you what they demand.. If you have a higher source than the revenue department for revenue issues then please show it.

Anonymous participant 146 see the exact discussion and confirmation from the Thai revenue on the Carl Turner tax channel

Anonymous participant 600 even if your income is dta protected, and over many dta's it would not be, you still need to file, present the overseas tax bill and receipt to show you paid it, calculate the Thai tax bill (often higher) then tax paid overseas is deducted from tax due here.

That may mean nothing is due here, but legally you must still file and prove nothing is due here, it's not on the honor system.

I am a cross border payroll and tax professional. This is my day to day profession.

Anonymous participant 600 that isn't the law though.

The law may not be well enforced but that's not legally correct advice.

The rules are clear but enforcement is non existent.

Plus as a DTV holder you would have no need to visit immigration annually which is the first way they will control non Thais if they ever try to.

Long story short. Ignoring this is a very low risk.

Thailand is a country of many laws, few of which they actually try to control.

@Michael *********

so I think we disagree on what 'full access' means.

No.. Using a driving license, or a Pink ID, or a tax number, or any one of the other things does not give full access to the true money app.

@Jason *********

No it isn't.

Go into the finance section and look at the range of things you can't do

@Jason *********

that's not full access, that's basic access.