Listen pal. The clock does not reset in the number of days you are in Thailand if you leave and return. It is cumulative days not consecutive eith regards to tax residency. In your mind you have somehow got the DTV and 90 days reporting being reset. You have no clue what you are talking about and are spreading misinformation. Sometimes it is best not to oost if you are not sure. It stops embarrassing yourself.
It depends on the DTA - there may be as slight difference in rates so you might still owe something in Thailand - at least that is the case with the UK agreement. I have no idea about any others.
You did not state facts of the current law. You stated the 180 days have to be consecutive. It is in total. Stop spreading misinformation. It is OK to admit you do not know.
Ask 5 different consultants and you will get 5 different opinions. You will also find some of them were financial advisors selling dodgy financial products until the tax announcements late 2023. All of a sudden new domain names registered and they are international tax consultants. If you have complex needs and are going to use tax consultants at least use those that are experienced and qualified not some dodgy unlicensed and unqualified ex-financial advisor. These guys are the real deal and not newly minted carpetbaggers
If you have to submit a tax return I would use a consultant. Use a Thai one with good English directly. Foreign ones mostly just outsource it to them anyway and take a cut :-)
Jomtien have to process many per day. I got there the other week before 9am and I was in the 2nd batch of over 20 so they have completed about 50 by 9:30. They need to be efficient as the office is very busy and this is only one activity.
You are correct. I gave up on the online system after 2 failures. Luckily I live close to my office and they only take about 20 mins to process. There are decent restaurants to visit close by I would normally not travel to. However, if I was in somewhere like Bangkok which takes ages I would be doing it online.
The company I worked for provided tax consultants for expats. Their correspondence with me was all in English but if I remember correctly the final submission I signed was in Thai. Income documentation was from the company so I am assuming Thai. Share sold the form I submitted was in English but I could not say if consultants translated into Thai. This whole taxing of people being in the country over 180 days such as retirees and spouses is pretty new. The vast majority have not submitted a tax return in previous years (I estimate 95%++). DTV holders are not really liable this year so the first tax submission is by 31st March 2026 - I would wait and see the landscape first. My personal view is DTV holders will not be in the sights of the revenue department
in a practical sense unless you report how will the Thai Tax Authorities know. I have submitted and paid tax for the last 5 years here. The tax form is quite simple and they do rely on honesty and the honour system about monies remitted :-)
