Anonymous participant 463 There are people doing it on a DTV but it is a very grey area. Some are not just publishing content but offering services in Thailand like booking trips and accom - that is definitely a No-no

@Joe *********

Very good question. Do not take this as 100% advice but I was told by tax advisors if I had no assessable income then no need for a tax return. Thus I did not complete one this year. I also know some tax offices will not even issue a TIN if no assessable income. Just being in country 180 days is not enough.

You cannot start a business in Thailand on a DTV. At least not work in it etc. You could invest in a business but need to be totally hands off.

@Jef *******

More is coming back to me now. The number of bowel movements a day was one field we had to program and document. I can remember a debate about max numbers or leave it open 5555

DTV_Begpacker I have been in SEA and worked here few decades full time now. :-)

@Jef *******

20 odd years later I can still picture developing those guides and the exact seat I sat in :-) I can even remember the clinical trial - it was for a drug for Irritable Bowel Syndrome lol

@Jef *******

The system is not well developed. Like many govt systems. So there are the system technical input requirements. On top of that you have the initial reviewer who makes decisions according to their whim in many cases. Just a really badly designed system fron both a technical and human standpoint. Rant over after 23 years corporate IT. Much of that in clinical systems where data accuracy and consistency was paramount. :-) :-) My first job in clinical systems I had to develop guides for data input. Every single field had to be documented and shown what was required and what was not acceptable.

The MFA should really issue guidance on how the forms should be completed. This should be for both applicants and document reviewers.

Anonymous participant 398 It is one embassy asking for that. It is an outlier.

@Michael ******

The 15% tax was great. As good as Singapore but I preferred the tax taken out monthly in Thailand. I am a bit of a hypocrite as I advocate higher taxes in my own country and did not mind 40%. It is what you take home at the end of the day.