My advice? Do not burn your bridges.

@Larry **************

Immigration consider themselves an elite. No way will they climb into bed with the taxman. After all, the taxman might want to look at the backhanders from agents.

@Larry **************

the law as it stands is not actively enforced. Hardly enforceable. The tax people need to know who is in Thailand, how long they have been here and what monies they bring in. As neither the Immigration Dept. nor the Banks provide that information, they can only rely on you volunteering it. That may change, but there's little sign of it yet. I only know of one person registered among my circle of friends and that person remit money from the rent of a Condo in Germany.

@Graham ******

Your source?

@Marc *******

no

If you stay more than 180 days in Thailand you automatically qualify as a tax resident. However, you do not need to register unless/ until you remit into the country an "assessable sum". Then you have 30 days to register and must submit a tax return before the following April. No "assessable sum" no need to register. That is the current law.

@Marc *******

wrong. I have written ghe correct answer above.

@Marc *******

not correct

@Tim *****

apps l vaguely understand. It was the "push notification" that l didn't.

I'm old, I have no idea what an "app push notification" is . I suppose it must mean that you have the banking app on your phone?