It’s also a compulsory field so you must put something

Correct.. not under kingdom either

@Pomm ***

visa are not provincial based (usually) your perhaps one of the unfortunate ones

Wise

@Will ***********

spot on Will.. DTA’s ensure’s duplicate tax is not paid, but if tax rate is higher in Thailand then you pay the difference.

I see as of 2 days ago Thai parliament, has bought into law tax evasion(non disclosure) is now a criminal offense. Perhaps there is a long term plan after all

@Tony ********

I printed out all of my bank statements as at /23 to prove savings in hand, and bought enough cash in country prior to to last a while :-0.. let’s see where this all goes.

I think what people are not really talking about as much is that Thailand also become a member and compliant to the global (well 162 countries last count) CRS (common reporting) system at the same time as the revised tax “interpretation” was enacted. It’s a big step up from the US based FACTA reporting pushed on us in Thailand a few years back.

As I understand there will now be full financial transparency between governments, so if you stay here longer than 180 days your deemed a tax resident and will require a tax # .. if you come above the radar it’s going be interesting what information they (revenue department) will have on us globally.

I’ve been paying tax in Thailand for years, so not really an issue for me, always looking at ways though to minimize tax on cash inflow from external sources.

I read for instance that gifting money is tax exempt up to a limit, to Thai nationals as I understand. A small concession perhaps.

Anyway just my thoughts here..

@Tony ********

as an fyi also

@โจเซฟ ********

try a recruitment company that offers “Employer of Record” completely legal and available as they are BOI registered so no limit.. expensive but workable.. try someone like ADI in Silom