He most important question is, have you lived in Thailand for a few months before and are you sure, you want to live there longterm?

If you want to do business within Thailand you will have to go though the process for a marriage visa which "comes with" a work permit (that you will need)

@Greg *******

I agree with you, DTV holders will most likely not be caught up in the Thai tax system.

The problem in this case are German work and tax laws, as a employee working abroad permanently is establishing a so called "Betriebsstätte" (like a foreign branch of the company). That has a lot of awefull tax and social security consequences for the employer himself (not necessarily the employee). Most German employers limit remote work therefore.

Anonymer Teilnehmer Sozialversicherungssystem

Begründung des Status eines „Multi-State-Worker“

Höhere Beitragszahlungen für Arbeitnehmer und Arbeitgeber

Steuerpflicht des Mitarbeitenden

Begründung einer beschränkten oder unbeschränkten Steuerpflicht im Ausland

Besteuerungsrecht könnte dem Ausland zugewiesen werden

Mögliche unterjährige Doppelbesteuerung

Verpflichtung zur Abgabe einer Steuererklärung im Ausland.

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@Greg *******

you cant overthink German tax laws ;-) there is a tax for everything, even if you move abroad (in some cases called Wegzugssteuer)

All tax and social security rules of Thailand apply to your employer, if you stay there longer than 186 days. He is responsible to comply to every rule. So most employers limit remote work to EU countries. As a freelancer it's your own duty to follow the law, the client just pays the bills you send.

@Hugo **********

stupid question maybe, but I read somewhe that the visa fee is due every 180 days. Is that true or BS?

@Californication ******

the due dates for self employed people are different from those for private persons

@Luit ****************

yeah like me, who stays in Thailand in the winter and Europe in summer. 6 months is quite a long time to stay, I think, although not a "live in Thailand" longstay.

@Rob ********

I remember when restaurants in Bangkok had to open and close on a weekly basis in 2021 😀