@Bob *********

I feel like the possibility of getting an audit is higher than that :) I understand it might not be of importance to you if you only get a small pension, but I am talking about a high 6 digit income

@Elías *******

might be funny to you but there is a possibility and a legal right that the thai revenue department can audit any thai tax resident

I have to excuse myself. It looks like asking this simple question has triggered a very wild debate between people that have never properly filed taxes anywhere, looked up the law and how taxes work or even ran a legit business before. I was merely looking for experiences and recommendations from fellow DTV remote workers

@Elías *******

I disagree. If you’re obligated to pay or at least file taxes according to the law but you don’t then you’re by definition evading taxes. just because the revenue department doesn’t call you and tell you explicitly to file your taxes doesn’t make you innocent. the likelihood of the revenue department never contacting you and enforcing the law might be high but that doesn’t make it legal to not fulfill your duties. they might audit you 5 years later down the line and then you’ll be f’d

@Toni ******

well it has something to do with the DTV in a way that I’d image other DTV holders are in a similar situation

@Elías *******

ask a tax lawyer. If the work is performed in Thailand then it’s considered thai sourced and is considered taxable

@Elías *******

it’s also considered thai sourced if you perform the work while inside of Thailand. I’d recommend you to look it up again and contact a tax lawyer to confirm. This is a very common misconception

@Pete ******

i am not, i have confirmed this with a tax advisor about a year ago. work done inside of Thailand on the DTV is considered thai sourced, NOT foreign sourced. The DTV does not make an exception here

@Pete ******

this is simply not correct. it really isn’t correct

@Andrew *******

a visa has nothing to do with tax residency. Please look it up, you can literally be a tax resident on visa exemptions as long as you fulfill the requirements for tax residency (180+ days in the country)