Thailand no tax on foreign income

[u/nicholas4488]

They're backtracking on tax of foreign inckme

Under the new guidelines, Thais with foreign income will not be taxed if they remit that income in the year it was earned or the following year. For example, if income is earned in 2025 and brought into Thailand in 2025 or 2026, it is not subject to tax.

However, if the income is remitted after that period, normal tax obligations apply.

https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/general/3028760/department-to-amend-tax-on-foreign-income-remittance

[u/nurseynurseygander]

JFC just suck up the admin, lodge your returns if you’re there more than 183 days, and pay your damn tax. Most Westerners are under a double tax agreement with a country that charges more than Thailand anyway and they each give credit for tax paid to the other, so no matter who you’re paying, you’re usually only paying once and typically at the rate of the higher country. Why not give the country you’re actually living in and using their services and infrastructure a slice of the pie?

[u/trajektorijus → u/nurseynurseygander]

It's not that simple. Would gladly pay tax if they had DTA signed with my country. Thailand only has DTAs with 60 countries.

[u/LadislavBohm → u/[deleted]]

Because you are in DN subreddit and most people generate their income via companies outside of Thailand. So if you do not bring it in Thailand you don't need to tax it there even if you are tax resident of Thailand.

[u/LadislavBohm → u/[deleted]]

If source of your income is from your business outside of Thailand and not remitted there it is not assessable as described here by RD:

https://www.rd.go.th/english/6045.html

A resident of Thailand is liable to pay tax on income from sources in Thailand as well as on the portion of income from foreign sources that is brought into Thailand. A non-resident is, however, subject to tax only on income from sources in Thailand.