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Thailand tax measures to promote development of capital market in the country
The Thai cabinet approved tax measures to promote the development of the capital market in the country. Details of such tax measures are as follows: 1) The tax rate is to be reduced and personal income tax is to be … Continue reading
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Tagged capital market, dividends, SET, stock exchange, tax exemption
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Thai Personal Income Tax exemption for foreign film actors
In an effort to promote the shooting of foreign films inThailand, the Thai cabinet has recently approved personal income tax exemption for such foreign actors. The draft ministerial regulation specifies that income derived by a film actor who is a … Continue reading
US Personal Income Tax Filing – Dual Citizenship in Thailand
Today, our U.S. CPA answers a question from one of our payroll and tax clients regarding his U.S.personal income tax. Question: I’m a dual citizen (Thai & US) working for a multi-national company in Thailand. I was born and raised … Continue reading
Posted in American Business in Thailand, Thai Taxation
Tagged dual citizenship, US tax, USA
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Tax deduction on disability pension
We have received an inquiry from an avid reader of our Blogs. Today, THAI ACCOUNTANT answers his question. Question: Hi, allow me to send you a question because I can’t find the answer in any other place. On the self … Continue reading
Withholding tax on repair and manufacturing services
A question on withholding taxes: We hire a company to repair old molds and to produce new ones. Do we have to withhold taxes when we pay them? In another case, we have a manufacturing company (who normally produces and … Continue reading
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Tagged manufacturing, repair, withholding tax
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Value Added Tax on services provided outside of Thailand
Here is a VAT question from one of our clients: Hi, our Thai company provides information technology services, including systems monitoring and software management to a company overseas via a website based in United States. Part of our service is … Continue reading
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Tagged exported service, Value added tax, VAT
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Personal Income Tax on childcare employee benefits
As the deadline for submission of Personal Income Tax Returns is nearly approaching, we often receive questions from our individual clients concerning the deductions and computation of their personal income taxes. Here is one of the questions that were answered … Continue reading
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Tagged childcare, employee benefit, personal income tax
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Corporate Income Tax on reserves for retirement and compensation to resigning employees
We have to transfer some of our senior employees from our own company to a sister company along with the reserve funds designated for those employees in case of retirement and resignation. Is there any tax point to be considered? … Continue reading
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Tagged employee, reserve, resignation, transfer
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Corporate Income Tax exemption on expenses related to disabled employees
Is there any exemption on taxes if we have a disabled employee hired to work with our company? Answer: Under Royal Decree (No. 499) BE 2553, a business entity employing a disabled employee with an identification card issued under the … Continue reading
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Tagged corporate tax, disability, disabled, exemption, income tax
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Thailand Electronic Tax Invoice
The Thai Revenue Department (RD) has recently released a Departmental Regulation which allows a VAT operator to issue and deliver tax invoices electronically. It can be noted that in the past, the RD does not accept the issuance and use … Continue reading
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Tagged e-tax invoice, electronic invoice, electronic tax invoice
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