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Securing Family Business Futures Through Tax and Legal Planning
Published on 06/05/2025
» Family businesses play an important role in a country’s economy as one of the factors supporting sustainable business development. A number of large, successful public companies worldwide started out as family businesses.
The burden of giving
News, Published on 25/03/2025
» Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn, deputy leader of the People's Party, sparked public interest over gift tax after accusing Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra of avoiding payments amounting to 218.7 million baht during the first day of the censure debate.
Debate swirls over yawning inequality gap
News, Soonruth Bunyamanee, Published on 12/12/2018
» Regardless of what the latest annual Global Wealth Report by Credit Suisse (CS) says about financial inequality in Thailand, it is easy to see how wide the income gap has become.
Draft bill on social firms approved
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 11/07/2018
» The cabinet Tuesday approved a draft bill for social enterprise promotion, aiming to prod businesses to focus more on social responsibility.
FPO pushing bill on private trusts
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 21/05/2018
» The Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) is pushing a draft bill on using private trusts as a tool for the affluent to manage their wealth and prevent them from transferring assets overseas, says a source at the Finance Ministry.
Govt tackles big sector items, but the poor still waiting
Spectrum, Published on 20/05/2018
» After almost four years in power, the military government may have been successful in some macroeconomic areas and structural changes. In terms of the household economy, however, it still faces the uphill task of easing the plight of the grassroots.
A smarter approach to taxes is needed
News, Editorial, Published on 01/04/2018
» Last week the Ministry of Finance revealed it was exploring a better way to tax people. Its plan aims to revamp the tax structure by raising the ratio of asset- and consumption-based taxes, rather than heavily relying on income tax.
Ageing society prompts ministry tax review
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 29/03/2018
» The Finance Ministry is studying a revamp of the tax structure by raising the ratio of asset- and consumption-based taxes because income-based ones, which dominate revenue contributions, are expected to decline as Thailand becomes an aged society.
Breaking free of bureaucracy
Business, Published on 05/03/2018
» The idea of having an independent tax body to enhance tax collection efficiency has been floated in Thailand in a bid to break away from the ineptitude of the existing bureaucratic red tape.
Tax reform comes in dribs and drabs
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 03/01/2018
» Tax reform has been high on the government's to-do list since Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha took the helm in 2014 with a goal of creating a tax base that provides sustainable revenue for the country on a long-term basis.