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Determination of Section 40(8) income
Business, Lawalliance Limited Company, Published on 22/08/2017
» The government recently introduced a tax incentive programme to encourage individuals, including ordinary partnerships and groups of persons, to reorganise their businesses and operate them in the form of a company limited or a juristic partnership. This would make it easier to screen them for tax compliance, given the need to prepare statutory accounts.
Turning entrepreneurs into corporate entities
Business, Lawalliance Limited Company, Published on 07/03/2017
» February was a busy month in terms of new tax legislation. But this is just the beginning, as the director-general of the Revenue Department has also announced an ambitious plan to study extending Thailand's tax jurisdiction to overseas traders in cross-border e-commerce transactions. The idea is to generate tax revenue from online businesses, as the current legislation does not allow Thailand to tax foreign traders not doing business within the country.
When software value is liberated from royalty taxes
Business, Lawalliance Limited Company, Published on 15/11/2016
» It is amazing how ubiquitous software has become in the past few decades, becoming an essential part of everything from washing machines to mobile phones. Few people are aware, however, that there can be tax implications for some software that comes with the hardware they are paying for.
Another shockwave for real property
Business, Lawalliance Limited Company, Published on 01/11/2016
» It is undeniable that real property has taken the biggest hit from the tax policies of the current military government. The new gift and inheritance taxes focus on real property, while the new property tax is designed to correct the flaws of the House and Land Tax Act and to collect more revenue from properties used for commercial purposes as well as unused properties. The latter tax is expected to generate huge sums for the government.
Taxable vs non-taxable reimbursements
Business, Lawalliance Limited Company, Published on 06/09/2016
» Most tax matters are all about sorting taxable income items from non-taxable ones. Whenever you receive a payment that is referred to in a contractual document as "reimbursement", it is important to realise that there is only a thin line between a genuine reimbursement and one that is regarded as disguised revenue for tax purposes.
Expenses paid to 'unidentifiable' parties
Business, Lawalliance Limited Company, Published on 23/02/2016
» All business enterprises from time to time may encounter a situation in which they make payments to a recipient, but its identity cannot be proved to the satisfaction of tax authorities. We are not talking about a payment made in a sham transaction simply to receive a tax deduction but a payment that completely fulfils the cardinal rules such as those made on an arm's-length basis and exclusively spent for business purposes.
What is contained in the Thai-Irish Double Taxation Treaty?
Business, Lawalliance Limited Company, Published on 29/12/2015
» Many of you may be busy this week spending 15,000 baht to qualify for the government's "gift" of tax savings before Dec 31. Overlooked in the holiday rush by all but a few businesses may be another important gift from the government -- a tax treaty between Thailand and Ireland.
Will the price-valuation rules change in the near future?
Business, Lawalliance Limited Company, Published on 22/09/2015
» Ever since Section 65 bis and Section 65 ter of the Revenue Code were created, most transactions, unless excluded from the tax regime, have been subject to tax based on transaction value. However, the law rarely accepts a transaction value lower than the "market value" and allows authorities to assess additional tax based on "imputed revenue", which is on a par with the market value.
VAT complications for transport services
Business, Lawalliance Limited Company, Published on 08/09/2015
» Because transport forms a part of many business activities, much confusion can arise when calculating tax for a transaction that includes transport along with the sale of goods or provision of services.
Double taxation in the AEC and tax credits in Thailand
Business, Lawalliance Limited Company, Published on 14/07/2015
» The long-awaited formation of the Asean Economic Community (AEC) is just over five months away. Drawn by the promise of a freer flow of goods, services, investment, capital and skilled labour, many businesses are looking to expand into neighbouring countries. Of course, doing so will entail new taxes in other countries and businesses need to study how to prevent or reduce the effects of double taxation.