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Land tax teeters
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 30/10/2020
» The persistent pandemic crisis at home and abroad is a decisive factor in whether the long-awaited land and building tax, which is the Fiscal Policy Office's (FPO) brainchild of 25 years, will produce the desired impact or not.
Smart tax move
Postbag, Published on 24/05/2025
» Re: "Department to amend tax on foreign income remittance", (Business, May 19).
Expat Income Tax
Published on 19/12/2025
» If you stay more than 180 days in any calendar year in Thailand, you are considered a Thai tax resident, and since the beginning of 2024, any money you remit, or bring into the country, is assessable for income tax. To explain, Dave Kendall is joined by Carl Turner, Co-founder of Expat Tax Thailand, and Sarawoot Intapanom, the firm's Strategic Government Advisor, on the Bangkok Post’s “Deeper Dive” podcast.
Rethink tax policy
Postbag, Published on 22/11/2025
» Re: "Minister vows VAT increases", (BP, Nov 21).
Tiny tax welcome
Oped, Postbag, Published on 09/12/2022
» Re: "Govt defends ending SET shares tax waiver", (BP, Dec 4).
Tax e-cigarettes
Oped, Postbag, Published on 22/01/2021
» We can clearly see that making gambling illegal is not effective in stopping gambling among Thai people at all. A complete ban is considered a measure that is too extreme without taking into account the social context or the needs of the people in the country. Therefore, we see illegal gambling, illegal casinos or even the underground lottery everywhere.
Departure tax proposed
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 06/05/2023
» Thai outbound travellers and foreign permanent residents in Thailand have been asked for their opinion on a government departure tax of 1,000 baht in an attempt to prevent locals from spending excessively abroad, with the Revenue Department announcing online public hearings this week.
Departure tax ire
Oped, Postbag, Published on 10/05/2023
» Re: "Departure tax proposed", (Business, May 6) & "'No plan' to revive exit tax", (Business, May 8).
The untouchable tax
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 04/09/2023
» Since the introduction of value-added tax (VAT) in Thailand in 1992, no government has dared to increase the rate because of concerns regarding the economic impact, the greater burden in terms of living expenses, and most importantly how politically unpopular such a move would appear.
Expats fear tax
Oped, Postbag, Published on 13/10/2023
» Re: "Tax plan turnoff", (PostBag, Oct 7) and "A tale of liquidity and (too much) debt", (Opinion, Oct 5).