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Taxes in Thailand XVI: Social security _ part two
Spectrum, Published on 22/04/2012
» Last week, we mentioned that social security is withheld from wages. If your wages are less than 1,650 baht a month the amount withheld is what you would pay if you earned 1,650 baht. It also means if your wages are more than 15,000 baht a month from a single job you only pay what you would for 15,000. Also, social security only applies to people working for companies or individuals who employ 10 or more people.
Taxes in Thailand XV: Social security _ part one
Spectrum, Published on 15/04/2012
» Although Social Security may not strictly be defined as a tax, we're covering it in our series on taxes. Why? Because it's a deduction from one's salary, and withheld the way income tax is.
TAXES IN THAILAND Part XIV: Withholding on salary
Spectrum, Published on 08/04/2012
» A few weeks back we discussed withholding tax. The employer withholds tax on behalf of the employee from salary payments and pays this to the revenue office where the employer lives or works, using form PIT I.
THE DEATH PENALTY Part II: Capital punishment in Thailand
Spectrum, Published on 01/04/2012
» Last week, we discussed the death penalty and the crimes that give rise to it. This week we'll talk about what happens when a court prescribes the death penalty.
THE DEATH PENALTY Part I: Capital punishment in Thailand
Spectrum, Published on 25/03/2012
» We're going to take a break from taxes for a couple of weeks to respond to questions about the death penalty in Thailand. Does it exist? To which crimes does it apply? Is it used often and are there procedural protections that keep it from being used too freely? We'll answer these questions and others about the death penalty in this short series.
TAXES IN THAILAND Part XIII: Who pays _ part 2
Spectrum, Published on 18/03/2012
» This week we will continue with our series on what income is taxed in Thailand. Dr Joseph Kildare is an orthopaedic surgeon practising in Los Angeles. He is on holiday in Phuket, staying at a hotel on the beach.
TAXES IN THAILAND Part XII: Who has to pay? _ part 1
Spectrum, Published on 11/03/2012
» We've received many questions from foreigners in Thailand, asking whether they need to pay taxes for work done in Thailand but for which the payment comes from abroad.
TAXES IN THAILAND XI: Credits _ Part Two
Spectrum, Published on 04/03/2012
» Last time, we discussed the concept that some taxes are withheld at source. The idea is that the person who pays for the goods, service or property withholds and pays some of the price to the government on behalf of the provider.
TAXES IN THAILAND Part VI: Calculation of assessable income _ an example
Spectrum, Published on 26/02/2012
» This week we're going to use an example to illustrate how taxable income is calculated.
TAXES IN THAILAND Part X: Credits _ part one
Spectrum, Published on 19/02/2012
» Last week, we calculated the tax for a fictional taxpayer. But that's not the end of the story. There may be ways to reduce the amount of tax due even after the basic amount is calculated, by subtracting items after the total amount of tax due is calculated. Items subtracted are called credits because the taxpayer is being credited because he or she has already paid them.