Tax Section - Doing Business
You will find here a series of summaries providing an overview of useful tax regulations, processes and tax issues for Doing Business in Thailand.
Using foreign currency for Thai corporate tax
Previously, any transactions in foreign currency had to be converted into Thai baht for Thai corporate income tax purposes. However, in December 2016, the Thai government approved an amendment to the Thai Revenue Code that allows a Thai corporate income taxpayer to recognize transactions in a foreign currency for corporate income tax purposes.
Basis of Thai personal income tax
As it is now time to file personal income tax returns for 2016, we would like to recap the basis of Thai personal income tax.
Change in tax base
Currently, under Section 49 bis of the Thai Revenue Code, where ownership or the right of possession to immovable property is transferred, the appraised value used for collecting registration fees under the land law on the date of the transfer shall be assessable for personal income tax purposes, regardless of the actual selling price or the market price which the property should fetch in a normal purchase or sale. This appraised value is usually much lower than the actual selling price or the market price of the property.
Extension of Reduced VAT Rate
The Thai government recently issued Notification of the National Council for Peace and Order No. 65/2559, which became effective on 1 October 2016.
Promoting investment in southern border provinces
In the Cabinet meeting on 27 September 2016, the Cabinet agreed on and approved draft Royal Decrees to promote investment in the southern border provinces Yala, Pattani, and Narathiwai, (collectively called “the Area”).