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Offline hero

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Re: Tax in Thailand
« Reply #15 on: February 09, 2007, 08:58:04 am »
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As a quick aside here Hero, are you really sure that you are not paying too much tax?

Well this was in a previous job anyway, but they said 15k was my salary - even on my WP application!  They took about 500 baht from my salary each month for the taxman!
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Re: Tax in Thailand
« Reply #16 on: February 09, 2007, 09:14:05 am »
I pay 1000 bht
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Re: Tax in Thailand
« Reply #17 on: February 20, 2007, 10:35:19 am »
I have just seen this on ajarn.com for a school advertising for teachers in Phitsanulok. Does not seem right to me ..........      There is no Income Tax payable by foreign teachers in their first two years in Thailand. This represents a reasonable living wage in Phitsanulok where most things are considerably cheaper than in Bangkok or Europe etc. Assistance will be given with Work Permits etc. which, with a degree and TESOL/ESL Certificate (e.g. RSA or Trinity College London), is relatively straight forward. The school will make a charge of 1,000 Baht for the documentation.
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Re: Tax in Thailand
« Reply #18 on: February 20, 2007, 12:17:49 pm »
Yes, according to the rules there is an exemtion on income tax if the duration of the stay in Thailand is less than two years. The rules state that you can get an exemtion cert of some kind and not pay tax at all or pay it and get it refunded. this rule has been going for quite some time but ot really advertised. the Thais are ok with giving the refund but its sometime a drawn out process or so I have heard. be cdareful though 1 day over the two years and you become liable for all the tax you did not pay!

I am not sure then how long you have to stay outside Thailand before you requalify for the scheme! It was never going to effect me so I did not look into it too deeply but for some its worth looking into, do a google on Thai income tax and you will find their website which also has an English version. there is also a tax calculator on the site so you can fill in the returns online!
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Re: Tax in Thailand
« Reply #19 on: February 20, 2007, 06:48:25 pm »
Anybody know what the turnaround is for getting back my tax? By my calculations, I got about 7500 baht coming back and want to know how long it takes? 1 week? 1 month? 1 year?
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Re: Tax in Thailand
« Reply #20 on: February 20, 2007, 07:55:16 pm »
Geekboy, somewheres between 4 weeks and two months, The longer you leave it towards the end of march the longer it seems to take! Last year my wife and I filed on feb 1, as it happened I had to pay them so was charged imediately her indoors got her rebate after 3 weeks.
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