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Dormant Company

This article summarizes the rules which apply in case of a company stopping its operation temporarily:   1. Notification Requirements   According to Section 85/12 of Revenue Code, if the company wishes to stop its operation for longer than 30 days, the company must submit a notification to that effect to the Revenue Department where…

Visa / Work Permit for Foreigners with Thai Spouse

If a foreign employee is married to a Thai citizen, the foreigner may apply for a non-immigrant-O-visa (dependent visa) in Thailand. For the one-year extension of such visa, issued by the Immigration Office, in particular the following will be required:   Marriage certificate; Evidence of income of not less than 400K/year, e.g. bank statement; ID…

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Setting up a Foundation (Thai: Mulanitee)

A foundation consists of assets appropriated for charitable, religious, artistic, scientific, literary, educational or other purposes for the benefit of the public and not for profit generation.   The specially allocated assets of the foundation must be managed to (or “intending to”) implementing the objectives of the foundation. They shall strictly not be used for…

Inheritance tax to affect four assets from February onwards

According to a report by the Nation, property, stocks, automobiles and cash are the four assets that will become subject to inheritance tax effective on February 1.   Please find more information about this news at the Nation under the following link: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/Inheritance-tax-to-affect-four-assets-on-February-30276825.html

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BOI Announcement Related to Cluster Development

According to BOI announcement no. 10/2558, the Thai Board of Investment (“BOI”) has launched a new program called “Moving Ahead with Cluster Development” on 23 Nov. 2015. Its purpose is to strengthen the value chain and consequently creating future industries, enhance investment competencies to attract value-added investment from existing and new investment, and to decentralize…

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Setting Up an Association (Thai: Samakom)

1. General Characteristics An association may be created for any lawful activity that, according to its nature, is to be done continuously and collectively by persons other than of distributing profits to its members. It may engage in activities beneficial to the public, however, by definition associations are organizations of members who act together to…

Stricter Rules for Work Permit Extensions

Regarding the work permit extension, the officer has discretion to extend the work permit for a time period not exceeding two years, depending on the company’s compliance with Section 21 of Foreign Workers Act. The officer will consider the financial statements of the employer related to the preceding year as well as VAT payments of…

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DBD requires all businesses to submit their financial statements via the internet.

A new regulation of the Department of Business Development (DBD) “The notification of Department of Business Development Re: Rules and Procedures for financial statement submission, B.E. 2558 (2015)” requires all businesses to submit their financial statements via the internet (E-Filing) instead of paper going forward. Paper submission will, very soon, not be accepted anymore. All…

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Special incentives scheduled for six growth industries

According to media reports, Mr. Apisak Tantivorawong, the Finance Minister, plans to establish a fund to offer additional investment incentives as Board of Investment privileges to six industries such as biofuel, logistics and robotics. These incentives are considered essential to driving the country towards an S-shaped growth curve. “This fund will provide low-interest credit or…

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