Further Extension for E-Tax Filing and Payment in Thailand
On 15 December 2020, Thailand’s Revenue Department (RD) announced a further extension for e-tax filing and payment until 31 January 2024. The RD’s announcement is meant to support the government’s Thailand 4.0 policy by encouraging the use of the online system for filing and paying taxes. The RD has been promoting the use of e-tax filing and payment since 2012 by granting eight-day extensions to anyone who submits online, rather than using traditional paper filing. Initially, this eight-day extension program was due to expire on 31 January 2021, but the RD has now further extended it for another three years, until 31 January 2024.
Tax Filing and Payment Schedule for Eligible Tax Returns
* Notification of the Ministry of Finance Re: Extension of Period for Tax Return Filing and Tax Payment via Internet System (No.3)
It should be noted that tax returns and supplemental tax returns must be submitted via the e-filing system to qualify for the eight-day extension. If a taxpayer has submitted their tax return in paper form, they will not be entitled to the extension even if they resubmit via the e-filing system. The reverse is also true—a taxpayer who submits via the e-filing system, and resubmits in paper form, will not be eligible for the eight-day extension.
For personal income tax payments set up as three instalments, the first instalment can be paid together with the e-filing and that tax payment is also entitled to an eight-day extension. The second instalment can be paid within one month after the extended due date of the first instalment, and the third instalment can be paid within one month after the due date for the second instalment.
Tilleke & Gibbins, our corporate member, has kindly provided this information to us. For more information about these tax filing extensions, or any aspect of tax law in Thailand, please contact Varapa Aurat at [email protected].
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