With a long and distinguished history as one of the great powers of South-east Asia, Thailand today finds itself once more in a period of relative calm, under the leadership of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), led by Prayuth Chan-ocha, the prime minister. The NCPO, which has held office since 2014, represents the latest...
The Kingdom of Thailand, encompassing 513,120 sq km, lies within the Indochinese Peninsula of continental South-east Asia. The country is straddled by the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand to the west and east respectively, the latter of which is an arm of the South China Sea. Land borders are shared with Myanmar to the west, Laos to the...
ETIQUETTE: The kingdom is a predominantly Buddhist country, with Muslim and Christian minorities. Since the 1960s, the country has been one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world and as a result caters to visitors from different cultures. In business settings it is common to refer to...
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There are two categories of income tax in Thailand, personal and legal entity. Personal income tax is a direct tax that every person with an income is required to pay, and also any person who died in that fiscal year, undivided estates, and ordinary partnerships or groups of people that are not a legal entity. Personal income tax is based on...
Of the business bases in the ASEAN region, Thailand is well placed to attract substantial foreign direct investment. The Foreign Business Act of 1999 (FBA) directly governs foreign investment in the country. Under the FBA, foreign businesses are separated into two categories: legal entities not registered in Thailand and legal entities...
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