Stephen J.
Dann
In the past five years I have obtained over £1,000,000 in tax treaty refunds for teachers of various nationalities including British, American and Australian. I am the author of
on the subject. Many of my clients have been resident overseas and conducting claims via email and airmail presents no significant problem.
If your original teaching contract in Thailand was for no more than two years (regardless of the subject),
and that initial contract covered any of the years 2009, 2010, or 2011 you are probably entitled to
a refund of all Thai income tax you have paid under that contract by virtue of a Thai Double
Taxation treaty. Most countries have such agreements with Thailand, but your eligibility to claim depends upon where you were resident prior to visiting Thailand, not upon your nationality, although the definition of "residence" is a complex issue and is open to interpretation.
If you meet the above criteria but are uncertain as to whether you are eligible to claim please contact me using the email facility on this page for an appraisal.
In order that I may review your situation I shall simply require a copy of your first contract for teaching in Thailand.
Where a claim is possible I can prepare and submit a repayment claim to the Revenue Department of Thailand on your behalf, and the refund cheque will either be mailed to you or deposited in your Thai bank account, if you have one.
In order to assist with completion of forms in Thai, interpretation at meetings, and official documents I have excellent Thai staff and very precise technical translation facilities.
If I consider that a successful double taxation treaty claim is possible, the fee will be agreed in advance, and will depend upon the dates you worked, the school involved and the availability of documents. I usually request payment of ThB 20,000 before commencing a claim, and then for payment of any balance of fees once the refund cheque has arrived.
Claims submitted now should take between six months and two years from filing with the Revenue Department to the date of payment.
During this time you may view general notices about the progress of claims via my Facebook page where you will find more than100 teachers linked to me and you will promptly realise this is not a scam
A successful claim (click image to enlarge)
A new UK-Thailand Double Taxation Treaty is in the course of negotiation and may take effect from 1st January, 2013 but this will not affect claim entitlement for prior years.
Claims will not be accepted for the 2009 year after 31st October, 2012 since this presents insufficient time to prepare and submit documentation.
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UK Tax Advisor
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