There are two Offices serving the Pattaya area - Naklua and Jomtien.  Although a Revenue Department webpage states one can obtain a Tax Identification Number (TIN) or file an income tax return at any Revenue Office location, from reports received both Naklua and Jomtien Revenue Offices will require you to use the office that has jurisdiction for the area where you reside.

English is limited, so you may wish to take a Thai speaker with you if you visit either office.  We include Expat reports on their experience at these two offices. If you visit either office, please tell us about your experience by sending an email to info@pcec.club.

Naklua Revenue  Office 

The Office is located in the Banglamung District Office next to the Banglamung Police Department.

Walk into the main entrance and go immediately into the hallway on the left. The first door on the right is the Revenue Office.

 



EXPAT REPORTS ON EXPERIENCE WITH THIS OFFICE


Report dated on 13 January 2025 - Before arriving, he downloaded the Application for Thai Tax ID Number form and filled it out using Google Translate (Form is in Thai). He provided copies of the following documents (sign each copy and bring originals):


Current Passport with a valid visa or visa exemption.

Proof of address – yellow book and a pink ID card (note: a house registration (blue) book, lease or rental agreement accompanied by a copy of the landlord's ID card can be used).

 

He notes he was in and out in less than 10 minutes (no waiting) with my new Thai TIN. He noted that the TIN is not the same as my pink ID number.


Report dated on 10 February 2025 - To get a TIN, they now want to see all your documents to calculate any taxes owed. The report included a photo of a sign they have posted:


 



Jomtien Revenue Office

The Office is located on soi off of Jomtien 2nd Road, a short distance when traveling from the intersection with Thappraya road.

 You will see a sign on the left denoting the location of the Chonburi Revenue Office 3.


EXPAT REPORTS ON EXPERIENCE WITH THIS OFFICE 

Club Member Report on 4 March 2025 - I have now accompanied five farang to the Jomtien one. Always the same.


1. They want you to confirm how many days in Thailand in 2024 (must be 180 or more of course). No proof or evidence of your stay or stays is required.


2. They ask you to tell them what taxable income you transferred here in 2024. They are not interested in discussing - just give them a figure. No documents to show -just give them a figure. Leave your tax files at home.


3. They will give you a tax identification number and tell you what to pay on the spot. What to pay depends on your age and marital status because of the Thai allowances, but a total transfer of, say, 800,000 baht would cost you under 10,000 baht.



January 2025  - We have received only one report from an Expat for this Office. The individual inquired about getting a TIN and explained the source for all the money he has remitted to Thailand in 2024 was for US Social Security and Veteran's disability payments.  They advised him he didn't need a TIN or file a Thailand Personal Income Tax Return as his remittances were exempt under the USA and Thailand Dual Tax Agreement.



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