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Thailand software and digital-service tax relief: check SME eligibility, DEPA listings, payment dates, accounting periods and the THB 300,000 expenditure cap.
From 1 November 2026, partnership and limited-company registration applications move to DBD Biz Regist. Prepare company details, signing authority and identity verification.
If the Thai police call, issue a summons or ask you to attend a police station, first confirm your role, the case stage and the charges. This guide explains suspects’ rights to a lawyer and interpreter, statements and bail preparation during a police inquiry.
Winning a judgment in Thailand does not mean payment arrives automatically. This guide explains the 10-year enforcement period, applications, debtor asset inquiries, seizure, attachment, mortgages and payment priority.
If a customer in Thailand has not paid for goods, first check the parties, orders and payment terms, delivery records, outstanding balance and correspondence. This guide explains how to organise them and why WeChat, LINE and email records should retain their complete context and originals before assessing a demand, negotiation or litigation.
Before a BOI project obtains an FBC, check whether section 12 applies and match the promotion certificate and amendments, actual activities, company information and proposed attachments. This guide separates DBD’s listed attachments from internal preparation and explains why submission, review, payment, approval and e-FBC download need distinct records.
If you suspect fraud in Thailand, preserve payment and communication records promptly, explain whether you want the authorities to investigate and pursue criminal responsibility, and ask Thai counsel to check the offence, jurisdiction and complaint deadline. Certain compoundable offences have a three-month complaint period. A promise to repay is a reason to assess the deadline now, rather than leave it until negotiations end.
Chinese businesses that purchase GPUs in Thailand, rent rack space and charge customers for computing capacity may describe their business as ‘compute hosting’. Under the rules of Thailand’s Board of Investment (BOI), however, that label does not determine the applicable investment promotion category. Operating a data center, renting hosted servers, providing cloud services, leasing equipment and performing outsourced operations and maintenance may involve similar equipment and technical teams, yet differ in their services, the attribution of investment and their application requirements.
After an ordinary Thai criminal judgment, check the appeal period, trial record and available grounds, then plan personal requirements, extensions and bail.
Separate expired evidence at filing, certificates with no expiry date and expiry during shipment, and check scope, renewal evidence and FDA requirements.
Distinguish private agreements from court arrangements, preserve contact records and assess the appropriate route with the child’s welfare and safety in view.
Distinguish the DSI enforcement announcement from an individual land-disposal decision, review Land Code sections 94 and 96, and prepare notices, corporate and funding records.
