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companies or partnerships, and gains from
                                         transferring of shares or partnership holdings;
                                     5)  income from letting of property and from breaches
                                         of contracts, instalment sales or hire-purchase
                                         contracts;
                                     6)  income from liberal professions;
                                     7)  income from construction and other contracts of
                                         work;
                                     8)  income from business, commerce, agriculture,
                                         industry, transport or any other activity not
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                                         specified earlier."

                          5.2.3 Allowance and deduction

                          Section 43-47 of the revenue code set out the allowance and deduction
                       for  the  calculation  of  personal  income  tax.   It  means  that  individuals,
                       subjected to personal income tax can deduct from an assessable income
                       before  calculating  taxes  each  year.   A  summary  of  the  allowance  and
                       deduction is displayed in table 9 and 10 below.

                       Table 9: Deductions for personal income tax


                                 Type of Income                    Deduction
                                  a. Income from employment  40% but not exceeding 60,000 baht
                             b. income received from copyright  40% but not exceeding 60,000 baht
                        c. income from letting out of property on
                                                   hire
                                             1) Building and wharves  30%
                                                2) Agricultural land  20%
                                             3) All other types of land  15%
                                                       4) Vehicles  30
                                          5) Any other type of property  10%
                             d. Income from liberal professions  30% except for the medical profession
                                                        where 60% is allowed


                       141  Revenue Department Thailand, 2021, Personal Income Tax,
                       <https://www.rd.go.th/english/6045.html>; Revenue Code section 40


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