Reader question: Do I have to pay land tax in Thailand?

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8 September 2020

Dear readers,

I was surprised by the question from my Thai partner whether I pay land tax here in Thailand for the land in her name on which my house is built with usufruct for me as long as I live? My answer to that was 'no'. She would have heard about this from a friend.

I myself have never received any message from any Thai authority that could indicate this form of taxation. I live in Hua Hin. The house was purchased by me 15 years ago on the basis of a lease contract of 30 years and approximately 5 years ago I had the lease contract changed by having the land transferred to her name through the land office and I keep the house myself with a lifelong usufruct determination.

Can someone tell me more about this tax issue? i

I have heard that “large land owners” (50 rai or more) are no longer allowed to leave their land fallow to avoid taxation.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Regards,

Chelsea

4 Responses to “Reader Question: Do I Have to Pay Land Tax in Thailand?”

  1. Sjoerd says up

    https://www.bdo.co.th/en-gb/insights/tax-updates/new-property-tax-law-in-thailand

    A tax exempt threshold of Baht 50 million shall apply to land and buildings owned by individuals that are used as their place of residence, if their names appear in the house registration book on 1 January of the tax year

  2. tooske says up

    chelsea,
    I don't know where you live, but we faithfully pay our land tax every year.
    I live in a small hamlet near Nakhon Phanom and every year the voice of the village chief echoes through the re-roof installation that the land tax can still be paid today. otherwise you have to go to the land office to pay.
    You don't have to leave it for the costs, it's only 10 thb per rai here.

  3. support says up

    chelsea,

    Just google “property tax thailand”. You could fall under it if the value of the whole exceeds TBH 50 million. But…. implementation is not yet complete.

  4. Rob H. says up

    Dear Chelsea,

    Also live in Hua Hin (Thap Tai). Land in the name of my Thai wife and house in both names.
    My wife - if I remember correctly - received a letter from Thap Tai in the spring regarding this tax to check whether the registration of the land in their administration was correct. Since it was still registered as undeveloped, I went to the local office where everything was arranged after my wife showed me the Blue Book. Never heard anything since then.
    The initiative therefore came from the “municipality”.
    Please pay attention. The aforementioned link mentions an exemption of 50 million (land and house registered in (co-)same name), but also about an exemption of 10 million if land and house are registered in different names.


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