Frugal of Thailand is ready to reinforce its efforts to fight transnational tax evasion via the change of economic data, in accordance with its director-general, Lavaron Sangsnit. Thailand joined the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes in 2017 and has since been working towards adhering to international standards for tax cooperation.
The Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters (MAAC) is a multilateral treaty developed by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and has 168 signatories as of March 2023. The framework promotes worldwide cooperation and the trade of tax information between international locations, enabling tax authorities to effectively utilise the info.
There are three types of information exchanges underneath the MAAC: requested info exchange, spontaneous exchange of knowledge, and automated unsolicited trade of information. The Revenue Department is presently preparing procedures and techniques associated to the automatic trade of information, which incorporates three information units.
For the accounting year 2021, multinational companies assembly particular situations are required to submit a Country-by-Country Report from January 1, 2022. This report accommodates mixture data on the global allocation of income, taxes paid, and economic exercise amongst tax jurisdictions by which the companies operate. The purpose of this report is to enhance transfer pricing documentation and supply tax administrations with information for high-level transfer pricing threat evaluation.
Thailand signed the Multilateral Competent Authority International Agreement on the Exchange of Country Reports on December 9, 2022, and expects to start exchanging country reviews this month. The information gathered might be used for environment friendly tax administration, selling tax transparency, equity, and prevention of transnational tax evasion, as properly as enhancing Thailand’s worldwide competitiveness for funding.
The OECD’s common reporting normal (CRS) requires the Revenue Department to obtain information about multinational firms from their monetary institutions and automatically exchange that information with tax authorities of different jurisdictions. Thailand plans to begin CRS exchange in September 2023.
Thailand enacted a royal decree on data exchange on March 31, 2023, to implement global requirements and improve transparency in accordance with the CRS necessities. Lavaron Sangsnit said that the department is within the means of bringing the signed MAAC settlement to parliament for ratification. Once ratified, Thailand will want to implement the required international standards and procedures for data assortment and automated change..