Revenue Department News

News No. : 42/2020 Date : 29th June 2020 Subject : The Revenue Department, partnered with 20 banks, has been launching an e-channel of tax payment without fees until the end of the year 2020 ...... From 1st July 2020 onwards, the Revenue Department has been partnering with 20 leading banks in order to waive fees of tax payment to a taxpayer who files a tax return via electronic channel (e-channel) until 31st December 2020. This will facilitate, be safe and reduce cost of travelling as well as risk of COVID-19 pandemic. Mrs. Sommai Siriudomset, Principal Advisor on Strategic Tax Administration (Energy Industry) spokesman of the Revenue Department revealed that “For helping an entrepreneur to reduce cost and promote e-filing and e-payment services, the Revenue Department together with 20 leading banks1 have been waiving bank transfer fees for making tax payments of every type of taxes via e-channel from now until 31st December 2020." The spokesman of the Revenue Department added that “The exclusion of fees of bank transfer via e-channel will encourage the entrepreneur to conduct financial transactions via e-channel without travelling and comply with Social Distancing policy helping to reduce risk from COVID-19 pandemic. This is a part of the Revenue Department’s intentions to upgrade the services in promoting the entrepreneurs and Thai people to conduct tax transactions from home or Tax from home.” Should there be any inquiries, please contact Area Revenue Office or RD Intelligence Center, Tel. 1161 as well as the alliance banks......

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1 Public Company Limited, Public Company Limited, Public Company Limited, Public Company Limited, TMB BANK PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED, TISCO Bank Public Company Limited, The Public Company Limited, Public Company Limited, UOB Bank Public Company Limited, Land and Houses Bank Public Company Limited, Standard Chartered Bank Public Company Limited, Mizuho Bank Public Company Limited, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Group, Government Saving Bank, CITI Bank N.A, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, CIMB Thai Bank Public Company Limited, BNP Paribas Bangkok Branch, Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives, JPMorgan Chase