Legal Section - Doing Business
You will find here a series of summaries providing an overview of useful legal regulations, processes and legal issues for Doing Business in Thailand.
Special Economic Development Zones
To support the government’s economic roadmap, the BOI provides incentives to strategic industries by giving a corporate income tax exemption for 8 years to 13 target industries in Special Economic Development Zones in certain border areas.
Monitoring e-commerce businesses
Effective 1 July 2015, any limited company that would like to register its main business activity as e-commerce must register conducting a direct marketing business with the Office of the Consumer Protection Board (OCPB) prior to registration with the Department of Business Development.
Visa and Work Permit Extension at OSSC
Previously, for companies which had registered capital or total assets of more than THB 30 million that wanted to apply for work permits and extend visas for their foreign executives, it was more convenient to submit those applications at the One-Stop Service Centre for Visas and Work Permits than to deal with the Labour Department at Din Daeng and the Immigration Bureau at Chaeng Wattana.
Use of Old Machines for BOI Projects Amended
The new BOI scheme under the Announcement of the Board of Investment No. 2/2557, 3 December 2014 states that for an approved project, new machinery and the following imported used machinery is allowed.
Requirements to Register a Van
From 23 March 2015, when registering a ‘private car’ (in effect a van) with between 8 and 12 seats, he or she must now meet the certain requirements.