Goods are loaded at a port in Bangkok, Thailand. -- Photo: AFP
BANGKOK (Vietnam News/ANN): Thailand will implement a global minimum corporate tax of 15% on multinational enterprises from January 1, 2025, the country’s finance ministry has announced.
The top-up tax would be levied at the globally agreed minimum tax rate, in alignment with the Global Minimum Tax framework which seeks to set a floor on tax competition, the ministry said in a statement.
Thailand’s standard corporate tax rate is 20%, although the government offers exemptions or lower rates for some investment projects to attract large foreign companies.
Under rules being shepherded by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), a minimum tax rate of 15% will be charged on multinationals with an annual global turnover of more than 750 million EUR (US$782 million).
Thailand is trying to update its laws, policies and tax practices as it seeks to join the OECD in the next few years.
The Thai government has offered to offset part of the tax burden for foreign companies if they meet requirements such as moving research activities to Thailand, improving their operations to be more environmentally friendly or providing skills training for local staff. - Vietnam News/ANN
