The standard company tax rate may be reduced as follows: An ROH in Thailand providing qualifying services pays tax at a rate of 0% or 10% of netprofits, depending on the source of the profits. A bank deriving profits from an International Banking Facility pays a 10% rate for “outout”deposits (and is exempt from the 3.3% Specific Business Tax). A SME whose fiscal year began on or after 1 January 2008 is exempt on the first THB150,000 of net profits and pays a 15% corporate tax on net profits exceeding THB 150,000up to THB 1 million, 25% on net profits exceeding THB 1 million up to THB 3 million and23% (20% in 2013 and 2014) on net profits exceeding THB 3 million. To be eligible for thesebenefits, the paidupcapital of the SME must not be more than THB 5 million and its grossincome may not exceed THB 30 million. A foreign company engaged in the business of international transportation pays tax at a rateof 3% of gross receipts (and is exempt from the tax on profit remittances).A tax exemption is available for a venture capital company investing in a SME: dividends receivedfrom a SME and gains arising from the transfer of shares in a SME are exempt from corporate taxif certain requirements are met.The remittance tax on “outout”loans (i.e. funds borrowed abroad to be lent abroad) extended byan International Banking Facility licensed bank is 0% for profits derived from a loan business. Thebank is still liable for a withholding tax of 10% or 15% on repatriated interest from “outin”transactions (i.e. funds borrowed abroad and used in Thailand), unless otherwise provided in anapplicable tax treaty.Taxable income definedTaxable income includes business profits and passive income (i.e. dividends, interest, royalties,capital gains, etc.) derived from domestic and foreign sources. Corporate income tax is computedby taking into account all revenue arising from a business carried on in an accounting period anddeducting all allowable expenses.Subsidies paid by a foreign parent company to its Thai subsidiaries must be included in thecorporate income tax base as revenue arising from, or as a result of, business
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