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[cyrilmadrid]

Hello. I wondered if Thai authorities were 'sophisticated' enough to link visa and taxes. I mean it's nice to make visa runs and such, but are they able to determine that if you have passed the 183 days threshold mentionned by most bilateral tax treaties, you are a Thai tax resident ?
I also wondered if Visas like retirement visa, 1 yr Ed visa, automatically convert you into a tax resident ?

[lopburi3]

There is no active attempt to search out such information that I am aware of (and am sure it would have been reported if there were).  Policy is that only money remitted into Thailand during the year earned would even be taxed and as you mention there are tax treaties that would further limit/confuse.  Obviously simple answer would be if actively employed and being paid in Thailand that is where the tax should be paid and exemption claimed from home country if subject to dual tax.  But understand most things are not 'simple'.  In the US even states can not get it together on such matters.