Department to scrutinise tax filings

• Published date: 10 February 2023
• Publication title: Bangkok Post

The Revenue Department plans to step up its examination of suspicious personal income tax returns, says director-general Lavaron Sangsnit.

He said people who submit accurate filings have nothing to worry about, and eligible filers should receive a tax refund within three days.

The department will spend more time scrutinising returns with suspicious information, said Mr Lavaron. If returns are determined to be eligible to receive refunds, the department will take more than seven days to provide refunds to filers who have been examined, he said.

There are around 11 million salaried workers in the tax system, of which 4 million are subject to tax payment.

Mr Lavaron said during the tax filing period of January to March, fraudsters are actively trying to deceive people to steal their money.

Fraudsters will claim to be department officials and send SMS or Line messages to victims, aiming to trick them into downloading suspicious applications, he said.

The department does not send such messages to taxpayers, instead mailing letters to their addresses as usual practice, said Mr Lavaron.

He said if taxpayers have any inquiries...