[jameshush]

I’m not familiar with Thailand, but how are you not paying taxes there? Are they giving you a tax break?

I live in Taiwan and was contracting for a USA company. At the end of the year I walked over to the tax office, told them how much I made, then paid the tax bill. I was in and out in about 15 minutes.

[soueuls]

It's technically illegal on a tourist visa (but I am on a weird covid extension scheme).

But Thailand is going to introduce a nomad digital visa (Indonesia already done it). The idea is that if your income comes from abroad you don't need to pay taxes (or very little). Because you are effectively not competing with the locals.

I did not bother with all of this during Covid, I just wanted to explore the world and find a nice place where I could project myself for many years. I am now in the process of fixing my current situation, open a company and pay taxes.

[wdb]

Maybe the person is not declaring income (happens a lot) or they do some travelling to neighbour country shenanigans. There quite a few agencies that help you avoid taxes as a digital nomad

[nevon]

You could not declare income in your home country as well. Travelling or not, you're still gonna pay taxes _somewhere_.

[kwere]

Territorial taxation, one pays taxes only on what is generated inside the country and often remittances. Working as employee is taxed at Thai rate, working as a contractor for foreigners is not taxed