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The Revenue Department is preparing to introduce a chatbot to offer answers to taxpayers online as a new channel for virtual tax consultation, says director-general Lavaron Sangsnit.

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Businesses urged to use digital tax system

The Revenue Department is encouraging entrepreneurs to use the digital tax system, which will make value-added tax (VAT) refunds five times faster than they currently are, says the director-general Lavaron Sangsnit.

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Shola forests in Sakleshpur, a biodiversity hotspot, face threat as Government departments bicker over its status

The 7,938-acre shola forest that is part of the Western Ghats, recognised as one of the biological hotspots in the world and notified as an ecologically sensitive area by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, has now become a bone of contention between the Forest Department and the Revenue Department.

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Government outperforms revenue goals

Government revenue for the first eight months of fiscal 2023 exceeded its target by 122 billion baht as a result of economic recovery and active imports, says Fiscal Policy Office director-general Pornchai Thiraveja.

Bangkok Post

HR and CE officials remove board in front of Kanakasabhai mandapam amid police security

Officials from the Revenue Department and the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department (HR and CE), accompanied by the police, on Monday removed the board announcing the restriction of devotees from offering worship in the Kanakasabhai mandapam at Sri Natarajar temple in Chidambaram.

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Data exchange to fight tax evasion

Starting this month, the exchange of financial information should help combat transnational tax evasion, says director-general of the Revenue Department Lavaron Sangsnit.

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Mysuru-Nanjangud highway to be upgraded to six lane roads, existing alignment to be changed

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will take up the six-laning works of the Mysuru-Nanjangud stretch of NH-766 with a change in alignment consequent to the proposed extension of the Mysuru airport runway.

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Government revenue beats target amid growth

The Finance Ministry reported government revenue collection for the first seven months of fiscal 2023 (October to April) exceeded the target by 112 billion baht, mainly contributed by agencies other than the Revenue Department, says Pornchai Thiraveja, director-general of the Fiscal Policy Office.

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Relocation tax package to yield B6bn

The Revenue Department expects tax measures supporting the relocation of foreign investors' production bases to attract investment of around 6 billion baht within three years, says deputy director-general Vinit Visessuvanapoom.

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2,788 title deeds distributed in Idukki

The Revenue department distributed 2,788 title deeds under the “Pattaya Mela” organised at Cheruthoni Town Hall in Idukki on Thursday.

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Clarifying departure levy scuttlebutt

As the general election draws near, implementing collection of a new tax is an extremely sensitive issue and almost unheard of as a political tactic.

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Departure tax just opinion survey, 'will not be imposed'

The controversy about a 1,000-baht departure tax on outbound Thais and foreign residents is only a legally obliged opinion survey and the tax will not be imposed, the Revenue Department said.

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Departure tax proposed

Thai outbound travellers and foreign permanent residents in Thailand have been asked for their opinion on a government departure tax of 1,000 baht in an attempt to prevent locals from spending excessively abroad, with the Revenue Department announcing online public hearings this week.

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Laying of foundation stone for Kallakurichi Collectorate on temple land even before acquiring it was indeed illegal, says Madras HC

The Madras High Court has agreed that it was illegal on the part of former Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami to have laid the foundation stone in October 2020 for construction of Kallakurichi Collectorate complex on 34.817 acres of land owned by Ardhanareeswarar temple

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E-donations to be given tax cut priority

Donations to education, sports and social development will only gain a double tax deduction if they are made via an electronic channel, said Vinit Visessuvanapoom, deputy director-general of the Revenue Department.

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Revenue to launch AI to scrutinise taxes

The Revenue Department is using artificial intelligence (AI) to examine tax payments, enabling deeper scrutiny and preventing tax evasion, says director-general Lavaron Sangsnit.

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