Expat Tax: Frequently Asked Questions
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Rental income from overseas property is foreign-sourced income. It becomes taxable when the money enters Thailand and the income arose in a tax-resident year.
Rental income earned in a year you are not a Thai tax resident is not taxed when remitted. Tax paid overseas may be credited against Thai tax if you keep the necessary documents.
UK rental property income is a assessable income source in Thailand. You can use tax paid as a credit against some or all of the potential tax owed.
You can learn more about tax assessable foreign-sources income here
It is only the UK government pension which is only taxable in the UK. If you remit the property rental income then this is assessable income in Thailand