Ministry of Interior pushes to amend the Sign Tax Act. Hoping to help reduce the burden on the people

Interior Ministry pushes to amend the Sign Tax Act. Hoping to help reduce the burden on taxpayers. To be consistent with the way of life and changing economic conditions Ms. Traisulee Traisanakul, Secretary to the Minister of Interior And a spokesman for the Ministry of Interior said that the Ministry of Interior has pushed for the amendment of the Sign Tax Act B.E. 2510 to improve the sign tax collection process of local administrative organizations to be consistent with the way of life of the people. crash Whether it is receiving-sending documents Submitting a sign tax return Submitting various complaints Notification of sign tax assessment Submitting a sign tax appeal and requesting a refund Can be processed electronically Improving such laws Department of Local Administration Promotion raised to form The Sign Tax Act (No....) B.E..... which has now been signed by the Minister of Interior is currently being presented to the Cabinet Secretariat (Cabinet) to include as an agenda for Cabinet consideration. A spokesman for the Ministry of Interior said that there were many important issues that had been revised, such as the case of signs that were not installed or displayed throughout the year. Pay taxes according to the time it is installed or displayed by calculating the tax on a monthly basis. A fraction of a month is counted as one year. It's different from the present where signboard tax collection is collected in advance for the whole year. Amending the law will bring fairness to taxpayers according to the principle of "how much you get, only what you lose". In addition, it also specifies the rate of surcharge in case of non-payment of taxes within the due date. By paying an additional 2 percent per month, but not exceeding the amount of tax that must be paid. From now on, you will have to pay additional money until the tax is paid in full. Set new sign types from 3 to 2 and adjust the sign tax rate ceiling to suit current events. with reference to inflation Including the GDP that has changed. Ms. Traisu lee said that the revised law also stipulates that the sign tax will be reduced to suit the necessary conditions. To alleviate the suffering of the people in the event of an abnormal situation occurring. Compared to the present, there is no provision for reducing taxes. It also gives local administrators or the Minister of Interior the power to extend the time for filing tax returns. To be consistent with the factual situation and changing events . Source: Thai News Agency