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Imported-Service VAT Return — PP.36 ภ.พ.36

Reverse-charge VAT on services received from foreign providers (Google Ads, AWS, SaaS, consulting).

Who

Thai businesses paying for services consumed in Thailand from non-Thai providers

Service fee

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Timeline

Depends on the issuing office

Authority

Revenue Department

Legal Basis

Revenue Code Sec. 83/6

Eligibility

  • Recipient of foreign service used in Thailand

Required Documents

  • Foreign invoice/receipt
  • Payment evidence (SWIFT/Wise)

Procedure

  1. Identify imported service
  2. Self-assess 7% VAT
  3. File ภ.พ.36 + pay
  4. Claim input VAT in same period

Fee Structure

VAT paid via ภ.พ.36 becomes deductible input tax — net zero for VAT registrants.

Cross-Border / DTA Notes

Since 2021, foreign e-service providers (Netflix, Spotify) self-collect VAT under VES.

Related Services

ILC handles e-Filing, certified copies, certified translation and MFA legalisation, then checks whether the receiving authority requires embassy attestation. Thailand's Apostille Convention takes effect on 28 February 2027; until then the existing legalisation chain applies.

Post-Service Policy

If a document is rejected due to a defect in our translation or certification, our team coordinates corrections under our service policy and the terms of your quotation. This is not a guarantee of Revenue Department / MFA / embassy discretion.

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Accountant checking a Thai PP.36 form against supporting documents

When PP.36 applies

When paying a foreign provider for a service performed abroad but used in Thailand — such as consulting or software licences — the Thai payer must self-assess and remit VAT.

Deadline

By the 7th of the month after payment (online filing may be extended by notice). VAT-registered payers can claim the tax paid as input VAT the following month.

Separate from withholding tax

Payments abroad may also require withholding tax on PND.54, depending on the income type and any Double Taxation Agreement.

Frequently asked questions

Must a non-VAT-registered payer file?

Yes, the VAT must be remitted, but it cannot be credited.

Do foreign digital services use PP.36?

Foreign digital providers registered for Thai VAT may already charge it; check the receipt to avoid paying twice.

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Sources

Reviewed by the accounting team at Thai Law & Accounting Services · Last reviewed 4 Oct 2026 · General information, not tax or legal advice for your specific case

Go deeper on Tax document certification

These guides outline possible certification steps; confirm the receiving authority's current requirements before filing:

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Documents usually required

  • Freshly issued original Thai civil or corporate record from the issuing office
  • Complete English translation of every page, with the translator's statement of accuracy
  • Copy of the document holder's passport or Thai national ID card
  • Power of attorney with ID copies of both parties if someone else files on your behalf

Common reasons a bundle is rejected

  • Residency certificates are issued for a specific tax year and cannot be reused.
  • Treaty claims require the article to be cited correctly on the form.
  • Spell every name exactly as it appears in the passport, across every document in the same bundle.

Prefer not to handle the chain yourself? Send the scans and we run every step for you, from translation to the final endorsement.

How the process runs — Tax document certification

  1. Obtain a freshly issued original from the office that produced the record and check that every page is present.
  2. Prepare a complete translation with the translator's statement of accuracy attached.
  3. File for legalization at the Department of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with the original and the translation together.
  4. Complete the next certification layer required by the destination country — Apostille, or legalization at that country's embassy in Thailand.
  5. Collect the finished bundle, scan a full copy for your records, then submit it in the format the receiving authority specifies.

Fees and processing times are set by each authority and vary by document and destination — confirm them with the responsible agency.

Handling it yourself vs letting ILC run it

AspectDoing it yourselfWith ILC
Working out which steps applyYou read each authority's rules yourself, and usually learn a step was missing only after the bundle is refused.Our advisers review the documents before work starts and sequence translation, notarisation, MFA, and embassy in one pass.
Time spent filingRepeat trips to each office, queueing and collecting in person.We file on your behalf; you send scans and receive the finished set by post or courier.
Risk that the translation is refusedAgency names, job titles, and the certification wording often do not match what the receiving office accepts.We use terminology and certificate formats the receiving authority has accepted before, with two-stage proof-reading.
If the bundle is rejectedYou diagnose the cause and refile yourself, losing a full cycle.We identify the cause, correct it, and refile without you starting over, with progress reported along the way.

What clients typically use this for

  • Tax residency certificates
  • Double-tax treaty claims
  • Overseas audit and reporting

An advisor, not only a document processor

Before any work starts, our team assesses how many certification layers your document actually needs, which authorities are involved, and the correct order for the office you will really file with. One step out of order usually means restarting the whole bundle. We work to recognise how each authority rejects files and prevent it up front.

  • The certification route is matched to the receiving authority before work begins.
  • Rejection risks are checked, from name spelling to document validity windows.
  • The filing sequence is planned around the deadline you actually have.

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