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- $Title{Table 2.: Capital Gains}
-
- Type of Income Tax Rate
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- a. Income from direct investment in the SET
-
- Capital gains
-
- - Individual investor - Tax-free
-
- - Juristic investor - 25% withholding tax
-
- Dividends
-
- - Individual investor - Withholding tax at progressive
- rate of personal income tax bracket
- (5-55%)
-
- - Juristic investor - 20% withholding tax
-
- b. Income from investment in funds registered in Thailand
-
- Capital gains
-
- - Individual investor - Tax-free
-
- - Juristic investor - 12.5% withholding tax
-
- Dividends
-
- - Individual investor - Withholding tax at progressive rate
- of personal income tax bracket (5-55%)
-
- - Non-juristic body of persons - Withholding tax at progressive rate
- that has no permanent office not exceeding 10%.
- in Thailand
-
- - Juristic investor - 10% withholding tax
-
- Foreign Investments in the SET
-
- Drawn by the SET's potential, foreign investment in Thai securities has
- significantly risen, especially during the last few years, as shown below.
- //TS"Table 3.","Foreign Investment in the SET"
-
- Year Amount % Incr. from % of total
- (Mln. Baht) last year turnover
-
- 1984 1,185 250 5.5
- 1985 1,596 35 4.8
- 1986 4,617 189 7.8
- 1987 25,501 452 10.4
- 1988 40,276 58 12.9
- 1989 97,285 142 12.9
- Source: SET