Will I be taxed twice, in my home country and Thailand?

Two countries can both have a claim on the same income. That is normal, and it is what double tax agreements exist to resolve. Thailand has more than 60 of them, and the Revenue Department publishes the list of partners.

How the credit works

You do not choose which country taxes you. Both may, and the agreement then decides which one gives relief. On the Thai side, tax already paid abroad on an item of income can be credited against the Thai tax on that same item, and only where a treaty permits it: with no agreement, there is no credit. Three features matter in practice.

1. It is calculated separately for each country and each type of income. You cannot set a foreign credit on dividends against Thai tax on employment income.
2. It is capped at the Thai tax on that income. If your home country taxed it at a higher rate, Thailand does not refund the difference.
3. It only matters for income that is assessable in Thailand in the first place, which for a resident means Thai-source income and foreign income actually brought in.

Why many nomads avoid the problem

The remittance rule does a lot of the work before a treaty is ever needed. A Thai resident is assessable on foreign income brought into Thailand, and foreign income earned before 1 January 2024 sits outside the current rule. If you are not bringing in this year's earnings, there is no Thai claim to overlap with your home country's.

If you stay under the residency line of about 180 days in a calendar year, you are not resident, and only Thai-source income is in scope, which for a remote worker paid by foreign clients is often none.

The question to ask at home

Check whether your own country taxes on residence or on citizenship, because the two give very different answers. A residence-based system usually releases you once you have genuinely moved; a citizenship-based one follows you. If you end up resident in both places in the same year, the tie-breaker article of the relevant agreement decides which country treats you as resident.

This is where we would stop reading and pay an adviser who handles both ends, particularly with property, dividends or a company at home. The Thai tax guide sets out the Thai half in detail.