Thailand Waives Taxes on REIT Buybacks to Ease Covid Impact

May 10, 2022, 6:57 AM UTC

Thailand’s Finance Ministry will waive corporate income, valued-added, business and stamp taxes for the country’s real estate investment trust buyback program to ease impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on domestic businesses.

  • Companies must agree to repurchase their assets within two years after agreeing to sell them into REITs, according to a Finance Ministry statement on its website
    • Cabinet meeting on Tuesday approved the tax measures
  • REIT buyback program will provide domestic firms with access to more funding sources, which have been limited by the pandemic
  • About 30b baht of assets are expected to be sold into the REIT buyback program: ...





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