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Company Setup & Legal Advisory
Setting up a company in Thailand involves multiple legal options, regulatory frameworks, and compliance requirements. The right structure depends on your business activity, ownership objectives, and long-term plans in the market, and the choice made at incorporation has implications that are difficult to reverse later.
KLAY guides you through the entire process, from selecting the most suitable legal structure to coordinating with trusted local law firms and overseeing execution through to operational readiness. Once the company is registered, we also coordinate ongoing accounting, bookkeeping, and tax filing obligations through our partner network, so you have one point of contact from incorporation through to day-to-day compliance.
We support you with
Incorporation
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Advice on the most suitable legal structure (Thai Limited, BOI, FBL, etc.)
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A clear incorporation roadmap with timelines and milestones
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Budget estimation for legal and compliance costs
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Introduction and coordination with trusted local law firms
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Cost benchmarking to ensure fair and transparent legal fees
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Ongoing oversight to ensure deadlines and obligations are met
Ongoing Compliance
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Monthly bookkeeping: transaction recording, bank reconciliation, and monthly financial statement
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Monthly tax filings: VAT (PP.30) and withholding tax (PND.1, PND.3, PND.53) with the Revenue Department
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Monthly payroll processing: payslips, personal income tax filing, and Social Security contributions
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Annual closing: financial statements, corporate income tax return (PND.50), and coordination with the statutory auditor for DBD and Revenue Department submission
When Company Setup Makes Sense
Incorporating in Thailand is the right step when you are ready to operate commercially, invoice clients directly, employ staff under your own entity, or apply for BOI incentives. It gives you full legal and operational autonomy in the market.
For companies that are not yet at that stage, an Employer of Record arrangement can provide an operational presence while the incorporation process runs in parallel or while you finalise your market strategy. KLAY supports both paths and can help you determine which is the right starting point given your timeline and objectives.
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