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SUWANVARA LAWFIRM
Suwanvara Law Firm Co., Ltd.
SUWANVARA LAWFIRM
SUWANVARA LAWFIRM
Suwanvara Law Firm Co., Ltd.
Accounting & tax

Accounting Services in Pattaya

Accounting for service businesses open daily with multiple payment channels.

Accounting for service businesses open daily with multiple payment channels.

Most Pattaya businesses are service businesses that operate daily and receive money directly from customers, including hotels, day rentals, condos rented out by owners through building managers, restaurants, and businesses requiring special licenses. This creates sales throughout the day and higher cash flow than other business types. Accounting errors often stem from the same point: not recording all revenue channels. Another common issue is foreign shareholders or co-investors, which makes the company structure and financial statements require more explanation than usual. We handle accounting for Pattaya businesses while addressing both issues simultaneously.

What we handle

Monthly bookkeeping, transaction recording, and trial balance preparation
File withholding tax (ภ.ง.ด.1/3/53) and value-added tax (ภ.พ.30)
Close annual financial statements, file ภ.ง.ด.50/51, and submit to the Department of Business Development
Prepare payroll, payslips, and remit social security contributions
Take over from previous accountant, and perform a retroactive account review before accepting the engagement

Condos for Rent: Who Is the Income Earner?

Many condos in Pattaya are rented out through building managers or agencies, with owners receiving net amounts after management and common-area fees are deducted. When the owner is an individual but the company receives the money, or vice versa, the question of who is the income earner and who must file taxes cannot be answered immediately. This depends on the contract and the actual flow of funds, not convenience. Therefore, it is a matter that lawyers and the accounting team must review together before entering the books.

Service Businesses Requiring Licenses

Hotels, accommodations, and entertainment venues have license requirements tied to the premises and type of business. When a business changes its service model without updating its license, the issue is usually not an accounting problem first, but an administrative one that affects the entire business's revenue. We therefore check whether the types of income recorded in the accounts align with what the license covers and alert you if the two start to diverge.

Talk to us about your accounts

Tell us what the business does and what state the books are in. We will say what to start with and what needs fixing for prior periods.

FAQ — Accounting Services in Pattaya

2 questions answered

Start by consolidating all revenue channels into a single daily total, including cash, cards, and transfers. Use that total as the basis for accounting entries; bank deposits are for reconciliation, not the starting point.
In addition to regular accounting, you should have the shareholding structure and related contracts reviewed, because the financial statements will be read by shareholders and agencies monitoring ownership ratios. We have lawyers in our firm who can handle this.