Thai Examiner
Thaksin seeks injunctive relief from Revenue efforts to collect 17 billion tax judgment in August 2025
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Thaksin fights to halt Revenue seizures over a ฿17.629 billion Shin Corp tax debt, saying the state already took ฿46.37 billion. Officials are hunting assets at home and abroad as bankruptcy looms and a Tax Court showdown nears in October.
Key facts
- Tax case turns on ฿15.88 billion from Shin shares already caught in 2010 confiscation, lawyers say
- Thaksin fights to halt Revenue seizures over a ฿17.629 billion Shin Corp tax debt, saying the state already took ฿46.37 billion
- However, Thaksin’s lawyers say the state already confiscated ฿46.37 billion linked to the same share wealth in 2010
- Revenue pursues ฿17.6 billion debt as Thaksin challenges asset seizures after final tax judgment
- Ample Rich share transfers to Thaksin’s children at ฿1 each became foundation of long-running tax battle
- Thaksin wins twice over Revenue procedure before Supreme Court restores full ฿17.629 billion liability
Summary
Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has launched a fresh court battle to stop the Revenue Department from seizing his assets over a ฿17.629 billion tax debt. The liability stems from the 2006 Shin Corp sale and was finally upheld by the Supreme Court in 2025. However, Thaksin’s lawyers say the state already confiscated ฿46.37 billion linked to the same share wealth in 2010. They now argue further seizures amount to overlapping enforcement.
Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has opened another major legal battle over the 2006 sale of Shin Corporation. This time, he is not challenging his final ฿17.629 billion tax assessment. Instead, Thaksin wants to stop the Revenue Department from seizing more of his assets to collect it. His lawyers say the state has already taken the money underlying the tax bill.