# Foreign-Owned Business Onboarding Checklist

Prepared by A Plus Me  
Last reviewed: 2026-05-09

Use this checklist to prepare for an English-first onboarding conversation about company registration, monthly accounting, VAT, and document workflow in Thailand.

## 1. Business Setup Snapshot

- Business name in English and Thai, if already reserved or registered
- Short business description
- Current stage: planning, newly registered, already operating, or fixing backlog
- Planned start date or urgent deadline

## 2. Ownership and Management

- Shareholder names
- Director names
- Whether any owner or director is a foreign individual or foreign company
- Basic ownership structure summary

## 3. Registration and Entity Documents

- Certificate of incorporation, if already registered
- Company affidavit or registration extract
- Tax ID / registration number
- Registered address details

## 4. VAT and Tax Position

- Whether the business is already VAT registered
- Whether VAT registration is being considered
- Any urgent filing issue already known
- Any withholding-tax questions already identified

## 5. Monthly Document Flow

- Estimated monthly sales documents
- Estimated monthly purchase or expense documents
- Bank accounts used by the business
- Payroll or staff count, if relevant
- Whether any documents are missing or delayed

## 6. Systems and Communication

- Preferred communication language
- Preferred channel: phone, email, or Line
- Whether remote onboarding is preferred
- Whether the team needs a document checklist first

## 7. Questions to Prepare

- What service is needed first: registration, monthly accounting, VAT review, reporting, or backlog cleanup
- What deadline matters most right now
- What the owner wants to understand first

## Note

This checklist is for preparation only. The exact scope, workflow, and next step should still be confirmed after reviewing the current business facts and available documents.