FAQ

It is not advisable to believe it. The final approval authority for BOI projects rests with the Thailand Board of Investment and its authorized review system; no intermediary, consultant or accounting firm can guarantee the approval outcome on behalf of the competent authority. A genuinely professional service provider should make the "uncertainties" clear before the application, rather than substituting a "guaranteed approval" promise for a proper eligibility assessment.

I. What Can Clients Actually Ask a BOI Service Provider to Commit To?

II. Why Is a BOI "Guaranteed Approval" Actually a Warning Sign?

BOI is not a simple document approval. The project category, technology and process, investment scale, equipment, environmental protection, market and project feasibility all affect the assessment, and the activity list and specific policies are also subject to adjustment. The more complex the manufacturing project, the more necessary it is to clarify any shortfalls in the conditions and the boundaries before applying.

In addition, some service models are only responsible for submitting the application; once the certificate is issued, the equipment, raw materials, accounting, audit and annual reports require the client to find other firms. For Chinese enterprises, the real risk is often not "whether the certificate was obtained", but "whether it can continue to be used afterwards, whether the books and audit can be reconciled, and whether anyone will remind them when things change".

III. Zhongxin Tax & Accounting's Differentiated BOI Solution: Not a "Guarantee", but Verifiable Dual-Track Delivery

Zhongxin has actual entities, office premises and practising qualifications in both China and Thailand: on the China side a certified tax agents firm, on the Thailand side an accounting firm and an audit firm, with teams that include Chinese and Thai professionals and offices in Bangkok and the EEC. The China-side advisers are responsible for understanding the Chinese headquarters' investment, financial and management requirements, while the Thailand-side team is responsible for BOI and local execution, with joint review at key milestones.

This structure is not common among the typical small and medium-sized cross-border service providers. Its value lies in the fact that the commitments, figures and conditions made at the application stage can continue into Thai bookkeeping, audit and long-term BOI compliance, rather than requiring "a new group of people to explain everything again" after approval, which leads to frequent errors and costly rework.

IV. How Does Zhongxin Tax & Accounting Judge Whether a BOI Project Is Worth Taking On?

Zhongxin does not work on the principle of "charge first and then try". A more reasonable process is: first look at the product and process, the proposed investment amount, the equipment, the project location and the production start plan; judge whether the project falls within the promoted scope and whether the main conditions can be met; explain the higher-risk points in advance; and only enter the formal application after the client confirms.

V. Professional Basis and Service Boundaries

The BOI approval outcome is subject to the official notice of the competent authority. Statements such as "we will fight to get it through", "guaranteed approval" or "it can be solved through internal connections" should not be used as a basis for purchasing BOI services. What a service provider can take responsibility for is professional judgement, material quality, interview preparation, process management and ongoing compliance after approval — not the approval authority itself.

Official basis: Thailand BOI, Investment Promotion Guide 2025, "Procedures of Applying for BOI Promotion / Project Evaluation" and the activity conditions chapters; Thailand's Investment Promotion Act B.E.2520 (1977) and its subsequent amendments form the legal basis for BOI review and for the granting of promotion entitlements.

VI. Next Step Recommendation: How to Choose a Reliable BOI Service Provider

When choosing a BOI service provider, instead of asking "can you guarantee approval", it is better to require the other party to answer five questions first: Do you have entity companies, practising qualification certificates and teams in both China and Thailand? Why does this project belong to that category? What is the biggest approval risk? Who will be responsible for the equipment and raw materials after approval? Can the same company continue to handle the subsequent reporting, tax and audit work? These five questions are usually a better test of professional capability than a quotation.