e-Donation QR Signs for Temples and Foundations
Since 1 January 2026, donations in Thailand must go through the Revenue Department’s e-Donation system to be tax-deductible. A temple or foundation registered as a donation unit can receive donations through a participating bank’s QR code, and the bank sends the data to the Revenue Department when the donor agrees in the app. The QR sign must show “e-Donation” and the donation unit’s account name. QRLoom doesn’t create e-Donation QR codes; it prints a ready-made sign around the QR your bank issued, without changing it.
What a tax-deductible QR sign must show
The Revenue Department’s e-Donation Q&A (question 12) says a QR sign that gives donors a tax deduction must show the text “e-Donation” and the deposit-account name of the donation unit. When scanned, the bank app must show a transfer to the donation unit’s account and a message asking the donor to indicate that the data should be sent for the tax deduction.
Bank QR donations send data only for individual donors (not companies). The data reaches the e-Donation system within 2 business days and there is no fee. For cash, the donor asks the donation unit to record the donation in the e-Donation system.
How to make an e-Donation QR sign
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Check the temple or foundation is a donation unit
A donation unit needs a 13-digit donation-unit ID, which you can check on the Revenue Department website; if it isn’t listed, contact your area revenue office. Temples and foundations are separate legal entities, even with the same caretaker.
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Open a donation account and ask the bank for an e-Donation QR
The account must belong to the donation unit, be opened by its authorised signatory and be used only for donations. Ask a participating bank for its e-Donation QR.
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Screenshot the QR
Save a sharp image of the whole e-Donation QR from the bank’s app or documents.
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Make the sign with QRLoom
Open the sign maker with the “Donation / e-Donation” template, upload the QR, add the temple or foundation name and the account name exactly as the bank app shows it, and tick that it’s your bank’s e-Donation QR. The sign then prints “Tax-deductible via e-Donation” and reminds donors to agree to send the data in their app.
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Test-scan before you put it up
Print at 100% and scan the paper with a banking app. Check the app shows the donation unit’s account name and the message about sending data to the Revenue Department.
An ordinary PromptPay QR isn’t e-Donation
Transfers to a PromptPay QR made from a caretaker’s phone number or ID, or a QR from a generic QR website, aren’t reported to the Revenue Department by the bank, so donors can’t claim them through e-Donation. QRLoom signs only print the tax-deduction line after you confirm the QR is the e-Donation QR your bank issued.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does a donor need to do to get the tax deduction?
Scan the e-Donation QR with a banking app, enter the amount and, when the app shows the message about sending data for the tax deduction, agree to let the bank send it to the Revenue Department. The data is recorded within 2 business days. Bank reporting covers individual donors only.
Can QRLoom create an e-Donation QR?
No. e-Donation QR codes are issued by participating banks and tied to the donation unit’s account. QRLoom prints a sign around that QR, keeping it character for character, and sends nothing to the Revenue Department.
What must the sign say?
Per the Revenue Department Q&A, the QR sign must show “e-Donation” and the donation unit’s deposit-account name. QRLoom’s donation sign shows both, plus the temple or foundation name.
Are cash donations in a donation box deductible?
Yes, if the donation unit records them in the e-Donation system. The donor has to ask the unit to record the donation.
Is there a fee?
The Revenue Department says donating by QR code under e-Donation has no fee. Making the sign with QRLoom is free too.