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On 3/5/2024 at 9:40 AM, Olmate said:
Any one replaced their old style dentures lately. I received a few prices of +30k, seems high? Thoughts please
As far as I know , price is 20 K.Check in many dental clinic all around Pattaya.
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2 hours ago, topt said:
I think you misread it -
30 days only to those
Not misread.Only some EU countries have 30 days free visa with strict rules.Not all.Russia,China 90 days!!!It is not the same,right?
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It is very strange that russians have free visa and EU citizens not???Government prefer russians,chinese than EU,USA,UK,AUSTRALIA,CANADA people???
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3 minutes ago, vukovar77 said:
36m2 is pretty good place to live for us.This is our condo near the beach with balcony as well,large swimming pool,jim .And I am owner with yellow Tabien Baan.We have 10 BHT bus near by and can reach
anywhere in Pattaya very easy.Sometime we use our motorcycle .Kitchen is separate ,so no any smell.
For me is much better solution to have condo than rent .Besides,Wongamat is maybe the best place to live in Pattaya.Baan Suan Lalana can not be compared with wongamat.
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1 hour ago, Ralf001 said:
The thought of 36m2 with a Thai lady cooking....... I can see why people choose to balcony dive.
36m2 is pretty good place to live for us.This is our condo near the beach with balkony as well,large swimming pool,jim .And I am owner with yellow Tabien Baan.We have 10 BHT bus near by and can reach
anywhere in Pattaya very easy.Sometime we use our motorcycle .Kitchen is separate ,so no any smell.
For me is much better solution to have condo than rent .Besides,Wongamat is maybe the best place to live in Pattaya.
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I own condo 36 m2 near the beach.I live with Thai wife which cook food every day.We have motorcycle and bycicle .About 5-6 time per month and we eat in restaurants,mostly in Terminal 21.Monthly cost does not exceed 45000 BHT per month.Average 35-40.000 BHT.We have a pool,jim and we are close 400 m. to the wonderful beach in Wongamat.My monthly income-pension is about 65000 BHT.You can rent nice studio in a good location for about 4000-6000 THB per month.
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So if I understand correct,if I gave to my Thai wife every month 10.000 BHT -transfer to her from my bank account (gift in a fact),I will be excluded to pay income tax on 120.000 BHT per year ????
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14 hours ago, vangrop said:Use an agent. I just did a 30 day extension on 7 December with an agent. We only went to Jomtien for photos no queuing (to prove that I had been there). I left home at 15.00 pm and was back home at 16.30 all with transportation provided by the agent. I saw still hundreds of people queuing at that thour.
Use an agent?For what?Waiste of money for a very simple move ,right?You can do it yourself very fast .
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I have Thai wife and she like to cook every day ,mostly Thai food .We have condo and motorcycle .Living near the sea.We buy groceries in 2 big markets in Bang Lamung and mostly Tesco-lotus.So,yes 20-25 K per month is OK and we can live on that budget easy and with good quality of life.On average we spend more per month ,about 40-50 K .,but it is possible for us (2 people) to live with 20-25K(which we used to in covid times).
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3 hours ago, stat said:
I just read that apparently cap gains from trading in Thai stocks on thai stock exchange are tax exempt according to Mazars:
can someone confirm this?
Yes at the moment cap. gains are tax exempt "if any".Just check out SET performance in a last few years.It is very bad and it is very hard to have any profit here.And trade here on stock-market is pretty costly as well.I am out of this market for about 3-4 months and it was good decision.You can check out trading data and how much is sell off for foreigner investors in a last few months.Besides we are only protected in Thai banks to amount 1 million BHT per account and interest rates are very poor.In EU banks I have about 3% interest on EUR per 6 months .So that makes me clear with this "tax change policy" that is much better to have money abroad.
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1 hour ago, BangkokAlan said:
I am not a real estate agent Iam an owner and landlord in Pattaya. nobody knows what will happen, but chances are they won't affect the property market with further taxes it will kill the industry. They said no one would come back after covid and that visa issues would stop foreigners but Thailand is still a favored country for retirement. Let's wait and see what the taxes are as none of us know.
Thailand is still too far for from pre-covid tourist numbers(40-45 million).Economy is recover very slow,maybe among the worst economies in South west asia.Too much dependent to China which is in big problems as well.Currency is very volatile .Debt rates with common people are very high,etc.Thailand is not favorite destination anymore for many expats.Many expats are here cos tax policy,but from 2024 everything will change for many of us.I decided not to invest more in Thailand.I have small condo bought before and I can stay there when I am here.I can not accept to pay double tax.I love this country and I have Thai wife and I will live here for maybe less than 6 months for a year and remitt not more than 40 K BHT per month(65 y.old).
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22 hours ago, Lorry said:
I don't think any taxman in the world would accept your reasoning.
"Show me all you've got!"
And then it's THEIR decision what is taxable and what not.
22 hours ago, Lorry said:I don't think any taxman in the world would accept your reasoning.
"Show me all you've got!"
And then it's THEIR decision what is taxable and what not.
Very true!
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18 hours ago, BangkokAlan said:
I don't agree I have just sold a unit in central Pattaya at more than I paid granted its 12 years old and in a good location and good condition. Justh had two agents wanting to know if I will sell another. Units in the right development will always sell. Poor quality or bad locations won't even sell in a bull market.
Maybe you are real estate agent or maybe that is "an exeption to the rule",but change in tax policy matters .Anyone can see prices of the construction thai com. and develppers on SET plunge pretty much recently,same as REITS(even more).
We will see further development,but without foreigners in the market ,prices can go down more,from my point of view.I hope that Government will exclude money for buy condo from abroad for taxation clearly .
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On 10/10/2023 at 5:04 PM, KannikaP said:
Only on the top part of your transfers/earnings.
As said before 000 to 150k = 0% (Some say 190k for over 65s)
150 - 300k = 5%
300 - 500k = 10% and so on. Easily found online.
For over 65 s is 190k ,60k for Thai spouse and this is deductable for tax (and maybe 60K for tax payer).So 250-310 k. is exemt for tax.-plus 150K(tax 0) is 400-460 k.
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2 hours ago, Mike Lister said:
Any foreigner who has previously reclaimed withholding tax on their bank accounts has filed a tax return and is on the RD radar, like it or not.
Not important at all.All foreigners will be "on the RD radar" if they stay in country more than 180 days per year.Immigration will provide data to RD.
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21 hours ago, redwood1 said:
The Revenue Department Order No. P. 161/2023 is not a law.
The Revenue Department Order No. P. 161/2023 is not a law.
The Revenue Department Order No. P. 161/2023 is not a law.
The Revenue Department Order No. P. 161/2023 is not a law.
The Revenue Department Order No. P. 161/2023 is not a law.
It does not matter.For RD Order is mandatory.
Something else is very indicative,like SET index plunge in a last week or so,THB depreciate significantly ,foreigns sell offs on Thai stock market,sell off construction companies etc.
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1 hour ago, redwood1 said:
If foreigners are not buying houses,condos,cars and keeping their money out of Thailand, I can guarantee the Baht is going nowhere but down down down...
This is true.
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3 hours ago, JimTripper said:
Can you give detail and exact location of the robbery? Was it a mugging?
Home stay near banks Mekong river (downtown) Phnom Phen.It was mugging.
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11 minutes ago, jonny on the spot said:
Bad food but cheap beer ????
Yeah,and nice women ,but very dangerous country (Phnom Phen,Siam Riep).So much poverty,robbery and pickpoketing.I was robbery victim as well in Phnom Phen.You need to take with You not more than 30-50USD in a in small denominations.Food is not tasty like here.Laos is nice and with good food,but visa policy is pretty much difficult.
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1 hour ago, stat said:
Thanks for your post! That is the reason why I never applied for an Thai TIN. Are you in TH with a working visa?
No,I am a bit old to work .I had retirement visa before and take now new marriage visa (Thai wife).
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4 hours ago, Dogmatix said:Your experience with the RD sounds horrific, particularly with a relatively small amount of tax at stake. I have been in the Thai tax net for years owing to locally sourced income but they have never been difficult over personal income tax, presumably because they are familiar with the standard Thai documents they request.
Did they make you get translations of your home country tax documents, which I guess were not in English, if you are from the EU, unless from Ireland? Also did they need copies of the originals certified by the tax authority.
Did the RD deduct the tax you paid overseas from your Thai tax obligation or did they make you pay the Thai tax and claim a tax refund from your home country?They just concluded that after all that I do not need to pay additional tax in Thailand.I had electronic -documents signiture from my bank and my RD.They accepted that(we translated in Thai).No need to certified by the tax authority.They check my bank accounts here (take a copy).The procedure was longer and more complex for me and in Thai language mostly.Procedure was not "horrific ",only demanding and new for me.Next time I am prepared and I know what to do.
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4 hours ago, Somjot said:
Your post is a bit confusing. You write that you are on a retirement visa and later describe yourself as a permanent resident.
Residing in Thailand permanently does not make you a permanent resident.
Visa based on marriage / retirement, which has to be renewed every year where you have to show many different documents, retirement fees and/or bank statement about 800 K and so on and is a completely different thing than a permanent residency.
The latter is very difficult to get, takes many years where you and your background are checked and costs a lot of money until finally the minister for foreign affairs signs his is OK. Per year only 100 people from one nationality can apply.
I disagree with you. Besides the points you mentioned, not having to wire your money from your home country, if you want to buy a condo and easy coming and going you can also get the blue TABIEN BAAN and not only the yellow one.
You can stay as long as you want, no saying hello every 90 days and you only have to apply for a re-entry permit, if you intend to leave the country.
Retirement visa seems to be quite easy, but a friend of mine is here on marriage visa and he has always a bad mood weeks before he has to renew it, as they always find something new, some document, some proof, they will ask him for.
Basically, you have to ask every year for permission to stay for another year and you never know when that one law comes, may it be a minimum income higher than yours, may it be some health insurance, which you cannot get, because of your health status or only a little overweight and BOOM! Your life plan goes down the toilet.
Not with the permanent residency.
And by the way, when those repatriation flights to Thailand started somewhat in July 2020, after COVID had led to a complete shutdown all over the world, I could have easily been on the first flight.
As this did not match with my business plans, I took the second on the 20th of August 2020, while all those retirement and marriage visa guys had to stay in their countries not knowing when they could ever get back to their homes.
Although I have to admit those 15 days of quarantine locked in a room without a balcony and welded windows, which could not be opened were quite an ordeal.
After seven days I started talking to my suitcase.
On the tenth day, early afternoon, my suitcase answered.
But that is another story.
Well,yeah , permanent resident is not good term.You are right.I only reside here more than 180 days per year.
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1 minute ago, Hummin said:
Why did you get a tax number in first place? Pay lower tax here, and save deduct tax paid home?
Well,I thought it is mandatory for us to live here more than 180 days per year even before this changes.I met many expats on retirement visa in RD.
Maybe I should avoid that like many other expats,but in the near future it seems that all expats should have tax number,from my point of view.
I payed all taxes in my country like any other residents.
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I have tax number as an expat here for about 8 years.Every year they ask to provide more and more documents and data.I am from EU.This year was pretty tough (for 2022)and RD check out all pension listings per month for 2022 to check out did I pay and how much taxes.They ask for yearly tax report in my home country.They ask me to show them my bank accounts in Thai banks as well.I am on retirement visa and I never had any bussiness here or rental income as well.I have Thai wife. Had to go to RD 3 times to provide all data and documents .We live simple life and abide Thai laws which demands for expats with permanent residence to have a tax number.From my experience and from my point of view it is not easy for expats do deal with this all even my income(state pension) is pretty low comparing with most of expats live here (from my knowledge).If they do not change a new rules, next year will be very challenging for us permanents residents,from my point of view.
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Swiss man who allegedly assaulted Thai doctor faces additional charges
in Phuket News
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It is not possible now,cos. he must face with very serious offences and charges first .