Isan Farang

Just now, Isan Farang said:

 

11 minutes ago, quake said:

Is he still about,

He looked a bit old, last time I see him in the Blues factory ( gone )

many many moons ago. ?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

Which immigration office 

Ubon

My retirement visa will expire on 21 March, i was told i can apply early before the 21 March, can someone advise on what is the earliest date in Feb i can go to the Imm office to renew.

1 hour ago, Mike Lister said:

Here's a first cut of the FIRST PART of a simple explanation that I had in mind....thoughts?

 

If you stay in Thailand for more than 180 days, between 1 January and 31 December each year, you will be considered a Tax Resident in Thailand, regardless of they type of visa you have. It doesn’t matter that you may be Tax Resident in your home country or elsewhere or that you pay tax in those countries, Thailand will still regard you as Tax Resident.

 

Because you are Tax Resident, YOU must assess your income to determine if Thai income tax is due. In the case of a foreigner in Thailand, income is defined as any money paid to them inside Thailand, AND, importantly, any money that is transferred to them from overseas, both types are potentially taxable for tax residents.

 

Income that is received within Thailand is fairly clear, if you work and have a job and you are a Tax Resident, your income is assessable for tax.  Interest that is paid on bank accounts is regarded as income, as is income from investments such as stocks and bonds. A more complete list of the types of income that may be derived from within Thailand are linked below.

LINK

Money that is received from overseas is not always easy to assess for tax because there are many potential sources of those funds. Overseas income has to pass several tests to determine if it is assessable to Thai tax or not.

 

If we take the simplest type of funds and say that you transfer personal savings that were earned before 1 January 2024 to Thailand, those funds are not taxable but savings earned after that date,  potentially are, so the date when the income is earned is very important, even savings account interest.   

 

Another common type of income is pensions which can be complicated, depending on the type of pension and the country that it comes from. That is important because there are over 60 different types of Dual Tax Agreements (DTA’s) between Thailand and those 60 countries and each one is different. US Social Security payments for example, a form of pension paid to older people, can only be taxed by the US and Thailand is forbidden from taxing them, this means those payments are NOT assessable income. UK State pension on the other hand is not covered by a DTA so it is assessable income in Thailand yet Government or Civil Service pensions are not!

 

 

 

 

Each year i collect a paper from B-Bank that indicates what tax was removed from my TD accounts, and then i hand this to my local tax office and wait for the refund, last year i never went to the tax office as the refund was not worth the hassle.

Due to the supposed new regulations do you think its better not to go near the tax office this year and wait to check how things pan out, as i am thinking this would perhaps put me on the radar for any new plans they might have. If i am correct you can submit the refund papers going back 3 years

1 hour ago, Lemsta69 said:

Mince n' tatties.

Along with a mealie pudding and some mashed neeps

Just checking if someone knows of a shop in CR that can recover pickup fabric seats, same style as the picture.

2 hours ago, 2baht said:

No!..............Premchai!

 He is busy in Mae Hong Son

2 hours ago, KannikaP said:

Totally agree. i am 76, and if I get like that old man, a few meds and a bottle of Single Malt will be my ticket out.

Or maybe jump on a rented moped in Samui! 

I just had 2 bottles filled in Chiang Rai, 7kg was 255 Baht & 15kg was 450 Baht

I had a 15kg delivered to the house in Ubon last month, cost was 500 Baht

18 minutes ago, Delight said:

All utility bills are in the name of who owns the land-the house  - the condo apartment or the condo building.

This cannot be changed.

it is not in the interest of the utility company to make such a change.

I pay the electric bill for 2 houses that my wife owns by direct debit from my Thai bank account. We receive two statments from the PEA

1. This is the one the PEA guy prints with the meter reading and total cost each month, only my wifes name on this one.

2. This one is sent by post from PEA to confirm payment has been received and has my name in English the rest is in Thai. 

6 hours ago, DLock said:

Thaksin is an absolute master manipulator. Brilliant strategist.

 

Whatever you are reading and thinking now, he is 2 steps ahead of you.

Buy the big jar of Colman's from Lazada, cost way less than these small ones.

3 hours ago, AustinRacing said:

I use Roundup. Buy in most places that sell gardening stuff. 

Can you give a link for the purchase ?

23 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

No, I do not have a dollar account. 

 

And they also reconfirm it is for a real-estate purchase when they call. .

 

 

If you do not have a $ account whare is the funds held if you wish to wait to perform the exchange at a later date 

4 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

Assuming it the works the same as from the US, transfer GBP, and have the bank do the exchange to THB here. 

 

In the US my bank charges a $45 fee, which makes Swift a better value than Wise and whatnot for transfers over about $10K. Small transfers Wise or some-such is often better. 

 

I always say it's for real-estate purchase, regardless of what it's for. 

 

On larger transfers, the bank always calls me, lets me know what the rate is, asks if it's okay of if I want to wait. 

I assume you have a $ account with your Thai bank to hold that funds, if you want to wait and exchange at a later date ?

23 minutes ago, Dante99 said:

Good one.  That will work better than a large tree.  

I have the same hedge planted in Chiang Rai, covering almost 1 Rai, picture of when planted in 2019, and picture on 2022

27 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

I know because I did this year.

My question(!) was whether you had done it and shown QR at the DLT?

Sorry Boss

4 hours ago, MikeN said:

As at Dec last year for the DLT on the northern ring road, a medical certificate, certificate of address, copy of passport. There is a "clinic" in front of the DLT for your med cert, I got my address certificate from tourist police but I've heard that job is back to Immigration now ? Only had to do the traffic light colours and braking tests.

Thanks for the info, i have a yellow book and last time i just gave them a copy

2 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

Did you do the e-learning with QR code before or has that not been asked for?

Usually you would have to watch "educational" videos.

Maybe they waive it because they have nothing in English.

If you google DLT e learning you can sign up and complete the so called test, it has sub titles. It is valid for 6 months and you can retrieve when you sign in

My 5 year driving licence will expire this year and just checking if any of the Ubon members have recently obtained a new one, and what's the latest for the requirements. 

This guy will sort it out

1 hour ago, connda said:

I had packages that were "out for delivery" today but no joy.

I received a call around 5pm stating they are unable to deliver today, and it will now be tomorrow. On the tracking info it will state customer has changed the delivery date