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Could you pls put up a link to the thread I could not find any, much obliged!

Any feedback so far from folks who have handed in their 2024 tax declaration ? Thanks

I fully agree on your recommendation to use Amazon as there are adapt at handling the import/export documentation. 5090s are readily available in Germany on Amazon and other sellers. I will buy a complete PC with 5090. Big thanks for your confirmation that pc parts are import duty exempt!

According to AI it is possible to import pcs and computer parts into Th without any import taxes. Can someone confirm please? For example an rtx 5090 is around 1900 euro in Germany (no vat included) so plus 7 percent thai vat if imported into th. In Th prices are around 3000 euro for an rtx 5900. Imho it should also be possible to import from us or other countries with just adding 7 %, too good to be true?

Thanks for your post! Apparently then the law is ignored in Thailand and TRD seems to be sure that they are in the right. I am also highly interessed in "solving" this conundrum as I intend to apply for an LTR WP later.

Did you contact BOI and asked them about their view on the tax exempt situation and it being denied by TRD? IMHO only some LTR categories are exempt from income tax like LTR-WP. Thanks!

The drive from BKK to Hua Hin is very long 3H plus sometimes 4H so Pattaya is way ahead regarding travel time I agree. So for people who travel regulary from BKK, Pattaya may be the better option. HH is way quieter then Pattaya so better suited for me, especially if you like to ride your bicycle in a quiet countryside instead of fighting for surrival the first 10K in Pattaya.

I found it easier to rent a pool villa in Hua Hin then renting a villa in Pattaya Darkside or Jomtien. Prices were 50 to 100% higher in Pattaya. Downside of Hua Hin is that there are only flights to Chiang Mai and a trip to BKK takes 3 hours plus.

The big downside of Malaysia IMHO is that there are no "high end" pool villas to rent. For about 1000 to 2500 USD per months there are tons of options in Thailand but next to nothing in Malaysia, same for the Philippines (exception maybe tagatay) only very limited options as there are simply not enough expats (I guess).

At least no one in the article mentioned the ww taxation again.

Article in PM stating that TH could ease ease taxation on remitted income ... As usual do not shoot the messenger 🙂

No character is black and white... you said it yourself. Picking out one trump potential! action does not make a whole person bad. Maybe watching too much ÖRR aka Rotfunk? Cannot argue much for Putin agreed, but russians here would remark he made his country strong which I strongly disagree with. Trump was reducing medication cost and lowering corporate as well as income taxes.

BTW your statement Putin is bad, Trump is bad is as black and white as it gets 😉

It is simply not enough that most of them are peaceful people (which is true BTW thanks for pointing it out!). All the people Europe lets in should be peaceful AND have sufficient qualification to pay for themself. After all most of us live in Thailand and have to prove that they can maintain themself and help the thai economy. Why is that so difficult to see for most Europeans that is perfect normal in the rest of the world? Whenever I apply for a thai visa I have to deliver tons of paperwork.

There has been no official promulagation if credit card expenditure is taxable or not. So how can a level 1 support answer a question when the higher echelons have not made up their minds? Maybe the TRD helpline can help in filing in the paperwork I agree but not on how to calculate the p&l of an SP500 future or if cc spending is taxable.

The Thai RD Help line will be utter useless in our special situation like the german helpline is useless for me here in Germany with any out of the ordinary circumstances.

The easiest way IMHO is still to receive gifts from relatives or friends abroad. You could also arrange for a loan you gave someone without interest and he is paying you back month by month. I have no clue how Thai IRS will handle several investments on top of each other over 10 years, my first guess would be they do not care and just look at the last investment. Over 10 years also to be super safe the last year you spend only 180 days in TH and realise all your profits and that year. All your income is then tax free.. or at least should be according to the current laws which of course could change any year.

I had to explain to the guy in the german idl department that TH switched to the Vienna convention around 2020 cause he wanted to give me the Paris convention IDL which is not valid after 2020, make sure everyone that you get the Vienna convention IDL from 1968 for Thailand. Technically they could consider it as driving without dl and then you are in some deep s... when it come to insurance claims.

How much would the help of an agent be to get a thai driving licence and is the licence "legit"? Thanks!

The 1968 IDL version is needed in TH and this should be valid three years imho. I have mine from GER and it is 3 years valid. TH changed to the 1968 version of IDL around 2021.

How long is the IDL valid? Three years I assume. Thanks!

Thanks! Should be possible to sell and rebuy the bond before the 5 year period IMHO 😉 Nevertheless cumbersome and expensive spread + other costs etc. I would only recommed to buy the bonds with a non thai bank outside of TH but this is just me remembering the malaysia capital controls end of the 90s.

There is no statement from META. as META is not paying me anything directly. It is the buyer of my stocks that is paying the bank and then the bank pays me (clearinghouse in between as another layer). The same goes for dividends they are paid by the bank to me and the bank receives the dividend from META (clearinghouse again in between). There is no direct link between me and META and no META documents.

Usually you need to prove that you live outside of the country you are leaving to get the tax refund. I assume your thai wife was living in Thailand? I assume that in a year when you have lived under 180 days in TH you (the farang) could get the tax refund.

Bank statement clearly details bought META for 100K USD in 2023 and sold it for 400K USD in 2025 so the info is there. There is no cap gains statement from the IRS in Germany as everything is dealt on the bank level. Anyway my german IRS statement comes 2 to 3 years after I realized cap gains in a foreign account however but that would be too late. I understand that bank statemends are a kind of grey area as well for BOIs acceptance. If I live in Thailand on an extension of stay or OA visa there will be no IRS statement as well.