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UK has a long way to catch up with the Americans. If there is no war, the Americans will find a “reason” to start one

Slovak Paradise! Do the hike with the ladders. Incredible. This trip up the mountain is great. But book early! Thank you. Looking into it

I have several friends in the exact same position as you. Retired here after being posted to the embassy. None of them have any concerns about this.

My suggestion is that you ignore the speculative comments regarding the LTR. The official word from BOI is that remittances to Thailand are not taxable. Why pay any attention to comments made regarding the LTR by people who do not even hold the LTR?

By email. I also received the following by email “We want to clarify that the tax exemption for overseas income will commence from the month you receive the LTR Visa onward, which typically falls within the next tax year. Any income earned in the period prior to holding the LTR Visa will not be considered for tax exemption.”

Since you deleted the sender details, I assume that this response did not come from BOI. Here is the response I received from BOI regarding this issue: If you hold LTR Visa and transfer the money from your oversea account into Thailand account, it will be considered as oversea income which will be exempted from Thai tax with LTR Visa benefit.

I received a follow up telephone call from BOI. I asked the specific question regarding transferring money earned from prior employment outside of Thailand and received the response that it would not be exempt

I received a follow up telephone call from BOI. I asked the specific question regarding transferring money earned from prior employment outside of Thailand and received the response that it would not be exempt

Received this from BOI today, tax exempt only for prior year: Greetings from the LTR Visa Unit. We want to clarify that the tax exemption for overseas income will commence from the month you receive the LTR Visa onward, which typically falls within the next tax year. Any income earned in the period prior to holding the LTR Visa will not be considered for tax exemption.

received this today: Greetings from the LTR Visa Unit. We want to clarify that the tax exemption for overseas income will commence from the month you receive the LTR Visa onward, which typically falls within the next tax year. Any income earned in the period prior to holding the LTR Visa will not be considered for tax exemption.

Greetings from the LTR Visa Unit. We want to clarify that the tax exemption for overseas income will commence from the month you receive the LTR Visa onward, which typically falls within the next tax year. Any income earned in the period prior to holding the LTR Visa will not be considered for tax exemption.

received this from BOI today: Greetings from the LTR Visa Unit. We want to clarify that the tax exemption for overseas income will commence from the month you receive the LTR Visa onward, which typically falls within the next tax year. Any income earned in the period prior to holding the LTR Visa will not be considered for tax exemption.

I believe that you meant “will be taxable”. In any event, not a concern for me, as I only became a tax resident this year and have the LTR

This could not possibly be more clear: From Royal decree 743: "Section 5 Income tax under Part 2 of Chapter 3 in Title 2 of the Revenue Code shall be exempted for a foreigner categorised as Wealthy Global Citizen, Wealthy Pensioner, or Workfrom-Thailand Professional who is granted a Long-Term Resident Visa under immigration law for assessable income under section 40 of the Revenue Code derived in the previous tax year from an employment, or from business carried on abroad, or from a property situated abroad, and brought into Thailand." 2 Quote

LTR holders who have posted seem quite confident that they are tax exempt. If you are truly interested in the LTR and do not have confidence in what has been posted by LTR holders, why don’t you go directly to the BOI and ask them? I did this last week and received a prompt and satisfactory answer.

The LTR exemption is not based upon a directive, order, rule, regulation, response to inquiries or other practices, it is a Royal Decree. You seem to have a fixation with this. If you do not have an LTR, why do you care? Better to spend your time looking for other workarounds, like gifts.

Read Royal Decree 743- The Tax Incentives under Royal Decree (No 743) The Royal Decree (No 743) gazetted on 23 May 2022 prescribes the income tax incentives for foreigners to come and reside in Thailand under an LTR Visa, as follows: Wealthy Citizen, Retired and Work-from-Thailand Foreigners For Wealthy Citizen, Retired and Work-from-Thailand foreigners who come and reside in Thailand under an LTR Visa: A right to exemption from tax on income that's derived from a post or an office outside Thailand or business outside Thailand or property outside Thailand and brought into Thailand (i.e. an exemption from the Foreign Source Income Law).

I just looked at their website. Seems like quite a good shop

90% of the beans grown in Thailand are Robusta. Look for southern Thailand coffee roasters. Northern Thailand is mostly Arabica, as Robusta does not grow at high altitudes

No, I bought some at a coffee fair in Bangkok where there were individual producers and the rest I bought directly from the producer and had them mailed to me. I like buying directly from the producer to benefit the hilltribe people. Two of these producers, Dói Chang and Akha Ama, should be easily obtainable in Chiang Mai. I have been finding small producers by using Google maps and searching for coffee roasters in Chiang Rai. There are many and Clicking on a name in Google maps will lead to a Facebook page or website. Brame coffee is a family business, wife is the grower and husband is the roaster. They will deliver to you, tel 087-186-8918, 250 baht for 250 g.

“ “The coffee brewed from robusta beans has low acidity and a high degree of bitterness. It packs a powerful punch but isn’t nearly as palatable as arabica, with one exception: robusta is perfect for Thai-style iced coffee. Arabica coffee is aromatic and has a much milder flavor than robusta. Depending on soil conditions and the way it’s processed, arabica can produce a much subtler and more nuanced cup of coffee. It’s the coffee of connoisseurs. “

I live in Bangkok, but have started buying coffee beans from Chiang RAI roasters. Also, from roasters in the south, who grow a different bean. Arabica is grown in the North and Robusta in the South. There is a large number of coffee roasters who will send beans to you for a small shipping fee. Many of these roasters also grow there own beans, so you can buy single producer coffee. Price is about 200 baht for a 250 g bag, however, I have also only paíd 200 baht for 500 g. Some coffees I have purchased recently from the following: Xanthocapa, Chiang Rai, Phu Sun, Nan; bata-me, Chiang Rai; Akha Ama