federicoP

4 minutes ago, Lemsta69 said:

2 hours ago, federicoP said:

Do we really believe we live in a more stupid and easy country than our native one ?

 

Yes. 

Fortunately we can always return to our native country

31 minutes ago, liddelljohn said:

I dont and never have had to pay  tax on any money or investments  held in any country I am not resident in ,  either in my home country of UK or my  dual citizen EU country or anywhere i have been resident  for career of 45 years   in my jobs  unless I brought that money as earned income  into resident country /

 

This is exactly what will happen in Thailand : you will pay tax if you bring your foreign income to Thailand, unless the DTA help you (and it often helps)

Germany-Thailand
 

I suppose you have been, or you still are, resident in Germany and never been resident in UK or USA.

The article 1 of your DTA says :

    This Agreement shall apply to persons who are residents of one or both of the Contracting States.
 

13 hours ago, JimGant said:

I guess Norwegians (and others with similar DTAs) aren't losing too much sleep over these new tax regulations.

Yes, also the DTA between Italy and Thailand states that the tax on the pensions (generally) can be paid in Thailand, and here the taxes are lower than in Italy.

For other incomes it is more complicated, it varies from case to case.

6 hours ago, Ben Zioner said:

I don't think I can proceed without a Thai speaking agent.

If you have only a pension, do not worry, it is not so difficult.
It is ten years that I am paying here (Chalong, Phuket)  the tax on my pension.

My thai is zero and my english is not so fluent, but I go to the local Revenue office bringing my passport and all the data, and they (kindly) help me.

When paying the tax here, I also ask for the documents R.O. 21 (Certification, in english, of the amount for which I paid here) and R.O.22 (Certification that I am, for that year, fiscal resident in Thailand).
These documents may be useful in relation to the treat against double taxation between my native country and Thailand The tax on the pension is lower here in Thailand and I pay only here the tax on it, as allowed by the DTA.

If my native country asks something about the payment for my pension I can show them these documents.

In the past I often went from Rawai to Phuket town for dinner. It was about half an hour.
Now, still not the highest season, I continue to go, but it takes me more than an hour.

The worrying thing is that I don't see any concrete plan for new traffic and transport management.

The only plans are how to increase the number of the arriving tourists.

1 hour ago, khunjake said:

Nowadays I try to use Wise

The Wise debit card also looks interesting for those who often travel abroad.

Unfortunately it is not available for every country of residence

5 hours ago, Etaoin Shrdlu said:

You might want to check out the Planet SCB card

Very interesting, thanks, also if MYR is not included in the 13 currencies of this card.

I am going for a few days to Singapore and Malaysia, I am thinking to bring with me also the debit card connected to my saving account at SIam Commercial Bank.

I asked SCB about commissions and exchange rates but they have been quite nebulous.

Has anybody direct experience of using this debit card abroad ?

In Phuket the Immigration Office has prepared a useful leaflet with a list of requirements necessary for the annual renewal  of the permit to stay, and the title of the leaflet is : "Check List for One Year Retirement Visa".

Wrong, but I certainly won't be the one to explain them that they are wrong....

Three years ago a Thai carpenter named Eid did some work on my house in Rawai and I was very satisfied with his work and his rates.

I reached him through a person who frequented this forum but who now no longer seems to be active.
I have an old phone number but no one answers.

By any chance does anyone know this carpenter named Eid, hoping he is still working in Phuket, and know how to contact him?

Thank you very much

At Bangkok Hospital there is a package :

https://www.bangkokhospital.com/en/package/platelet-rich-plasma

9 minutes ago, The Cyclist said:

In the UK, there are many different Pensions that will always be taxed in the UK

 Thailand has DTA with 61 different countries, it is worth to check his own

2 hours ago, NanLaew said:

 

If your pension is the ONLY source of income you remit to Thailand, you don't have to do anything.

Not necessarily, the taxes on your pension could be lower in Thailand than in your native country.

Personally I have been paying taxes on my pension in Thailand for ten years and I am saving money.

Before going to conclusions much better to read carefully the DTA applicable to his own case

26 minutes ago, eezergood said:

google is your friend........

Obviously I searched with Google, but I didn't find anything that put me on the right path, in fact I found rather imaginative definitions.
I think that Google works differently depending on the nationality, the language and the place from which it is consulted.
I am sorry.

I have a detached house with garden and swimming pool in the Rawai area.
I currently have an agency that takes care of my home both when I am in Phuket and during the six months when I am abroad, and provides me with: cleaning, gardening and pool running.

I'm not satisfied and I'm looking for alternatives.
Does anyone know of any reliable service agency, or person, who can provide these services, also separately ?

1 hour ago, TimeMachine said:

Do not , I repeat, do not trust the online system. You must report tm30 at offices and get the receipt from human. Otherwise trouble will happen, big, big trouble.

 

Why so alarming?
I've been using it for five years, first the old system, now the new one, made several extensions and requested some residency certificates, never had a problem, neither small nor big.

12 hours ago, morg said:

Hi I rent out 2 flats in uk will I have to pay tax in Thailand starting from 2024 under the new tax law 

If you bring this money to Thailand you should read the Double Tax Agreement between your country and Thailand, and probably you will discover that the income from a rented flat must be subjected to tax only in the country where it is located.

44 minutes ago, TPDH said:

For example, if you owe $30K in tax but you didn't file your annual tax return, you'll get $60K in penalties? 2x seems absurdly high.

In my country (Italy) if you fail to file the annual return the penalty to pay is from 120% to 240% of the amount of payable taxes.

If somebody fails completely to file and to pay his taxes, it does not seem to be an absurd penalty.......

5 hours ago, indieke said:

As all the documents are in Thai, could you maybe post, examples of that set of documents, could be useful, for everyone here that not understand Thai.

It is a document issued by DBD (Department of Business Development - Ministry of Commerce) with the name and address of the Company and with the name of the directors.

In the following pages there are the list of the company objectives and the names of the shareholders, probably not strictly necessary for TM30 registration.

If you have a company ask your accountant to provide this document.

In Nai Harn they are coming, mostly in the last days