KhunHeineken

If that was the case, why would they seek to wake the sleeping dragon now, unless they wanted MONEY?

OP, when are you actually visiting Thailand again?

Except for the part about the Immigration Department knowing you've been outside Australia for 183 days, and being a government department, they alert other government departments to this fact, like the ATO and Centerlink. Once again, you, and many others, would like to think your pension will be treated the same, in regards to taxation, as if you were living in Australia, even though you are living in Thailand. There are resident tax brackets and non resident tax brackets. I have posted them both, on more than one occasion. You want the resident tax brackets, with its tax free threshold, whilst living in Thailand, and being a non resident for taxation purposes. How do you think you can pull that off, after the proposed changes have been passed???? As I have said before, the payer (Centerlink) is also the taxer (ATO) backed up by records fro Immigration, because they are all Australian government departments. How are you going to get around this?

Yes, and the price for expats to stay in Thailand has just gone up. If you re prepared to pay, then stay. If you are not prepared to pay, then stay less than 180 days per calendar year, or leave. Expats have no rights here. That retirement visa / extension is nothing more than a 1 year tourist visa. The Thai's say "jump" and you either ask "how high" or look for greener pastures. Simple.

Can you post some information about your old, or current laptop. That way, members can gauge what you may call "pricey."

No problem. He can't even post what they charge for 13, 1300 and 1800 numbers. Grain of salt.

Skype's the way to go. Buy $10AUD, get $10AUD. Local Phone in USD is an unknown price.

But you are a foreigner living in Thailand for over 180 days in a calendar year. The tax man cometh.

In the past, I've done all the things you have suggested. I even paid for a dedicated VPN, but the website knew it was from a data center, so blacklisted anyway. Never bothered with the extra expense of a dedicated VPN since, because it didn't work. The websites are nothing special. Main website is Foxtel for the sport. Yes, I do have a solution that works, but your post may be a little misleading to newbies starting out with VPN's to get around geoblocking. It's not as simple as just paying for a VPN with a "good" company. Commercial VPN IP address do get blacklisted. You never said what / who / how you are getting around geoblocking.

Here's a list of Thailand's 50 wealthiest people. I'm pretty sure they pay more VAT than about 99.9% of expats, INDIVIDUALLY, of course. https://www.forbes.com/lists/thailand-billionaires/

I've always used an agent, so no bother for me. My 800k earns more back in my home country than what the agent charges, so why would I bother having 800k baht in a 3rd World Country? Same with buying a condo here. For the price of a condo in my building, the exact same money back in my home country earns more than the rent I pay each month. Why would you put any money into Thailand, especially when they offer no reasonable pathway to permanent residency?

I disagree. All the Thai government announcements are generated by the desire for MONEY. No, many are just connected and corrupt. True, and that "real thing" is coming for your money.

I agree. My home country, Australia, has proposed similar changes to their current 90 year old tax residency laws. Change to tax residency laws, globally, is inevitable. As you mentioned, "TIT." Thailand is a very politicalyl unstable country. Just look at what's happened this week. On that basis, everything and anything is a possibility for farang here, when it comes to residing here. That could be anything from this tax, to the 800k seed money jumping up to 1.2 million, and the 65k jumping up to 80k next year. Personally, I am surprised both have stayed at 800k and 65k for as long as they have. As you point out, such an increase would ensure a more wealthy expat living here, or push people onto agents. Eeither way, it's a win win for Thailand / agents in baht. I accept all opinions regarding this tax, but as I have said, for those who think it will just all go away and nothing will happen in 2025, I'm not onboard. Just too much easy farang money sitting there, and they know farang expat retirees will pay, because they are too heavily invested in Thailand to walk away.

Yet, you refuse to address the basics that the aged pension is deemed an income. The aged pension is taxable. There is no tax free threshold in the non resident tax brackets. The first non resident tax bracket is 30% from $0. You are a non resident for taxation purposes because you are living in Thailand. Add all of these together, and it's better to call me a troll than address the real taxation issue that will soon face Aussie expat pensions. Ignorance is bliss.

Correct. Thailand's classification for tax residency is a physical presence and time based model. Over 180 days inside Thailand per calendar year = resident for taxation purposes. Less than 180 days inside Thailand per calendar year = non resident for taxation purposes. Simple.

Yeah, it does. I'm Australia.n It's a different DTA. So thats doesn't make me "wrong." Right? Have you heard of the country called "Australia?" Do you know where "Australia" is? Hint: It's not in Texas.

The best way to get a start on your youtube channel is to hang onto the edge of a cliff, just by your fingernails, filming it all, and hope you don't fall down and kill yourself. You really have to put yourself on the line for the Google company. Then, and only then, they MAY give you $0.0000000000000000001USD per view. Good Luck starting your channel, and remember, one hour of paid work in your home country, is probably worth about 3 million views, minus the 4 hours of work video editing.

I VPN back to a router in my house, in my home country. It will never be black listed. So no problem for me. What "ways" around blacklisting do you suggest, because I also have a commercial VPN and many sites have blacklisted their servers.

Once again, reliant on whether one is a resident or non resident for taxation purposes.

Any content to contribute????

Over the course of many months, many threads, and many posts, and much debate, non resident pensions either believe, need to believe, or want to believe, or have to believe, their pension, which is an income, and taxable, will be treated in the EXACT same way as it would be as if they were living in Australia, yet, they are non residents for taxation purposes, and living full time in Thailand. When asked on what basis they draw their conclusions that their income, being the pension, will be treated the same way as a pensioner living in Australia, all you get is personal attacks. No links. No quotes. No youtube. Nothing. Indeed, some confused "portability" with being "tax free pension" as if they were residing inside Australia. "The Paul Hogan Syndrome."

If a tax resident of Australia, right? What if they are a non resident for taxation purposes? Do you think it's EXACTLY the same?

Are they in Australia or overseas? Different rates. The ability to "collect" or "withhold" will change in the near future. They can avail themselves of the tax free threshold, something that non residents for tax purposes can not.

You are correct. The aged pension is included in the "mix" of whatever, from wherever, you have some other income. It does not stand outside of other income earned. The pension goes towards what tax bracket you are in. Now, as a non resident for tax purposes, tax is paid at 30% from $0. If someone can post a link to any "offsets" for anything, including an aged pension, for non residents, I would be happy to read it, and no, it's not the DTA between Australia and Thailand.

Exactly, but there is no tax free threshold for non residents for tax purposes. It 30% from $0. The game changes with your geographic location.