KhunHeineken

If you are living in Thailand, how do you know this? Link please? They don't have to come after anyone. You will be outside of Australia for more than 183 days, therefore will be a non resident for tax purposes, the tax bracket for non residents is 30% from $0 to $135,000, the pension is deemed an income, and the pension is taxable, and there are no exemptions or new tax free thresholds. You have never addressed the above. You just continue to shoot the messenger. Link please. It's the ATO that will inform Centerlink what Australians are non residents for tax purposes after 183 days. Once again, you are suggesting to members to break the law. It's against forum rules, but more than that, it's very poor advice. Here's an example. He did "the right thing" and look what happened to him. You are suggesting members should do "the wrong thing." https://9now.nine.com.au/a-current-affair/lotto-numbers-pensioner-centrelink-winnings/5906339b-634e-486d-b8a3-517e1431c8d6 Aren't we talking about pensioners, not part pensioners? Part pensioners are going to be screwed. Simple as that. That income that only sees them qualify for a part pension is up for 30% non resident tax. No way out of it. You keep banging on about "chasing." There is no chasing. You are outside of Australia for 183 days and WILL BE deemed a non resident for tax purposes. It amazes me how many accept that being in Thailand for more than 180 days means you will be a tax resident of Thailand, yet, CAN NOT accept the day where Australia adopts a physical presence and time based model also, and being outside of Australia for 183 days means you WILL BE a non resident of Australia for tax purposes.

Your post was suggesting they were stored in the cabin, in a magical place. They are not. There's no magic. They are just put in the luggage compartment last, and taken out of the luggage compartment first, and for convenience, made available to the owner prior to the carousel.

Or, understated.

So the marriage is on the Thai lady's birth certificate, is it? Good Luck with that. I'm sure the Thai's have something planned for those who are going down that route.

Good Luck with doing nothing. In my opinion you are leaving yourself exposed to extortion. You can sell it all you like on this forum, but I'm not buying it. It's better to have that magic piece of paper than not. Simple as that.

Hemmingways - Soi Honey.

You are the one suggesting to members to break the law. Poor advice. What guarantee can you give them they will never face any consequences?

You are due then.

You have to declare all assets, cash, and income, within Australia, and offshore. Did you not see the link? Here it is again. https://www.expattaxes.com.au/fifo-worker-with-a-foreign-bank-account-ato-know-about-it/#:~:text=This is done via the,office automatically every single year. "Important to note is that the exchange of your information is NOT dependent on a specific request from the ATO. Instead the foreign financial institution is required to exchange that information with the ATO automatically. This is done via the AEOI (the Automatic Exchange of Information) so that your foreign bank and financial account information is sent to the Australian Taxation office automatically every single year."

Australia non resident tax is 30% for $0 to $135,000. Thai tax will be the least of Aussie expat problems when the proposed changes are passed and the 183 days outside Australia law kicks in.

That's the way I see it also. Tax to pay or no tax to pay, you get that magic piece paper that says you are all clear with the TRD for 12 months. Anything else is rolling the dice and leaving one open to extortion in the future.

Did you declare truthfully?

How you carry is irrelevant. It's the amount that is relevant. Did you take out more than $10,000AUD? If so, did you declare it, and if you did, AUSTRAC knows about it, and if you didn't, you broke the law. I have posted that there is a duty of disclosure. You are suggesting that pensioners can buy a property in Thailand and not disclose such. I even posted the links for you. In any case, how do the pensioners with "cash" get the cash out of Australia, without doing several "cash runs" or breaking the law?

https://www.expattaxes.com.au/fifo-worker-with-a-foreign-bank-account-ato-know-about-it/#:~:text=This is done via the,office automatically every single year. "Important to note is that the exchange of your information is NOT dependent on a specific request from the ATO. Instead the foreign financial institution is required to exchange that information with the ATO automatically. This is done via the AEOI (the Automatic Exchange of Information) so that your foreign bank and financial account information is sent to the Australian Taxation office automatically every single year." They already know.

And then only a monthly payment. It's all designed to keep you away from Centerlink.

It's been downgraded. Not as bad as they originally thought. Albo's not too happy. He needed to look like a hero, just prior to calling an election.

Are you singing the praises of Vegemite in the USA Forum?

This has been debated over and over again. The Thai authorities do not know the source of the income, and you can bet that "someday" with be at extension time or at an airport. We have heard from members that filed, declared, paid zero tax, but got the certificate of clearance. Some members filed, declared, and paid a small amount of tax, but also got a certificate of clearance. Without that magic piece of paper, you roll the dice. Is a farang husband listed on their Thai wife's birth certificate? It's obvious some members are considering "gifting" as a method of tax evasion.

You have a duty to disclose. See the links in the post above. The proposed changes to tax residency have not been passed yet. How do they get it to Thailand? Sure, they can take out $9,999 dollars each time they return and leave Australia, but where would they keep it? You are suggesting to members to defraud Centerlink which is not only poor advice, but against forum rules.

That would be illegal. https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/how-to-manage-your-age-pension-payment?context=22526#:~:text=You must tell us within,employment%2C regardless of the amount. "There are a few things you need to tell us so we can pay you the right amount of Age Pension. You must tell us within 14 days if: your circumstances change, including changes to your income and assets" https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/change-circumstances-when-you-get-age-pension?context=22526 Read the bottom bullet point and the bottom line. What to tell us You must tell us if any of the following happens: you change or correct your name your address changes you sell your principal home your income or assets change your partner’s income or assets change you stop living with your partner you marry or start living with your partner your partner dies you’re leaving the country temporarily or to live somewhere else. You have 14 days to tell us about the changes. If you don’t do this, we may pay you too much and you may have to pay the money back. If you deliberately don’t tell us about changes, we could charge you with fraud.

He used "The Voice" as a distraction for the economy going down the toilet. He's is bound by law to declare an election, so using Alfie as a another distraction isn't going to work.

Instead of signing into the Skype app, you type in www.skype.com. Then, in the top right hand corner you sign in. A drop down box will appear and you select "Use Skype Online" and then enter your username and password. You will then be inside the Skype web portal, which Microsoft say will continue to work after the 5th May. You will notice the "User Interface" (UI) is the same as the app and what you are used to. What I am planning to do early May is uninstall the Skype app on my desktop computer and make a desktop shortcut icon for www.skype.com, and use the Skype symbol which you can download off the internet from various sources, and have it on my desktop. So, I basically click on the Skype symbol and it takes me to www.skype.com and I sign in.

Not long now. 1 Trillion here we come. http://australiandebtclock.com.au

$27 billion budget deficit, $47 billion budget deficit the next year. Olamte, get Albo on the phone to fix it.

If there's any risk at all, don't do it. Pretty simply.