KhunHeineken

Exactly. All these threads / posts challenging other people's strategies, just because they are different to theirs. Everyone should just do what they want. All I know is, I will have a document from the TRD that I am prepared to pay for, so I have no worries for the next 12 months. Simple as that.

There have been several posts from members who have filed, declared, paid or not paid, and been issued a document for the TRD. I recall member Scouse123 go "The Somchai Shuffle" on a few occasions until he showed the TRD staff an email from his Thai bank. They then allowed him to file, declare, and leave the office with the magic piece of paper which means he will have no troubles in the future. I suggest you be the test case for the forum for doing nothing in relation to this Thai tax policy. We can follow your progress, or otherwise.

Why don't you gift your wife, and your wife gifts you, so neither of you pay any tax? It's that easy.

Yet, everyone is extremely proactive when it comes to visas / extensions and meeting their requirements. Strange that some do not view the Thai tax laws in the same light. No. Why do you say that? I will be declaring the exact amount of my remittances to Thailand. which is exactly what the Thai authorities know anyway. That said, I have been minimizing my remittances. Link please? When you leave yourself exposed here, the sky is the limit. They will have you by the b*lls. They will know it, and so will you.

Link please. Have you forgotten where you are?

Anyone who stays more than 180 days in Thailand in a calendar years is a resident of Thailand for tax purposes, employed, or not. Which is your right. I never said IT WILL HAPPEN. I have said I would not be surprised to see it in the future, and I believe such a system used to exist, so it could come back. For me, it's not about who's right or wrong. It's about planning for all scenarios. This Is Thailand. You could be right today, and wrong about the same thing tomorrow, because the Thai's have back flipped. I'm not on this forum to claim I am right and others are wrong. I am on this forum to discuss best and worse case scenarios, and options, options, options.

You forgot the part about the Thai's wanting more cash out of the cow.

Keep telling yourself that long enough, and you will believe it.

Good Luck with that. The next thread will be, "Can I gift my staff their salary so they don't have to pay tax?"

So no chance at all, absolutely zero chance, they reinstate the policy. Is that your stance? Go on the record.

If it makes you feel comfortable to do nothing, than do nothing. It is your right. There are two ways of thinking between expats on this forum. One is, TiT, it will all go away. The other is, the Thai's may use this to extort money out of foreigners, maybe not this year, but in the future. File, declare, pay or no pay, get the piece of paper, all clear. Do nothing, well, you roll the dice. Funny how those relying on TiT for it to go away think authorities will be law abiding when the day comes and they don't have a clearance certificate. Then, it's TiT for why they had to pay up, big time.

Thanks Felt35. You beat me to it. In my opinion, and that of many others also, it will be the Thai's "go to" method to ensure compliance by foreigners. The certificate will be needed for an extension, or to leave Thailand, in the future.

See Felt 35's links.

Member Felt 35 has answered your question. I suggest you click on his link/s and educate yourself.

I have been very forthright in my approach to this Thai tax policy. What have you posted about it????

I answered in the other thread. As for the "3 hours" I couldn't care less. I'll answer when I am next signed in.

Good Luck doing nothing and relying in TiT. Others are more proactive and will have their a** covered. I'll have a document from the TRD. What will you have? Zero. Be prepared to pay up big time, to make it go away. Oh, and by the way, your extension is due in 2 days, or your flight leaves in 1 hour. You will pay whatever they demand.

I believe Thailand used to have such a system. I guess they could bring it back. Just like they can''t have over stayers leave Thailand without paying their fine, they can't have people leaving Thailand without paying their tax. I did say some time ago I would not be surprised to see a TRD desk next to the overstay desk at airports.

I agree. I looked into Teams, and when I saw paid calling was not similar to Skype, I researched no further, and will not even bother downloading it.

Read back in the threads. It has been reported by members.

I will be declaring the exact amount of money I have remitted to Thailand. No point lying about that figure, the Thai banks report it anyway. The owner of my condo is a foreigner, so I pay from my home county into his home country, and bypass Thailand completely, so that saves on some remittance tax. My remittances are still over the threshold. They are all assessable. I will be filing, declaring, and paying, yet I have been minimizing my tax liability. I will be paying some tax, but the main thing is I get the magic piece of paper that gives me the all clear here to carry on as normal. For those who do nothing, relying on pre 2024, pensions, DTA's, gifting, TiT etc etc etc etc, well, good luck to you, but in my opinion, I am sure the Thai's have something waiting for you in the future.

Good Luck to you with your "gifting" method. Everyone has different circumstances and risk profiles.

I haven't tried entering the Skype web portal on a phone. Leave it with me. I will try it and report back.

That was Canberra in the 80's. With the longest projection, being 50 years, we are now 40 years into that projection, with the estimate of 1985 as a base line. As I have said before, one day in the future, the Australian Aged Pension thread can be closed. No working Aussies will receive an aged pension, with the focus being on the word "working." Of course, those ho have never worked a day in their life will continue to leach off tax payers from the day the are born, until the the day they die. Australia's welfare system is being abused, which is contributing to the issue in the below link. http://australiandebtclock.com.au

Yes, you are correct, but how many Aussie expat pensioners who haven't been home for several years can meet the Factor 2 tests? Sure, they can meet one of them, "right to reside" which is easy, as they are an Aussie citizen, but what about meeting any of the others? All true, but how does that help the Aussie expat pensioners who haven't been home in several years? Bingo. The percentage is high. You have covered your a**, do good for you. Many on this forum still think "it's only for guys like Paul Hogan."