KhunHeineken

Same Same. It means you can rest easy, as you are legal. What's your buddy Ben have to say about it?

And you will be doing NOTHING, which I have heard many times before.

What a bizarre disingenuous distortion of his video. People do not have time for your misleading interpretation of what they can clearly see and hear in his video. Goodbye.

Sure. Each to their own.

Ben has also stated he thinks a "domestic clearance" will be needed in the future for all visa classes.

That's a gross undersimplification of his position. His actual position is it will effect expats in the future. Presumably because he sees a "domestic clearance" policy in the future. All foreigners need a visa to reside in Thailand, thus, you will be impacted. Wishful thinking. You just said you would not be impacted. No one should undersimplify either. Go deeper into what? The TRD want some money out of foreigners. Give them some money, as least as possible, then go back to enjoying life in Thailand. Do you really think they either know, or care about, assessable, non assessable, DTA's, pre 2024 savings, blah blah blah? No. They just want some money, and farang will pay, or will have to accept the consequences.

Huh? I am not going to bypass anything. I will be filling, but through an agent. The agent will "take care" of everything. He can even negotiate the amount of tax to be paid. Yes, crazy, but hey, TiT. I could sit back and do nothing, but I have a feeling something could come back and bite me in the *ss in the future, so I will pay some tax, but really all I am paying for is that piece of paper from the TRD that means I am good for the next 12 months. In a way, just like an extension. Then, I will sit back and watch the chaos and carnage. Basically, I view that piece of paper from the TRD as an insurance policy. If you disagree, fine. Roll the dice with it. You might get a free pass, or you might get screwed. Good Luck to everyone with what they decide to do.

"I do think at the end of this, there will be some kind of domestic tax clearance system hooked into at least the DTV, and possibly longer term a more broad system for all visa categories, but again, these things take time." I guess the above comment of his does not suit your narrative. 13:10 to 13:45. It's funny how those on this forum threw this guy at everyone, and now he has left your hopes in tatters. I will get my agent to file. I'll have a certificate and rest well. You can roll the dice with the TRD and Immigration.

It's an accumulative total of 180 days in a calendar year. It's not consecutive days.

I suppose you can do without a second kidney.

It would help to know what area that is. It could be in Nakhon Nowhere. Have you ever used that term? That's a yes or no answer. If you haven't, do you think everyone who uses that term is disrespectful or racist? How do you think the term came about in the first place? One and the same. Thailand is a terribly corrupt country. You can buy a job and promotions here. Just look at the police here. So, you agree it is happening. Do you have any advice for foreigners that know they have to file, and want to stay legal, but the TRD tell them, "No need to file?"

No, they would still have to be a tax resident, as in, stay over 180 days. However, it's highly likely they will not allow foreigners to simply do nothing and claim their remitted funds are from non assessable income. Otherwise, no money from foreigners, because, who would pay when they don't have to? Now, I wonder how they could may foreigners pay. Oh, that's right, expat tax residents need to go to immigration every year. How about we tell them they must get a certificate from the TRD before we give them their extension. Excellent idea Minister of Finance. Send down the order. Surely not, it's too much like rocket science.

I thought you were putting me on ignore.

"Let them eat cake."

Well, you have until the 31st March for paper filing, and the 8th April for filing electronically. If you have stayed more than 180 days, and have remitted assessable income, over the threshold, and haven't filed by the above dates, you have committed an offense. The issue under some debate is an expat individual may say his remittances are from non assessable income, which they may, or may not be, but neither a Thai bank or the Thai government knows the origin or source of the funds, so, there MAY be some issues further down the track for not filing. Some members have already filed, paid a small tax bill, got their tax clearance certificate, and can rest easy for another 12 months. I will be doing the same. Others believe it's all a big nothing, so they will do nothing, and it will go away. You have to decide what's best for yourself.

Senior Legal Officer of the TRD. Yes, the Thai government has dollar signs in their eyes as well.

Yes, it would. Like I said, why doesn't every foreigner just "say" they are only remitting non assessable income, and we get the Mods to close all these threads. It's sorted. Over. Done and dusted. Finished. However, in my opinion, I am sure the Thai's have something up their sleeve for such a scenario. I have put forward one such scenario. The tax filing window period hasn't closed yet. That's "The Somchai Shuffle." Bound to cause chaos, and already is. The tax filing window period hasn't closed yet. Ohhhhhhhhhhhh, so it's "this year" now. Careful, that looks like you are suggesting things COULD change next year, and that's scaremongering.

He's not my little buddy. I was not the first to post his video. I actually posted that he may be sailing close to defamation in one of his videos where he basically said Thailand can't even enforce labor laws, so how can they enforce this tax law. He was very critical of Thailand in that video. Watch 13:10 to 13:45. He even says he believes a certificate will be needed for immigration.

As I have posted before, where possible, I do not want to deal with any Thai officials, and I am happy to pay for it. I am not one of the "I get the misses to do it" group. I'm single, but even with a Thai partner I would maintain my independence. As I said, the 800k baht back in my home country, earning more than 5%, more than covers the cost of an agent, and then some. Tax agents can actually "negotiate" one's tax bill. Myself, and the agent I have tentatively chosen, have discussed my circumstances and we have both agreed on an amount of tax I "should" pay. If the agent can negotiate that down a little, well, that may cover his fees. If he negotiates it down a lot, he'll get a bonus. So, I'm on the golf course, and not waiting in a TRD queue, or being told I'm one photocopy short etc, for the same price as doing it myself, or possibly less. I'll see how he goes. TiT. I have posted before I'm giving Thailand a chance at this. I am prepared to pay 2024 tax, but did minimize my remittances.

Is the 31st March marked on your calendar?

I suppose most of them would be in the village, but I don't think too many in southern tourist areas.

Best you put me on your ignore list. It allow people who are not ostriches to discuss this tax policy. Just before you do, you might like to watch 13:10 to 13:45. For the record, some members put forward videos from this guy to counter my "scaremongering." Now, here he is say there is a real possibility a tax clearance certificate will be needed at extension time. It's soooooooo funny.

Some of the girls actually have a good credit rating, from ripping off previous foreigners. Motorbike, then car, then bar, slowly climbing the ladder looking for the next one to buy the land and house.

Being a victim sucks more.

I agree, 100%. Start handing over significant amounts of money for land and houses and pig farms in Issan, or putting the property in a southern tourist area in her name, thinking "my girl is different" and the chances of you going back to your home country, broke, and onto benefits, and having a lousy retirement, significantly increases. One works for decades to save for a decent retirement. There's no second chances.