KhunHeineken

Out of his jurisdiction and should not be witnessing stat decs or certifying copies, or performing any duties as a JP for that matter. He should know this. See the link / quote in my previous post. If he does, the document becomes invalid, and he could lose his appointment.

Is the below "fake information?" It's from the Australian Government Treasury Department. https://treasury.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-07/c2023-205344-cp.pdf Accounting firms, financial advisors, legal firms, tax experts etc have posted on their websites about it. It's not "click bait" it's real, and in my opinion, will happen, particularly as the current laws are 90 years old.

Errrr, because he broke into his own house. Like he said, he'll pay for the damage later. Now, the same guy will be back down in his Soi 6 Nighwish bar telling all newbies how he know EVERYTHING about Pattaya and Thailand, but doesn't even know the parking laws here.

A JP is not authorized to perform their duty outside of their state of jurisdiction in Australia. https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/documents/legal-and-justice/justice-of-the-peace/the-role-of-jps/jp-handbook-full.pdf "You must be physically present in NSW to exercise your functions as a JP except in certain circumstances when you are delivering JP functions via audio-visual link (see page 14). "

Well explained. Video 4 months old. He mentions doing 45 days a year in Australia to remain a resident of Australia for tax purposes. A lot of comments asking about taxing of the aged pension at non resident 30% rate.

Video only 12 days old. It's an informative video, but 4:15 to 4:50 is relevant to expat pensioners. No where in the comments section does anyone say, "That's only for guys like Paul Hogan."

Phone2 is more expensive than most, and appears to be for business, rather than the individual.

Looks like NZ have the physical presence and time based tax residency law. 183 days. https://www.ird.govt.nz/international-tax/individuals/tax-residency-status-for-individuals They already know you are out of the country.

Teams is mainly for business use, not the individual. As a Skype alternative, I agree, it's useless. Here's another Microsoft own goal. https://www.news.com.au/technology/online/security/users-to-act-now-or-lose-all-their-passwords-forever-in-system-switch/news-story/42c71b3e1646844d7bdfb5b514c6223d Already reading on forums that many will just mover to the Google authenticator.

Lightening strikes. With a 2 pin plug, it would have to be an online double conversion UPS, and they are not cheap. This type of UPS converts the incoming AC to DC, and then back to AC for the devices plugged into it. Basically, the devices are running off a fully charged battery all the time, not the power point. Of course, if there is a power outage, it works the same as an ordinary UPS. Still, with only 2 pins, the UPS is at risk, as it has no pathway to discharge to earth.

The Honorary Consulate in Chiang Mai closed in 2023. https://thailand.embassy.gov.au/bkok/Consular_Outreach.html "The Honorary Consulate in Chiang Mai closed on 21 December 2023. Further information: FAQ: Honorary Consulate in Chiang Mai closure"

The USA just lost its AAA credit rating. I suggest Australia isn't far behind. S&P have already warned Australia is at risk. Australia is only a small economy. If we lose our AAA credit rating, the AUD will take a bigger hit. https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/moodys-downgrades-us-aa1-rating-2025-05-16/

Many members have put forward many alternatives to Skype, across the many Skype threads. Most are download, install, set up an account with email and password, add money, make calls. As another member asked, "Why do some people have drama with everything where some people have none?" Many of the Skype alternatives are just as easy to set up as Skype was. I put forward a few alternatives. One of them I said I could not recommend because it was not easy to set up. I also put forward the below alternative which was set up within 2 minutes. https://www.voipbuster.com/dashboard The majority of the alternatives put forward by members are an easy set up. If a member chooses a product solely based on it being the cheapest price, but it has a complicated set up, that's their choice, but you get what you pay for.

I was speaking in general, and not to your specific case.

If you look at the sticker on the bag, that's the symbol for "earth." It's not a cannabis leaf.

Victoria, also under Labor, is broke. This guy's land tax went up over 2000%.

Labor to tax money that doesn't exist for people. How good is Australia?

That will work fine, if behind that bag of sand that earth cable goes through the wall and onto a stake into the ground.

No good to you unless you have purposely built your own house and had 3 core wiring installed, with a circuit going to an earth. Surge protectors divert the surge to earth. With 2 pin plugs, there's no third cable going to earth. If you are in a condo, nothing you can do about it. If you are in a house, you might be able to rig something up on the power point where your sensitive electronics are, and where this power board will be. You could remove the power point, drill a small hole through the wall, and run a cable to a ground outside. Hammer a copper rod into the ground and attached the third cable to it. Back inside, either try to source an international plug power point or, strip some of the insulation back on the power board lead, cut into the earth cable and join it to your new earth cable, and then insulate the joint and the lead again. You would have to drill a small hole through the power point to poke the new earth cable through. . The above effectively means you have made a ground for the surge to be diverted to only for that one power point, but since you are using a power board, all the devices attached to the one power point will be surge protected.

Perhaps because some people only look for the absolute cheapest possible option, and then wonder why they don't get what they pay for.

Well, you know what they say about "death and taxes?" Errrr, it's draft government policy, which appears to have bipartisan, as shown in a link I have posted previously. We are talking about governments and taxes, not the weather. The thread title asks why posted reject living in the west. One reason is high taxes, well, the day was always going to come when they closed loopholes, particularly as the current laws are 90 years old and no longer fit for purpose. That said, here's a glass half full article for you. https://www.accountantsdaily.com.au/tax-compliance/20961-political-interest-in-reviewing-tax-residency-laws-has-disappeared-says-specialist

As we all will. Once again, paying tax in Thailand is the least of of most people's concern, and that amount can be minimized anyway. Paying 30% tax on your income in Australia, because you have been outside of Australia for 183 days, ouch, and yes, the pension is deemed an income.

It's my understanding that most people with a similar situation don't care even if they qualify only for $1 a fortnight of pension money, reason is, it unlocks a lot of other benefits.

It's funny because you have the kids of the boomers helping their kids to buy a house, known as "the bank of mum and dad" because the housing market is so messed up, yet, when these people are given a chance to vote for change, they don't take it, ensuring the next generation will be even worse off when it comes to housing.

New video, only 3 weeks old. They say it's coming in 2026. No idea where they get that information from. Remember, it's the opposite for Aussie expat pensioners, who want to remain a resident of Australia for tax purposes, in order to avail themselves of the tax free threshold.