KhunHeineken

I expect to see a couple of high net worth individuals, possibly Chinese, paraded before the media for not paying this tax. You've lived in Thailand long enough to know the Directory General will order it done, so he can say to his boss and the public, "See, we are catching them and making them pay tax." It goes to "face." Time will tell.

Obviously, the tax payer, of which I am one. I pay VAT on every purchase. Eg. groceries, petrol etc etc. I am a renter here. I pay my landlord every month. If they don't pay income tax on my rent, is that my fault? I go out a lot to hospitality venues, like restaurants and bars. Such establishments may be profitable. If these businesses / companies don't pay tax, is that my fault? Also, there are many things that are "user pay" here. Eg. tolls. I pay to use the road. You have confused "tax" with "infrastructure funding." An example is, I turn the light switch on and the light comes on. I pay for the electricity (the product I am consuming) and I pay rent on the property where the light switch is. The profits from selling me the electricity goes towards the infrastructure to keep selling me electricity, their product. Now, if the landlord does not pay income tax, to fund schools, hospitals, emergency services etc, is that my fault? Perhaps you can tell me what, exactly, am I taking OUT of the Thai economy by way of using their infrastructure? If I use medical, I must pay up front. If I use the airport, I pay airport taxes. If I use the road, I pay tolls. If I buy something from a shop, I pay VAT. You make it sound like every expat living in Thailand is using Thai infrastructure without contributing. Nothing could be further than the truth.

As reported. https://www.9news.com.au/national/cost-of-beer-about-to-go-up-as-six-monthly-excise-kicks-in-australia/a4426ee6-526a-4ba5-8455-41f9c0a5c204 "It means a pint of beer could rise to about $15 as early as next week."

Did you not see my post where I said it's "in the mail?" It's not if, just when. This tax policy will evolve. 2025 is just the start. You remind me of all the guys that said cannabis would never be legalized.

+1 Many still believe if their money is taxed in one country, under a DTA, it can't be taxed in a second country. Not correct.

Put the champagne on ice. Not long now. http://australiandebtclock.com.au

What do you get in return for paying this tax? No extra use of infrastructure. Eg: medical. No reasonable pathway to permanent residency. You get NOTHING. Just another expense for farang living in Thailand, that comes with ZERO benefit, however small. I don't blame anyone for minimizing their exposure to this tax, or leaving for 6 months and not paying 1 baht of this tax.

The LTR is not everything it's cracked up to be.

That's the DTA myth. I posted this in another thread. I'll post it again here for you.

Your prize in in the mail. You won the right to be taxed on your world wide income. Congratulation.

This is exactly what I have done with immigration, and exactly what I will do in relation to this tax policy. I do not want to have ANY contact with ANY Thai government employees, and I am prepared to pay for the privilege. The agents can deal with them, at their quoted price. If anything comes back to me, I'll hand it on the agent and tell them to take care of it. Of course I will check their work, but if I have the various documents for immigration and the TRD, I consider the job done for the year.

I think the chaos will only get worse as the 31st March approaches. Then, there will be cases of enforcement being publicized to ponder. Interesting times ahead, but in my opinion, at the end of the day, the Thai's will turn a baht out of it.

Pensions are well documented in the Australia / Thailand DTA. Article 18 and Article 19 specifically set out the rules between the two countries regarding pensions. Government service pensions are covered by the DTA. The aged pension welfare payment is not covered by the DTA. Both are deemed to be an "income" at Australian tax law.

Maybe he never wanted to come back anyway. Quite common for first time tourists who go to Phuket.

China and Russia same same for this. State sponsored, and the money goes all the way to the top.

And the corruption that comes with it.

+1

Australia's aged pension is the same. It's not covered by the DTA.

If you are bringing in a large amount of money to set up your retirement in Thailand, I suggest you transfer it as planned, but you do not stay more than 179 days in Thailand in 2025.

Do you understand what Worldwide Taxation is?

Thanks. I didn't know a TM30 was needed.

Yes, I suspect there will be some cheap Chinese made hardware floating around. If you are Aussie, as your username suggests, a slowing Chinese economy is not good for Australia, and the AUD.

Somchai strikes again.

Even after Aussie pensioners in the Australia Forum watched it, they still believed the Aussie aged pension was covered by the DTA.

So, they are not getting a commission from the photocopy shop that's just outside. That's good news.