TigerandDog

I think your facts aren't 100% correct. It's his work permit has been revoked, NOT his permission to stay. Also he has already been charged by the police and is waiting for his court case.

that would be totally dependent on the wording of the UK/Thai tax treaty. Using the aussie/Thai tax treaty as an example it states that as I'm a resident for tax purposes in Thailand and not Oz under our tax treaty Thailand has the sole rite to tax any funds I bring into Thailand from 1 Jan this year and that Oz cannot tax me at all. The ONLY exclusion to be taxed in Thailand would be for me to be able to prove that those funds were either savings or earnings prior to 1 Jan 2024.

I'm pretty sure that won't work anymore as a means of avoiding tax in Thailand. Your friend will need to ascertain if his/her home country has a tax treaty with Thailand and familiarise himself/herself on how that will impact income tax that will have to be paid in Thailand.

can't agree with that. I just transferred my stamps to my new passport at CM and NO CHARGE involved, and CM is notorious for adding on unofficial fees.

not a mistake. I set a target price to sell at and stuck with it. I learnt with one of my other coins that when you set a target don't deviate. That coin had tripled in price to what I paid and I got greedy and decided not to sell. The next week the value dropped to zero. Wasn't going to deviate from the planned course of action again.

and the relevance to this story is what?

At age 73 I'm cycling 3 times per week, average distance per ride around 45kms. Just returned from a 60km ride with some serious hill climbs involved, Steepest gradient 22%. DDPYoga 4 times a week, sessions range between 35-50 minutes. Golf once a month Supplements: Drink Extra Virgin Olive Oil - 30mls (2 tablespoons) every morning on an empty stomach & the same dose 1 hour before bed each night. Blood sugar & blood pressure levels are the same healthy levels as when I was in my 20's. Flexibility is better now than when I was 40. Weight down from 95kg to 80kg.

well this idiot just sold his BTC and made US $25k profit.

No, it MUST be Extra Virgin Olive Oil. If you want details on what to look for so you don't buy fake EVOO message me.

I can tell you it does. I'm 73 and since I've started drinking EVOO around 6 months ago, I'm sleeping better than ever.

I've been having my best sleep since I started drinking extra virgin olive oil. 2 tablespoons (30mls) every morning on an empty stomach and 2 tablespoons (30mls) 1 hour before bed every night. It also has numerous other health benefits too.

a doubting Thomas eh. 33km / day average is a short daily ride. It takes about 1 1/4 hours on a road bike and around 1.5 hours on a mountain bike. My wife and I don't ride every day but our rides ( 3 x / week ) range between 45 -80kms, so 33km rides are a breeze.

Not entirely true, it depends on the Imm Office. I use my online banking to print my own bank statements (in colour) each year since it became necessary to produce bank statements for seasoning purposes. I take the final page of the statement to the bank for them to stamp and sign. Never had any issues with Imm about my statements.

Dr Jack, you need to reword yourm reply re teh 15+days, as it does NOT apply to extensions of stay, ONLY initial application for a Non-Imm O.

Obviously your local/provincial Revenue Office is ignoring the NEW tax refund policy issued by The Revenue Department's head Office in BKK and making it's own rules, much the same as practically every other govt dept. Let's see if you get a refund cheque next year.

what is the relevance of your comment with regards to tax refunds? NONE.

False. I've filed online (as usual) and within a week received the standard envelope with letter and a cheque. Took it to my bank (which is not Krung Thai) and did a cheque deposit. As it was a Sunday I was told that it would be deposited after 11 am on Monday, which it was. That's this last weekend. Same as every other year except that couple of years when they asked us to use KrungThai e-Money ATM card. After that it was switched back to mailing cheques. I wish people would read what is written before making such uninformed/out of date comments. My wife was shown and read the NEW Revenue Department policy re tax refunds and the 3 things that came into effect on 1 January 2024 were: #1. No more refund cheques #2. e-Money card system CANCELLED. #3. Tax refunds for foreigners can only be credited to a Krungthai Bank account. I've just been through the process of having to do all this. The last 4 years my tax refunds were by cheque, prior to that by e-Money. Going forward when I receive the letter from the Revenue Department confirming the amount of my tax refund I take the letter to krungthai bank and they credit the bank account with that amount. No bank fees involved.

Please read what I wrote before making the last part of your comment. I was advised by the Revenue Department that they NO LONGER issue tax refund cheques. There are ONLY 2 options available now, PromptPay (not available to foreigners unless your PromptPay is with Krungthai Bank) OR credit to a Krungthai Bank account.

opened my Krungthai account today and the account was credited with the tax refund. My wife asked if the refund could be credited to her krungthai account and was told no, the account name must be the same as the name on the tax refund letter from the Revenue Department.

based on what I was told by my local branch, the account must be in the name that's on the tax refund letter. I will be going to open my account with them tomorrow, so if there is any difference I will post on here.

The Revenue Office won't tell you that. Doing so would require a modicom of common sense. I've received my refunds by cheque for the past 4 years. I have PromptPay but as foreigners do not have a Thai ID card (not a pink ID card) we are unable to utilise that option. Therefore the only option left is to open an account with Krungthai Bank and when you receive the letter from Revenue Dept you take it to the Krungthai bank branch where you opened the account and they will credit your account with the amount of the tax refund stated in the Revenue Dept letter.

that's correct. I also have PromptPay, but Revenue Dept does not allow foreigners to receive their tax refunds that way because we don't have a Thai ID card. The pink ID is not accepted for tax refunds via PromptPay as there is no memory chip in it for it to be scanned.

My e-Money card expired this month BUT the e-Money refund scheme was cancelled effective 31 Dec 2023 by the Revenue Department.

I use CM Revenue Office. The bank manager stated that the e_Money refund scheme was cancelled by the Revenue Department effective 31 Dec 2023. She even went as far as to telephone the Revenue Dept and one of the Revenue Dept employees came to the branch (turns out it was the same person who we dealt with when lodging my tax return) and he brought with him a copy of the NEW Revenue Department tax refund policy, issued by the RD in Bangkok, which my wife read and confirmed that the e-Money option was no longer an option to receive your tax refund, for anybody - Thai or foreigner - and that there were now only 2 options available either PromptPay (which is not available to foreigners) and a Krungthai bank account to which future tax refunds will be electonically transferred to.

This year the Revenue Department has decided to no longer mail out refund cheques. Instead they send a letter that gives 3 options on how to obtain your refund. #1. PromptPay #2. Krungthai bank account #3.Krungthai e-Money Revenue will not use #1 for foreigners even if they have a Thai bank account with PromptPay. So today went to my local Krungthai Bank branch with my e-Money card from prior tax refund years only to be told that this is no longer an option and that the ONLY means of obtaining my tax refund is to open a bank account with them. Wasn't happy with that response, and not that keen to open an account there as the staff are poorly trained. When I asked about what documentation they required for the account to be opened (knowing full well the bs response to expect) I was told passport, C of R from Immigration and some document from the District Office. My wife asked what about yellow tabian baan, pink ID card. Staff said no, even though the letter from the Revenue Department had my pink ID card # on it, not my passport #. My wife spoke with the branch manager who advised the staff member that she was incorrect and that the yellow book and pink ID card would be fine, but I still needed the document from the District Office which is essentially a local equivalent of a certificate of residence from Immigration. The purpose of this post is to give expats that lodge tax returns here in Thailand and who have relied on receiving their tax refunds via the e-Money card that if they don't already have a bank account with Krungthai they will need to open one as that will be the ONLY way as a foreigner that you'll be able to receive your tax refund going forward. Also you will need to have the bank cancel your existing e-Money card and receive in cash any balance that remains on the card.