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17 hours ago, Phillip9 said:

If you are married, I would bet there are lots of countries in Asia that have no income requirement.  Philippines for one, I know has no income or proof of money requirement if you are married to a filipina.

I believe they require $20,000 US in the bank.

Have you done the Lenovo System updates. My Lenovo is 1 year old and must have had 5/6 updates... and it runs and starts perfectly.

I suggest you do the latest update.

Change all 4 to get a nice even ride..

They do it for 2 reasons.. To dilute the market and keep 7-11 managers and franchisees from reaching their quota for bonus purposes. 

The parent company has nothing to loose and everything to gain.

3 hours ago, xtrnuno41 said:

As i understood when money comes in from in bankaccount (savings) out of Thailand then they dont tax it.

But if your pension is straight away coming in Thailand, it is taxable, like some other people already wrote.

That's not true. It depends on the agreement your county has with Thailand.

My SSA is direct deposited into my Thai bank and is not taxable.

6 hours ago, Geir Rasch said:

Many expat do not pay tax in Thailand, and many revenue office is not aware of what the law actually is.
When you read about the revenue law you will notice that if you live in Thailand for 180 days or more during a calendar year, you shall pay tax to Thailand. Most countries have tax-agreement with Thailand to avoid double tax.
For a pensioner the only money that are taxable in Thailand are pension transferred to Thailand the same year that they are earned. Other money are savings and already taxed in your home country. 

 

So why pay tax to Thailand when so many does not and revenue offices seam to not care?

1.

When you pay tax to Thailand you get documentation from revenue department that you send to your tax office of your origin that will deduct your tax in the country of your origin. For most expat the tax level in Thailand are lower than in our home country, so there is money to save.

2.

It might be that revenue department will be more aware of possible income from expat. It is possible that revenue department and immigration will cooperate and that immigration will check if you have paid tax before they extend your visa.

 

For the time being it is all up to you if you pay tax or not. My advice is that you should pay tax to Thailand.

The Revenue Dept is very aware of the tax arrangements with every country. But they do not have the resources to track the income of every expat. Revenue and Immigration   do not work together to track expat income.

9 hours ago, Oldie said:

I am talking about interest income in Thailand. According your statement I don't have to pay taxes for them. 

If you earn money in Thailand it's taxable. The bank by law deducts 15% of earned income which you can get back by filing for it at the Revenue Dept as long as the earned income is less than B150,000.

10 hours ago, paddyfield7 said:

I asked my lawyer about paying taxes in Thailand. She said that the Thai Tax Authorities wouldn't care about it, they would rather expect Farangs to bring a lot of money to here AND SPEND IT!

Your Lawyer is a jerk. Thailand has a Tax Agreement with the US.  If you earned money in the US then it is not taxable here as long as it was declared in the US.

Think about getting another Lawyer. 

10 minutes ago, yankee99 said:

you can open online but you most likely will need a vpn and possibly genuine ss card and usa drivers license 

 

i opened etrade from here 

also secured usa citi card, chase card and discover from Thailand 

 

be prepared to have to call and sometimes they want to call you.  This was ok with google voice 

I did not use a vpn. But do have a US phone number from Ooma. They did not call me.

I told them I do not have a US drivers license. They accepted my passport. 

Just did this 6-8 months ago with Chime Bank. The are an online bank owned by Bancorp. I needed a US address but did not have to supply any proof.

They will issue you a no fee international debit card. You can have your retirement DD with no issues. There cell/mobile app is awesome.. Check it out.

BTW, if you want me to recommend you, they will pay both of us $50.  But you must setup DD.

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In the US..  All told, a radiologist completes about 13 years of training after high school. In addition to this training, there are two exams to successfully take to become certified by the American Board of Radiology. Some subspecialties of radiology must be chosen during the residency period.

My friend just went through this procedure last week. here in KK. He had all his translated docs but never went to the MFA and needed his Passport translated.

The lady at the Amphor said you need to go to BKK or use the service to have all your docs certified which cost 2900B. 

I use my Banks Apps and just touch scan. Both BKK Bank and SCB works great. Just scan the shops QR Code.

13 hours ago, Chris.B said:

It is not a problem the money coming from you. However you will have to go to the Amphur's office and sign a disclaimer to the land. Don't forget your passport and may be your marriage certificate.

Why sign a disclaimer? For what purpose?

This is Thailand and it Depends on the Ampur. My wife got mine with my Passport and Thai ID.

4 minutes ago, pineapple01 said:

She must be the only one then, or keeps U in the Dark.

Perhaps your wife is telling you she is getting a great deal. But in reality, the rate is not much better than the banks. If fact, bank auto loans today are 0 to .002 % where Gov loans are 7%

My wife is a Lawyer and a very well paid Gov employee. She has never, and never will keep me in the dark. Gov employees can borrow from the Gov if they get 2 co-workers to guarantee the loan. Once they guarantee you they expect you to guarantee them. I situation I would not want to be in.

On 8/16/2020 at 5:32 PM, uncleP said:

Government  workers get cheap finance in Thailand 

Really?? My wife is a Gov employee and gets no special deals

4 hours ago, JoePai said:

As long as they are quarantined properly I can see no problem

Do you really believe that a Tourist will agree to 14 days of quarantine yet afford it??

23 hours ago, clarky cat said:

I’m in khon kaen city so plenty of options I’d assume..

I'm in KK.  Across from the KK museum there is a huge AC shop that all the little shops send customers to who need to have the dash pulled to do AC cleaning or repair.

I too my Vigo there 2 years ago as the evaporator needed to be cleaned. They charged me B1500. it took about 90 min.

You may want to go there as all they do is AC repair. 

What about those who entered the Kingdom using an APEC Card. Do they need to leave by the 26th as well? 

On 8/7/2020 at 11:39 PM, Brightly said:

RichCor,

 

I have tried using an internet based calling system.  However, the voice quality isn’t quite as good, and my friend is slightly hard of hearing.  She says it’s hard to hear me online.  Hence, the phone plan query.

Download the LINE APP. I use it worldwide and the voice quality is perfect.

16 hours ago, phetphet said:

No. It's a Samsung. New 2020 model. My old one never did it even though plugged into the same socket as the new one is. woke up the other night wondering what the bright light was in the living room. Got up to check and the TV was on. happened a few times now. I am just switching off at the socket now.

Go into setting and locate CEC and turn it off. My TV CEC is in the Sound and Display section.My TV is LG and it fixed the issue.