Is this a reality show? Or there's one from 2024 that has this caption: "A woman devoid of love encounters her first love. Will she stay faithful or yield to desire?" I'd avoid that like the plague.
As I have explained already, he believed he needed to get some kind of tax clearance or certificate that could be shown to Immigration if asked. I believe the 5000 baht was for that certificate, as others posting here have already been charged.
Like a lot of falangs he believed he was doing the "right thing" and also covering his butt if Immigration asks for it when he next applies to renew his visa. Time will tell if he made the right move.
I thought this new law just came into effect for the last tax year, or are they going to start taxing people from their first arrival in Thailand? In my case 15 years of back taxes.