Sheryl

Andriol testcaps is the brand name of the product available in Thailand. It does indeed do a liver pass and this is ceryainly a downside, and why most people use injectable or dermal route.

Personally I go to Dr. Donna at Medconsult. https://www.medconsultasia.com/what-is-a-thread-lift/ Currently charging just 2,500 baht per thread though I think that is a timebound promotion. She has done thread lifts for me twice, pleased both times with outcome. Lasts 1-2 years. I also go to her for filler and botox. Often a combo of all 3 is needed for best results. Thread lift as the name implies lifts things upward. Botox on the other hand is good for lines, especially on the forehead and crowsfeet. Filler helps restore facial volume and to some extent can lift things up when applied to say cheekbone area.

oral capsules. Andriol testocaps is the exact name.

I suggest you consult https://www.bumrungrad.com/en/doctors/saowaros-patarapak She is in great demand so may be a bit of a wait to get appointment but she is worth it While tinnitus can be chronic, when associated with hearing loss, correcting the hearing loss will often improve the tinnitus. Sometimes it even eliminates it. So tretaing your hearing loss would be first priority. BTW there is a new devise for tinnitus available in Europe, UK and just approved recently in US. As it involves wearing padded earphones may not be ideal for when walking about but can be useful if tinnitus is disturbing sleep as is often the case. Not yet available in Thailand but I expect will be eventually. https://www.lenire.com/

You did not pay tax. You filed a tax return and no tax was assessed. To claim a tax credit, there has to be an amount paid. (I suppose you could out "0" under tax credit but that amounts to same thing). There are 2 ways that terms of a DTA can help one with Thai taxes: 1. Exemption - some DTAs state that some income sources cannot be taxed in Thailand, only in the state of nationality. Not the case for UK State Pension apparently (but is the case for UK Government pension). 2. Tax credit - your Thai tax can be decreased by amount of tax already paid in your home country. Which in your case is none. So no decrease.

Again you are referring to what income is exempt. Tax credit applies when income is not exempt.

Per the recent RD Q&A posting it would depend on whether you were tax resident in Thailand at the time this money was originally earned. If the saving is from income earned before you became tax resident in Thailand then per the RD it is not taxable in Thailand. Now how the RD would know when savings were earned, and what if any substantiation you would need to show to prove this I have no idea.

You are referring to 2 different things. One us what types of income are taxable where (i.e. exemptions) The other is from protection from double taxation (i.e. tax credits).

Yes, I understand what you are saying. However as I understand from what others have said UK State (but not Government) pensions are taxable in Thailand under the terms of the DTA. Rule 5 seems to refer to a situation where a DTA specifies a specific tax rate which differs from that in the RD code. I don't think the UK DTA specifies a tax rate for State Pensions. Rather it seems to just say taxable in Thailand. This is very different from the situation for UK Government pensions and US Social Security, both of which are stated in their respective DTAs as taxable only in UK/US and exempt from taxation in Thailand. Certainly would be useful for someone to consult an accountant versed in both Thai tax law and DTAs to be sure. But it looks to me like UK state pensions are subject to tax in Thailand.

I have not read the UK DTA in detail but pretty much any DTA protects from double taxation so if tax were paid on a state pension to the UK then that amount could be claimed as a credit on Thai tax return. Whether or not this would be advantageous or not (vs taking the PTA, paying no UK tax and then paying Thai tax without a tax credit) is another matter.

But in the case referenced he paid no UK tax.

If by "here" you mean Thailand you are tax resident in Thailand. Under the UK-Thailand DTA, UK State Pensions are not exempt from taxation in Thailand and since you pay no tax in UK, no credit to apply. To my understanding If you have been having this pension directly remitted to Thailand you have always owed tax on all the remittances. If you were first banking the funds abroad then brining the funds in in a subsequent year it has previously not been taxable but will be starting next year. There is no applicable DTA exemption or credit in your case as far as I can see.

I strongly suspect that 1) the income was not from a source exempted under a DTA 2) He is considered non resident for tax purposes in his home country, or else is below a threshold so does nto file tax return there Of course in that case, it is taxable and if being directly remitted, always has been. And DTA has no effect since not paying taxes in home country. The "new procedure" i.e. the new regulation takes effect 1 January. If he has already been taxed then it has nothing to do with the new regulation.

By an opthalmologist at a hospital? She does not mean just a vision test.

I have no idea why, but today I can get in (same email as before).

This. The Sydney Consulate may just be choosing to list the equivalent amount in AUS$.

Just let your current extension of stay elapse then apply for the OX once back in Australia, assuming you can get the necessary insurance and meet the financial rtequirements. Which you are required to have for the whole duration of the visa as well as for any subsequent extensions of stay based on this visa.

No, it is not. Conventional surgery is a resection not removal. They just trim away excess tissue which is blocking the urethra https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/turp/about/pac-20384880 Alternative treatments also reduce some tissue to shrink size, through various methods. Brachytherapy and other forms of radiation are nto used for BPH

Hardly. Middle Eastern and many African countries are by far the worst. Death sentence for homosexuality in some of those places. Comparatively speaking "Western" countries are more tolerant than most. Thailand of course is similarly tolerant. But I don't thin kthe OP was asking about Thai people's attitudes, rather that of expats in a specific part of the country.

Bickering posts have been removed. So has a post with an unreferenced claim. In the health forum it is indeed necessary to provide links to claims about research findings.

Great, thanks a lot.

They likely will start at least asking questions (as will banks) when very large sums are brought in.

It is way to soon to assume that the RD "practice" with regard to retirees has changed. The bank staff were responding to an overall requirement not one specific to, or primarily aimed at, foreign retirees. To specifically go after retirees would be a huge amount of work for the RD in exchange for very small returns. Many retiree's remittances are still not taxable (mine certainly are), and figuring out which are and which are nto would in ite=self be a huge hassle. Just does not make sense to make that a priority and the only indication that it would be is coming from assumptions posted online.

There has been no change to tax reporting requirenents. No reason at all to expect additional reporting requirements for anyone let alone expats.

Can you provide link to this? Thanks