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If the whole lease amount for a 30-year lease of land and house is paid in the first year to a Thai national, are they required to pay income tax on the whole amount that year? Or can they split and file it every year for the next 30 years? 
I found this article which suggest they can advance file for every year separate, but has to be done in the year they receive the payment.
https://sherrings.com/advance-rent-personal-income-tax-thailand.html?fbclid=IwAR0VprrsyhfsBtTOF8UkvZzhvD8CL4ANsVDLz84H-JqbsnASf_7nlIdzFTI
Any members with experience on the subject?

Thanks.

Has Arizona Joe’s joined the fate of every other establishment in this location? I hear they are closed.

Every Wednesday live music at Yummy pizza in Mae Hia.

It's a great beer for people who don't like the taste of beer

I'm sure this information is buried somewhere in these 45 pages, but I'd rather not spend hours searching for it.
 
This is my first year on a retirement visa.  I have some very basic questions:
 
1.  What is required for the 90 day check-in?  I know I'll need my passport, but anything else?  Is there a form or forms I can download and complete in advance?
 
2.  Does a border crossing accomplish the same thing as a 90 day check-in? 

So the jury's still out ...do you or don't you ?  

Sold a scooter a few months ago, the seller doesn't need to show a residence certificate to do the transfer.

2 minutes ago, NancyL said:

Where in Malaysia did you live?  

 

Penang. All supermarkets there have separate counters (often tugged away in the back) for non Halal products.

Malay incited riots against the state government (Penang is run by the opposition and has a Chinese majority) are common practice.  

11 hours ago, WinnieTheKhwai said:

 

Myeah, Malaysia..  I'm mostly seeing a country turn more and more Muslim, with anyone not Malay/Muslim being squeezed.    

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I lived in Malaysia for 6 years with a Malaysia My Second Home visa and this is one of the main reasons we left.

One of the more absurd plans (there are many) is segregated supermarket trolly's, one for halal products and a second one for infidels like me who wanted to buy some bacon or a bottle of wine. 
http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2016/01/19/halal-non-halal-trolley-segregation-under-consideration/

You might want to ask this question in the Chiang Mai related Facebook groups. They seem to be populated by a younger (more active) crowd.

22 minutes ago, NancyL said:

Yes, Malaysia is a majority Muslim country, but they pride themselves on being multi-cultural.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Malaysia

 

 They indeed do but over the years we lived there we saw racial tensions rise and the country getting more and more conservative. They are in the process of legalising Sharia law that could introduce stonings and amputations. There are active policies to populate states with a Muslim minority as Penang and Sabah with more Malays so a Malay majority can be established in those states as well. As for infrastructure, good indeed in the Malay predominated states. Penang for example got almost completely cut off from government funding as a punishment for voting for the opposition. The roads there look like a patched up minefield, much worse than I have ever seen here.

Hi I lived for 6 years in Penang, Malaysia with a Malaysia My Second Home visa before I moved to Chiang Mai. The visa is pretty straight forward and once you have it no more reporting at immigration.

We lived in condo's and had two cats without much of a problem. It's easy to buy property and not so difficult to resell it, we did both. 

But to be honest apart from the better visa situation there isn't much else I can think of that stands out in Malaysia when comparing Chiang Mai and Penang. 

4 hours ago, stament said:

daily mail? ladbrokes? ?

Daily Mail, Ladbrokes, Chicago Tribune all accessible with Sinet Fibre.

Saturday nights are pretty good, reasonable crowd, live music and food not to bad if you know what to order (hint stay away from the Thai food). Service is attentive. Some girls speak not to much English, if you don't speak Thai there is always the head waitress who is bilingual so any misunderstandings are easy solved.

The place was packed last night. Good Halloween party with great music and dancing. At least as many Thais as non-Thais and all having a good time.

Hi, I searched the forum and found conflicting info so would very much appreciate if somebody could share first-hand info on what kind of documents I need in Chiang Mai to SELL a motorbike with the green book in my name? 

More specific: do I as the seller need a Residence Certificate to transfer the bike to the buyer?

3 hours ago, Windhorse said:

Best I found at good price https://business.facebook.com/commerce/products/1352443698118899/

These are actually pretty good, wood oven baked and he sells them mostly at restaurants.

The owner, Stefan, is German/Swiss and also makes cheese. The Gruyere he makes is very good and tasty and at 70 Baht per 100 gram excellent value for money.

Having it for about 18 months now and paying 599 Baht for 50/20, overall pretty good I actually get that speed when downloading from usenet or torrents.

1 hour ago, MadMac said:

You could always get a yellow housebook.

Excellent idea, I will go to immigration right away to get the certificate of residence that I need for my application. Oh wait... 

Are there any members here that have first hand experience with the GPX Legend 150 or 200?

Tried searching the forum but found very limited information.

There are several posts in a Chiang Mai related Facebook group that Promanda no longer does Residency Certificates and people are told to get it from their consulate/embassy.

Anybody here that has the same experience?

15 minutes ago, khwaibah said:

 

As I said half the wife village is not voting but the law in Thailand is what #44 says it is. Never believe what a one news agency says always find other sustainable sources.

Yes of course Wikipedia is always right and MSM are never to be trusted.

2 hours ago, khwaibah said:

Voting is compulsory.

I was wondering if voting was mandatory and asked Saksith Saiyasombut Correspondent for @channelnewsasia on Twitter. According to him voting in the referendum (unlike in a general election) isn't compulsory.

I'm also on a Mac and using Chrome with the IE-on Chrome extension. I have done several successful online 90 day reports to the Chiang Mai office, Last one was July 9. The website isn't very responsive indeed but it works for me, last time it took about 5 minutes to report myself and my wife.