stuurman

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.

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? 

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. 

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... 

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?

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.

Did a second online 90 day report on Saturday 9th of July for both my wife and myself and got approval this morning (Monday).

I did the reports on the earliest day possible, even if that day is on the weekend.

I'm using Chrome with the IE-on-Chrome extension on a Mac. Only problem I had was that printing didn't work with this extension.

I openend the confirmation page in Opera I was able to print the slip to put in my passport.

The beach isn't to great in Penang and the seawater not suitable to swim in, if I were you I would stay in the city center. BF is about 15/20 km from Georgetown and the coastal road can be very, very busy especially the part from Tanjung Bungah to BF.

There is no obligation/rule to do her own extension depending on age.

She could but she is not forced to.

She can do extension as dependent as last year.

Remains valid as long as you are legally married.

Thanks for the reply and confirming what I already thought.

Somebody in one of the Chiang Mai facebook groups claimed otherwise hence my question here.

When I got mine it was apply in the morning and collect next day after 2PM.

Last year I got my first extension of stay based on retirement in Chiang Mai. My wife, who was at that point 49, got an extension of stay as my dependent.

In the mean time she has turned 50. When we renew our extensions in a few months will she be able to get another extension as my dependent or would she need to apply for her own extension based on retirement?

We would rather have her piggyback on my extension because the later would mean we have to meet 2 times the financial qualification, one for her and one for me.

Something is being lost in translation. Everybody can access their own money and can have on-line access to their accounts! Seriously - you have it all wrong.

Almost - we have an account with Kasikorn that we should close as we no longer use it. Tried several times to get online access but they have refused every time, and I kept thinking that they were making a mistake/I was asking the wrong person but no, we tried small and main branches and the telephone help. The reason given 5, possibly 6 times that we can't get online access is because it is a joint account. I honestly thought it was a mistake in translation. Two people, one account - they all said the same thing. I got annoyed and opened an account at Bangkok Bank (but made sure it was only in one name just in case).

And were you able to obtain online access at Bangkok Bank ?

If so, please share your method with the OP since his was denied:

for whatever reasons BBK Bank doesn't allow me to have online access to my account. I asked before and they declined.

It might have to do with the visa OP was holding when opening the bank account at Bangkok Bank. When I opened an account with them I only had a visa exempt stamp and was told I wasn't eligible for Internet banking, I would need a work permit or Non-O visa for that. After I got a Non-O visa I went back and applied for Internet banking, they made copies of the visa and within a couple of days I had access to Internet banking.

Where did they stop you?

The Malaysian newspaper "The Star" reports 16 killed in the crash.

http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2015/12/20/thirteen-malaysians-killed-in-chiangmai-bus-accident/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Casted my vote for Nancy, hope you win this year.

There is only one good supermarket thats Tops, because it's Dutch.

Not anymore Ahold sold the Tops supermarket chain many years ago and is now owned by the Thailand based Central Retail Company.

Aha. Also the south American Tops chain?

In that case, if it ain't Dutch - it ain't much.

After the accounting scandal in 2003 they were forced to terminate their business in South America and Asia.

In Rimping Kad Farang I saw bitterballen, kroketten And frikandellen btw

There is only one good supermarket thats Tops, because it's Dutch.

Not anymore Ahold sold the Tops supermarket chain many years ago and is now owned by the Thailand based Central Retail Company.

I used ATV to get my retirement extension and am happy with their service.

They also do my 90 day reports and I think it's excellent value, I pay 1000 Baht for 4 reports.

Whenever I call them with questions I get up to date information.

Yummy pizza on Canal road has live music on Wednesday nights, always a good crowd and entertaining, and Papa Rock (opposite Big C Mae Hia) on Thursday night and Sunday afternoon.

Same here in Chiang Mai, have been looking for it to give the sink a good scrub. Nowhere to be found.

I would be very interested in the chicken tikka massala.

I had the chicken tikka yesterday, it was nice although would have liked it a bit more spicy. It was a lot better than the frozen Indian curries they sell at Rimping.

I was told that for their service they ask between 1,500 and 2,000 baht.

CEC asked 200 baht.

If I was told incorrectly, please, accept my apologies and tell me/us what is the correct fee for a 90-day report service.

I payed 1000 Baht for 4 reports via Assist Thai Visa.