Barney13

I think he has the option of putting the money in the bank early, therefore accomplishing the 4 month thing, thanks for the help.

Yes

Thailand. Thanks for the info, he heard it had changed to 4 months from 2 but that is incorrect. And the money can be withdrawn after extension granted?

Yes

My friend will be entering Thailand Visa exempt in Chiang Mai and wants to change to non o marriage. What are the requirements and suggested timeline. There are other threads with this info, but he is keen to know about the current 400k seasoning regs or is this on application?

Not fraudulent, LEGAL!!! They are pushing people to use agents, can't you see?

Spouse allowance only if she doesn't work. As I said, lady said a 100k expense allowance also, beats me!

Remitted after 1st Jan 2024 will be taxable, also future remittances. Obviously on a personal basis, ie assessabilty.

That's possible, but would only be 200 baht (per print-out, not per month). I knew that I was almost certain to be under the taxable level, therefore didn't need the print-out, but was slightly annoyed to have to pay, why can't the app. go back to whichever month/year you want, total robbery!

I gave her my approx. remittance which, with deductions, was under the 150k minimum, therefore don't need to file

I recently tried to print out a statement for each month of 2024 from the Bangkok Bank app, not possible! The app allows only the previous 12 months, ie from march 2024. So I made a trip to the bank to advise them that this is problematic for people wanting to pay taxes, they laughed! The main man then took over the proceedings and advised me that all banks apps are the same, and that for a 2024 statement for each month would cost 200 baht. A nice little earner for the banks! I declined and headed to the tax office, to find out if I had to get a TIN and file (wasn't sure as I had reduced my remittance to under required taxable amount through 2024). Two pieces of interesting info the tax lady gave me were, 1/ people remitting 40k or 65k for visas have to pay taxes, 400k or 800k do not (depending when remitted of course), 2/ there is a 100k baht allowance deduction for expenses (never heard of this one).

So as a Thai tax resident, I can go to the UK for a day and remit tax free?

It's about residency, not where you are on any given day

So every year the husband gifts he has to vacate Thailand for 6 months? Married couples who live in Thailand TOGETHER can gift tax free up to 20M baht, surely it is a benefit of being married, or else why have the rule?

What we need is for someone to have done this several times last year, and already filed Thai taxes this year. Maybe Jan 8th is too early, but I'm waiting for a guinea pig 🐷

Calm down, he needed to just give a straight answer without the sillyness

So you've basically got involved here to say I know the answer, but I'm not telling? Waste of skin!

Leach? Trying to get help

Loser

Sorry missed that, when was said guide made available, and why does nobody find an answer to all this using said guide. You for instance!

I'm gifting to avoid tax, not evade tax. So gifting is dependant on the type of remittance, I'll therefore avoid tax by leaving Thailand, simple.

Personal pension due in 4 months

It has a detailed guide on gifts, who?

I live in Thailand with my wife but earn income overseas which I remit to my wife as a gift, correct, who is escaping tax, gifting is legal. 20M baht gift IS the deal if you're married isn't it?

The tax liability will determine how many days in Thailand, I am hoping to stay here. I'm sure in the past people have notorized with a lawyer, but these days I want to be 100% sure about all this. Odds are that I'll be going out for a few months, not risking it.