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So since the Thai tax on inheritance is zero up to 100 million baht (approximately $4 million Canadian) there would be no tax payable on that? Just trying to determine if they would use similar rules on the same thing from abroad. Applying the Tax Rate Once the net value of the estate is determined, the appropriate tax rate is applied. If the estate's net value is not over 100 million baht, no estate or inheritance tax is due. However, if the estate's net value is above the threshold, a 5% tax rate is applied. "

How far would "tax already paid in the home country" extend? For instance a sizeable inheritance goes through probate court (in Canada). The probate tax rate is only 1.8% with no further taxes on the beneficiary. Could this be judged as funds that are already taxed? Or would bringing a large lump sum be hit with 30-35% Thai taxes?

So if I have this right I need to extend my time out of Thailand to 6 months avoid this entirely. And if foreign money is only taxable if it is brought into Thailand then there is a disincentive to bring large amounts of money into Thailand. I just don't see how any of these options benefits the Thai government. Every thing purchased in Thailand is subject to tax. Reducing the amount purchased only reduces that tax. Add to that the fact this will further discourage new retirees coming to the country and spending significant sums and this just seems an absurd policy and a violation of the principle of no double taxation. Do I have anything wrong here?

Mine is marriage based so considerably harder to do from scratch. I can do a retirement with the combination of funds and pension. But it sounds like Canada will return the old passport. The last lady I spoke with said she could see it was to be returned and she would try to expedite it. God only knows why it is so slow. It would be nice if you could just get the old one invalidated in the Service Canada office and returned immediately while waiting for the new one. But you have to hand it in. Perhaps it will be different in Thailand if it is explained why you need it. The whole process is outdated. I renewed my Irish passport online and had it delivered to Thailand in a little over a week.

Hi I returned to Canada and submitted an application for a new passport and had to hand in the old passport. Checked the box asking for it to be returned but they didn't. My wife has checked with the local Thai immigration office who told her I couldn't transfer to my new passport even though I have copies of the visa and reentry permit from the old one. Which seems stupid because you can if you lose a passport in Thailand and get a new one. Might have something to do with coming back into the country without the reentry stamp. I am still checking this out but it is not looking good. Still hoping the old passport will come back but that seems unlikely. When l contacted Canadian passport services they told me that they might have rushed the new passport and the old one could take longer which seems stupid. Because of their incompetence I might need to start the whole non-Imm visa application from scratch.

Yeah I know, thanks. I think my local immigration office might transfer the visa and multiple reentry permit based on photocopies but I am now wondering how to enter Thailand to do that. I could come in visa exempt as a tourist but don't know if that messes with the Non-Imm visa. Have the option of entering as a tourist on an Irish passport. Probably going to get the wife to talk to the local immigration before I mess things up.

Hi. Just got issued my new passport but the Canadian government may have destroyed my old one against by stated wishes. I made copies of the visa and re-entry stamp pages just in case. Should this be good enough to get the stamps on the new passport. It would be a major pain to have to start the whole visa based on marriage process again instead of just an extension

How about they make this simple. I know they won't but you can dream. Forego using their nifty new 500 baht tax as a "tourism fund" temporarily and use it to cover COVID insurance. Then do away with the COVID entry insurance. There won't be much money needed on fully vaccinated foreigners tested pre flight. Full vaccination greatly reduces hospitalization even if infection occurs. For the same reason, use a rapid flow test at the airport that will detect the majority of positive cases immediately. Negative....have a nice holiday. Positive.... recheck with a PCR test with quarantine until test results come back. There may still be a small number of cases that get through amongst fully vaxxed people who were tested days ago. But it would be trivial compared to the 9,000 or so daily cases officially counted in the country.

They just pull these countries out of there ***. Canada has the 2nd highest vaccination rate in the world behind (I think) Portugal. But the US gets onto the list because of high vax rate?

The Thais seem to think the supply was pulled so they could resupply at higher prices. Seems a bizarre way of conducting business, if true.

Anybody know what's going on with certain cigarettes. Tried three 7/11s today to buy Camel Yellow...all out. A friend says they're out everywhere. Also some other of the cheaper brands seemed to be gone also. Read somewhere that they were going to raise taxes but I hadn't heard it passed. The only reason I can think of for them being out of stock everywhere.

Apart from the health issues the testing you have to go through is going to deter a lot, if not most, people from coming. If I got it right there is a total of 5 tests for fully vaccinated people with a COE. Before they board. Arrival at Suvarnabhumi. Arrival at hotel. 3 days after hotel arrival. 7 days after hotel arrival. Just checked and the going rate for a PCR test seems to be 3500 baht. That's a lot of money to be spending for people who looked to Thailand as a "cheap" vacation.

Shorter version. "Do it doggy style"