LukKrueng

Paid about 1m with a bank's draft at the land office few years ago, tax was paid on cash. Chanot was amended and given back with my name on it on the spot. BTW, the money was in my bank account in BKK and I was in CM at the time. I transferred the money to my account in CM through internet banking with no costs at all. Only sum above the 1m limit was charged some commission.

This reporter is very naive if he thinks there are going to be 2 prime ministers after his release. There's only 1 now (Taksin) and he's going to continue ruling as he has been doing throughout the tenoir of all governments formed by his parties since 2001.

There's no lack of regulations, only lack of enforcement. The regulations say who can\can't smoke (under 20 years old, pregnant and nursing women) and that smoking in public places is not allowed. So if people smoke in public places they should be stopped. Simple enough.

You're wrong. Verbal agreements are legally binding for all, Thai or non Thai

The verbal agreement was for a second year, not the first. In Thailand a verbal agreement is regarded as a contact.

Namping. They have several branches, 2 in sansai, 1 in hanging and few more

That's been in practice for at least a few years now. When I officially moved to a new province I asked to update my "gold card" and was told they don't need\use the cards any longer and the id is enough. all I had to do was to go to the nearest public hospital to where I live and ask to be registered there

I don't drink so I really don't care about the hours\days of alcohol bans. However, I do find the bans reticules as anyone who wants to drink during those days\hours can simply buy in advance. And the idiotic reason for lifting the ban on order to increase tourism.... In my opinion any tourist that will decide to visit Thailand only because now s\he can buy alcohol between 2 and 5pm is not worthy of any consideration.

That is up to the specific dealer. Some do and done don't. However, they won't accept full payment by cc as it costs them money. The most I was able to pay by cc was 50k with no extra charge

Not sure he's in it just for talks....

Same for alcohol, sweet drinks and food...

Actually I never thought tax will be charged, but as I haven't seen any threads about it since the beginning of the year I thought I'll check what happened with it

Thanks

Has anyone here transferred money into Thailand since January 1st? Are taxes really being charged?

Why is this in the news?

Well, now they rest in peace...

Sure. Like her big brother. Private suite at the police hospital...

They sent you the last 1...

The reasons for the difference are 1. The land department only re-evaluate every so often, usually every few years (in 1 specific area I know it's every 5 years, might be different in other places). Market value fluctuates according to supply\demand. 2. The official valuation is for the land only, without considering what's on the land, thus an empty plot and a plot with mature plantation are estimated at the same price, whereas the market value takes into consideration what's on the land.

The first thing I'd do is check the land department evaluation to get some idea about the official value. Then go around and see if there are any properties for sale in the same area and check the asking price. Also, if possible, try to find out of any property was sold recently and how much was paid for it. There might be developing plans in the area, or some rumours about such plans, and that can bring the price up

According to this logic, you as a shareholder (owner of the company) can't get a work permit as you can't be an employee, just like your wife... There might be a difference between a limited partnership and a registered limited company. I'm not sure about partnership, but a registered company is a juristic person - completely detached from the shareholders that can change anytime yet the company survives these changes.

An Ltd company is a juristic person, therefore an independent entity that can outlive its shareholders. There is no reason why the shareholders won't be able to be employed by the company. If the law says 2 Thai nationals must be employed in order to issue a work permit for a non Thai your wife will be counted as an employee just like any other employee.

To protect HIM from reporters?

I agree with you about the non existence of fixed quota and that every time a unit is sold to a non Thai the current % of Thai\foreign ownership needs to be checked. I commented about it a number of times but people seem to be fixed in their minds about it so I find it easier to use the terms they use As for agent's commission - I bought several properties in the past and I know the sellers paid 3%. I have a property on the market now and 2 actual agent's and few other people that said they'll look for a buyer all asked for 3%

Ford have "ford assist" services. When I bought my ranger I got a couple of years free ford assist services and been extending it every year since then. They cover pretty much every kind of breakdown including fuel if you run out during your trip. In case your car has to be towed - they'll cover all the way to the nearest Ford service palace (I got my car towed over 100 km) but if you want another garage you'll have to pay for the extra km's if it is further than the nearest Ford place. They use local mechanics\tow trucks pretty much everywhere so the waiting time for assistance is not long usually.