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Any recommendations for best Xmas Day lunch buffets and also Christmas Eve Dinner Thanks in advance

I think this is new ? ' Taxation regulations in 2024 Thailand Privilege membership holders are exempt from paying personal income tax in Thailand if they remit funds from a personal bank account abroad into a local bank account in Thailand and can provide proof that the money is not personal income in the same calendar year. Additionally, if your country has a Double Tax Agreement (DTA) with Thailand, no tax is required in Thailand, even if the income is transferred within the same calendar year it was earned. For further clarification, please refer to the attached summary prepared by the Revenue Department. ' see https://go.thailandprivilege.co.th/b/17863/4625/2000460/F/F/F/F/F

plus plus ... their handbook of discounts and benefits is over 300 pages long . help with accounting/law/banking if needed . Discounts at hospitals , hotels Renewal of driving licence .... I paid 600,000 for 5 years with an option to extend an additional 15 years for 400,000 / so 20 years hassle free for 1M . Maybe there are cheaper options but I like the security of having the 20 years , the benefits are an added bonus .

Thanks / If that is the case then no point to delay .

5.8% annually but also if you claim you miss out on annual increase which maybe another 5% . So if I claim in December as I am entitled , I will miss out on annual increase due in April / So I think delay until at least April 2025 ...

It seems to make sense to delay perhaps a year , if you do not need the funds , especially if there is high inflation and considering the pension will be frozen once you start to claim . Most calculations are made for those who delay and live in the UK , so are entitled to yearly increases . https://www.ft.com/content/8e603ec4-0878-11e6-b6d3-746f8e9cdd33

OK , I assume if normal tax return is done in the UK to show any tax due has been paid then it will not be taxed again in Thailand due to double tax treaty between 2 countries ...

I can claim my state pension from December but will probably delay until at least until the next increase in April 2025 . I understand that for each 9 weeks you delay your pension , it increases by 1% . I think 5.8% annually . Also annual increases in April . Once I start claiming the amount will be frozen . Are there any calculations to show the benefits for somebody living overseas in delaying claiming the state pension ? I see that it is possible to take a break from claiming the pension , perhaps this is only possible for UK residents ? but if not if you take a break is the pension then reset to the current rate ? If the funds are paid directly to me in Thailand I assume that they do not have to be declared as UK income ? Thanks for any views.

No residents coordinates for TM30 . they were required previously for retirement extension .

I managed with the very helpful 1178 staff . Not easy though !

I have lived at the same address for 15 years on Koh Samui . When TM30 1st came out the immigration filled out a form for me which I have kept on file since and never been asked for . I am just renewing my passport and have to transfer stamps , I am told a TM30 is required . I understand there is a new TM30 site ? I logged on and registered and filled out all details and eventually got an approved status but am now told it should not be approved but informed !! how do i change status from approved to informed ? I tried logging in again and it seems i have to re-register as my password is not remembered / I am going around in circles . I have previously drawn maps and had visits from immigration , it is not as if they do not know where I live .Why is registering an address so fking complicated . any suggestions for an easy solution . thanks

What has changed ?

Yes I remember Nok , he charged a few baht but made the whole process a lot easier . Glad I went for the 5 plus 15 year Elite last year .

Hoping $2000 becomes a floor rather than a ceiling for some good % gains . Same thing happened when it broke $1000 . I have some crypto but got hacked last year and am pretty cautious . For me it is too complicated to buy / hold / sell . However ETF 's will boost prices longterm . Short term it may be buy the rumour , sell the news .

was thinking Volvo EX30 but the Seal looks really good value , very tempting . servicing for me also much easier in Surat rather than a drive to Phuket .