Badrabbit

11 minutes ago, The Cyclist said:

 

If I had a true and honest answer, I would give you it.

 

But as I don't, that is why, whether it is right or wrong, I'm going with what my Local RD Office says.

I would get a TIN but it's very difficult to obtain, documents from your home country, translated into Thai by the Thai embassy in Bangkok, authentication by your countries embassy, ridiculous.

3 minutes ago, The Cyclist said:

 

Just over 2 weeks ago I went to the Big RD Office and asked if I needed to file a tax return for my UK Government Pension.

 

The lady said yes and I asked her how I go about filing as I had never done it before. She then went and got a PND 91 and filled it in with pencil for me to use as a template. Posted the whole thing on here, including a photo of the PND 91.

 

 

Are you starting to panic ?
 

I told you my Gov Pension is only taxable in UK due to DTA ( Please note, yet again. That No DTA, stipulates whether a Pension is assessable or non assessable in Thailand )

 

 * Excluslive / Primary / Secondary taxing rights ( Or words to that effect )

 

Tax is deducted at source on my UK Gov Pension

 

I posted a photo of the PND 91 she draft filled in for me.

My tax office said no so who the fuffing hell is right.

I've received an email from Expat Thailand  they get the TIN for you at a cost of 7,000bht.

Is this good, all they need is your passport and vise page (copies).

Just now, MartinL said:

Pretty much exactly my experience at my local district tax office last week.

 

I take it you were refused a TIN.

 

All these reports of TIN refusal because of already-taxed pensions means I'm leaning towards the belief that the RD has told local tax offices that such pensions are not to be taxed further but that bit of info. hasn't been publicly announced for some reason. If my belief is wrong, never mind - it's not the end of the world.

 

I decided at the start of all this that my financial affairs were very simple - pensions and some pre-24 savings - and I knew what was assessable and taxable and calculated how much tax I might have to pay in the worst scenario, taking TEDAs into account. Not much at all and, if tax credits can be applied, then nothing.

They said you can get a tin if you want but you would need paperwork from the UK, I said no thanks they agreed.

1 minute ago, lordgrinz said:

 

It's more like the letter of the law states something, which technically is all that matters, and as usual Thai's (in this case TRD employees) are either ignoring it, or pretending they have no idea what you're talking about. At the end of the day, you're a Farang, and they don't really care what you do, until they do care, then I'd hate to be on the receiving end of justice.

Incredible Thailand, government department pretending they have no idea because we are Farangs, you obviously know this from experience.

This all must be a big wind up but because I'm so worried I will again try to ask at my local tax office, last time all they said was " pay tax in your country don't pay tax here" 

This thread seems to be full of people spouting opinions, "opinions are like ar%#oles everyone has got one"

1 minute ago, CallumWK said:

 

Livenet is a free app, they get funded through the advertisements.

Wouldent use that, I get no adds, lots and lots of channels, my favourite is sy fi Star trek Voyager, star trek new generation, deep space 9.

45 minutes ago, Nemises said:

Already mentioned the app: LiveNet

 

Do you use LiveNet? Does it show advertising videos?

 

 

Don't know what live net is, I use an app which gives me 9000 channels, UK tv, sky, discovery etc no ads.

9 minutes ago, Nemises said:

Just returned from a holiday staying at a “luxury” hotel. My room had a TX 6 android box. Was trying to watch the Australian Open tennis on the box using LiveNet but it kept switching to advertising videos (always during match critical stages) thus completely ruining the viewing experience. Thank goodness I could stream the tennis on my phone during those ‘ad block outs’. I couldn’t cast my phone because it was not a smart TV. 

This problem will never happen again as I will be sure to pack my laptop and HDMi cable from now on - regardless of the hotel’s rating. 
 

Just wondering if these annoying LENGTHY video advertisements occur on all android boxes? Or just LiveNet?

Depends on what app you are using  or they are using.

56 minutes ago, smew said:

Time to move back… why get  double taxed!!!!

If you are lucky enough to be in the position where you could re-locate that's great.

Unfortunately I am here  I can't afford to go anywhere else.

Like you if I get an email or mail stating that I need to visit my tax office I will go, why should I pay double tax, no one said to me 17 years ago that I need to pay tax, I pay tax in the UK.

8 hours ago, samtam said:

 

I will.

 

I think I will actually go in person with my Thai assistant, to find out what RD recommend.

Is it now law that I must file a tax return?

Is it law that I must obtain a TIN?

I'm a little fish in a big sea, I bring in less than 1 million per year via 3 small pensions, I pay tax in the UK.

Why would they be concerned with me?

7 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Exactly, a memory problem, very poor specs usually, i think i had the X96 and chucked it

The problem was I had a couple to many apps installed, you chucked a perfectly good box.

3 years and still perfect.

Just now, Centigrade32 said:

 

Which are the better specs? I see that it has lower RAM 4GB as compared to 8GB, no HDMI output, USB 2.0 only, no AV1 decoding, no Ethernet connection.

So it seem you either watch and work on a tiny screen or you have to mirror that screen on a TV and work on a tiny phone keyboard. You need a Smart TV too, since you cannot plug the phone into the TV.

It seems a primitive solution rather than more advanced.  Maybe you can explain those better specs to us mere mortals and how they translate to it being better than a dedicated Android box.

 

 

Had my android box for approx 3 years, not one problem untill recently, it was a memory problem, I deleted a couple of apps, it is now working great again.

X96 

4 minutes ago, redwood1 said:

 

Even the self proclaimed tax experts who are always trying to round up scared farang sheep to extract money from their wallet......Are just guessing like every one else......

Guess I am the only one who is worried about this, I worry about most things.

8 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

ah ok so if you go over speed bumps etc you still feel it

You would feel a speed bump whatever the suspension is, it doesn't bother me.

22 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

What's the ADV like over potholes etc? how much do you feel?

It's got stiff suspension, I like 100% more than the Forza, I try to avoid potholes as any one does, I accept the stiff suspension.

How am I supposed to file a tax return when the local tax office speak no English, the last time I tried they didn't seem interested. Just said "If you pay tax in your home country don't pay tax here" in very broken English.

2 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

How much better over potholes etc was the ADV? vs Forza

In my opinion owning the forza and now the ADV, the ADV is fantastic, the seat is super comfortable, the suspension is perfect unlike the Forza. The Forza seat was awful.

AdV display is great.

I deleted some Apps from the box, it is now working perfectly, I'm guessing it was a memory problem.

11 minutes ago, The Cyclist said:

 

Are you remitting tens of millions of Baht every year ?
 

If the answer is no, then you are worrying needlessly.

 

TEDA's available in thailand, against tax already paid in the UK, means that you will pay nothing, or very little.

Thanks but I worry about everything, I will try not to.

I'm less than 1 million bht per year.

50 minutes ago, Presnock said:

all should remember this is an opinion forum - yet too many contnue to think they are advising based on facts when in reality, none knows yet what any new TAX act if ever is even approved and written up in the GAZETTE and who knows when that might happen if ever.

I am worried about it big time, pay tax in the UK can't afford to pay tax twice.

Is there a proper way to turn the tv off, should zi turn the Android box of first then the tv?