Peterw42

16 minutes ago, Mike Lister said:

Any supporting evidence for that statement? 

 

The Thai Revenue Department has far greater authority, reach and more extensive powers than the Land Office and the Thai Revenue Code does allow for Gift Tax. It seems improbable that if the Revenue allowed it, that the Land Office wouldn't.

Gift tax is for personal income. whether or not tax is due on income. its got nothing to do with the transfer fees and taxes on property.

Depending on circumstances, the husband could have an income tax liability on being given a property. Gift tax is so people cannot avoid income tax by declaring something a gift. The Thai tax office may well levy a gift tax on the husband receiving a property.

Again, nothing to do with property transfer.

The Land office charges transfer fees, stamp duty, capital gains etc., (on what they say its worth) every time a property changes hands. Regardless of whether the property changed hands for 10 baht or 10 million baht.

11 hours ago, RobertJNerder said:

@Peterw42what do you mean by "full amount" when it is gifted as per OP's scenario?

@soi3eddieWhy would the lawyer send back the money to you when you purchased your ex-wife's share of the condo?

An amount of money, equal to the price of the condo, need to be transferred into Thailand from another country.

The land office will have their own appraisal of the condo, So you cant say the price is 1,000 baht.

The land office wont recognize "gifting", anytime a property changes ownership, that is a sale and fees/taxes are due.

48 minutes ago, Robert Paulson said:

Does one have to transfer all the money etc to Thailand to transfer a condo from a thai to a foreigner she is married to? Or would the transfer be easier than that?

The normal requirements still apply, to buy a condo in foreign quota, the equivalent money has to come from outside Thailand.

The foreigner can use any money that has been bought into Thailand to obtain an fet to show the bank. (money to buy a car etc)

21 hours ago, eboy said:

I'd like to install a nice pair of screen doors on a condo balcony. Is there a good contractor serving Jomtien who can do this, and approximately how much would it cost?

Thanks in advance for your replies.

 

I would start with a visit to the condo office as there may be specific requirements, permission for any additions to the outside of a condo block. A good chance they can probably also recommend a supplier

12 hours ago, Suphawk said:

Has anyone had any experience trying to buy a house and land where your wife/girlfriend owns the land and leases it to you for a 30 year contract, and you keep ownership of the house itself?

To answer your original question. You cant just spin off the house ownership from an existing land with a house on it.

Houses don't have a separate title deed, or any title deed. The only way you can own a house is if you build the house hand have the receipts. It doesn't mean much as its still a structure on someone else's land, it cant be bought or sold without the land title.

you can top up at 7/11. online, at some ATMs and online banking apps, at true shops that are in most malls.

Or put the true app on the phone and use that.

6 minutes ago, SingAPorn said:

Why does Thailand continue to allow all these violent drug addicts scum to enter ? They should ban cannabis.

How could you possibly know they are drug addicts and using cannabis ? And how could immigration possibly know someone has a drug problem ?

Cannabis tends to make people very chilled out and not aggressive.

21 hours ago, Cricky said:

She has an Australian passport.

 

You could have mentioned that fact initially.

If she has foreign citizenship, then yes she can buy in the foreign quota.

1 minute ago, georgegeorgia said:

Yes thankyou P57

But I'm not sure they actually do extension of tourist visas ?

I thought it was only in Bangkok?

Do I have that incorrect?

Yes, incorrect.

A 30 day stay isn't a tourist visa, its a visa exempt stay. You can extend a visa or a visa exempt stay anywhere in Thailand, but you would usually do it at the immigration office local to your accommodation.

21 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Weird thing that after you login you still need to search by passport and nationality, should come straight up

I think you will find that has to do with cookies in your browser settings. If you, or security software, deny or delete cookies then the site cant remember things about you. People love blocking cookies from websites, but don't realize it reduces functionality.

8 minutes ago, parafareno said:

i have tourist visa just regular one...what is pulse check? 

anyone staying long-term in Thailand needs to check-in with immigration every 90 days (can be done online)

Visa cost is 1900 baht if you do it yourself, and you need to have 800k to show in the bank for most of the year.

Or 15-30k if you use an agent, they usually take care of the money in the bank.

You can stay as long as you want, You extend your stay yearly with the same costs and requirements.

Visa can be done in thailand with no need to return to EU

3 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

What a sad tale, and a wake up to those with glass shower screens.  Common in hotels in my experience but could not be sure if safety glass is usual. 

Sorry to be pedantic but it sound like this happened in Huay Yai, an area South of Pattaya, not ' in the coastal town of Chon Buri.'

Its also the name of the province. Looks like a confusion between chonburi town and chonburi province

21 hours ago, proton said:

Still not managed to complete the new TM30 registered, accepted address and uploaded owner ID, passport and house book files Any dates entered do not seem to work. But is it necessary to upload an excel file with the same details they already have on the uploaded files, or is this an option? I don't have excel anyway, are we expected to buy it just to give them name, DOB, nationality and phone number all over again?

Excel is so you can do multiple registrations at the same time. Its for hotels etc, registering 20 people at once. Not required for single entries.

People appear to be a bit confused, fiber in a condo has nothing to do with condo rules, it comes down to whether fiber is in the building, or can be installed in the building. Usually, only one internet provider has run cables into a condo building, usually when it was built. Some buildings the cables can be upgraded with no problems, others, its almost impossible.

Even in a building with fiber, the owner will still have to pay for the installation from the basement/risers into the condo, and retro fitting cables can be expensive, often using the existing phone cable to pull through the fiber, breaking into and repairing roof cavities etc. Once connected, its like your electricity, you pay a monthly bill to the telephone company, not the condo block.

OP, songkran is probably the biggest holiday period of the year, everyone is on holidays including bike shops. People shut up shop, travel back to their village, have big family gatherings etc.

I dont think you will find any sales or promotions.

1 hour ago, scubascuba3 said:

Shell's are not popular, most people avoid, plus of course the V Power 95 trick they pull at some garages such as Pattaya Tai

What is the V power 95 trick ?