Everything posted by TheAppletons
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10,000 Baht Cash Handout Announced for Thai Youth Aged 16 to 20
This is starting to get irritating. When are the 3-6 year olds going to get their 10k handouts?
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I need names of visa agents in Pattaya
^^ This is the answer.
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Former U.S. Social Security head says benefits could be interrupted in 30 to 90 days
That's putting it mildly. Many social security recipients in Trump's base electorate. "I never thought leopards would eat MY face", sobs woman who voted for Leopards Eating People's Faces party.
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My Thai Tax Office Tax Filing Experience...
As you have pointed out, if you have no assessable income then you don't need to file. That makes your "lady" wrong when she stated that "if the total is higher than your tax free allowance, you need to file, regardless if they are assessable or not." No, you don't. You can remit non-assessable income well in excess of the "tax free allowance" and never have to file.
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Songkran
Hua Hin has minimal water splashing. It's confined to certain designated areas, for the most part, and those are easily avoidable depending upon where you want to go and what you want to do. Malaysia has none of this nonsense.
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Dee Money-Anybody Lose Money?
If you trust the accuracy of reddit, this poster claims DeeMoney went out of business on 27 Nov 2024. https://www.reddit.com/r/Thailand/comments/1h3e1j2/deemoney_shuts_down_operations/?rdt=56850
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AOT limousine service being replaced (maybe)
Even better, the customer affected said AOT was charging him a 5% cancellation fee.
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AOT limousine service being replaced (maybe)
From the AOT website: "Due to the development of the AOT Limousine system and changes of the car models also the service prices The current reservation system will be available until March 31, 2025 We apologize for any inconvenience caused." AOT has cancelled reservations already in place for April and told customers with those reservations to obtain refunds upon arrival, then to rebook with 'whoever the new service provider will be....." (This is third party information from a frequent traveler web forum.) (Note: I know there are plenty of other options like ARL, Grab, metered taxis, your wife picks you up, etc. Not what the thread is about.)
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Do foreigners need to pay tax in Thailand?
This has been discussed many times over on AN. It's technically taxable but extremely unlikely to be tracked so.... (Btw, a remittance of income into your Thai bank account is a transaction. So yes, transactions can be taxable.)
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US Social Security
Why do people post YouTube videos, as if they are some sort of legitimate reference? Do other people actually click on these?
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Selling my Permanent Visa from EliteCard
Price has been reduced. OP was asking 8M THB on reddit.
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Cloud Seeding Operations Launched to Combat Chiang Mai Air Pollution
Why all of the skepticism? They've been doing this for years....and it works every time. By mid-May, the smoke will be gone.
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Do I really need to declare tax?
It will be difficult for anyone to help assess your situation unless you identify your home country (due to differences in DTAs) and the annual amount of pension you receive. Further, a DTA does not automatically exempt one from paying taxes in Thailand. The actual wording of the DTA specifies which country has primary or secondary (or any) taxation authority at all.
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Thailand Weighs Designated Drinking Zones for Tourists
"Designated drinking zones." Or "bars", as I call them.
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My Thai Tax Office Tax Filing Experience...
So you'll be going back tomorrow (again), I presume?
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Tax Refund from Hua Hin Revenue Department
You don't know anyone who speaks Thai? Landlord, condo juristic office, the girl who works at Starbucks....? Perhaps try calling again with someone who speaks Thai who can explain to them what it is you are asking? Otherwise, I'd probably go to the office with the "notification" you received and try to obtain a timeline for receipt.
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Is anyone concerned about DOGE targeting US Soc Sec direct deposit into Thai accounts?
Theoretically speaking, that conspiracy theory to which you refer (something about routing payments through X) could benefit Musk if there was a charge to the government in the processing of those payments.
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My Thai Tax Office Tax Filing Experience...
"Any idea"? Yes. Proceed with your plans, you are worrying for no reason whatsoever. No one at airport departure immigration is going to ask you about taxes. No one.
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Thailand's New 300-Baht Tourism Tax: Aid or Hindrance?
Why couldn't the government simply attach the fee to the electronic TM6 they plan to roll out in May? That's for foreign nationals only. You fill in the information, proceed to the payment page, enter credit card data, press send. No payment, no TM6. No TM6, no entry.
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You've retired. Why do you spend so much time arguing about Trump?
Serious question. You're in a relatively low cost "retirement paradise".... yet many of you expend a lot of effort arguing about Donald Trump. Why? What's the point? All politicians suck...you know that. Just enjoy your retirement.
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Thai Stocks Surge as Bank of Thailand Cuts Interest Rate to 2%
According to the Bangkok Post, yesterday's nearly 2% decline in the SET now puts the SET firmly in bear market territory. The SET has declined 20% since October, if the story is accurate.
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Repatriation cash
DEE money ceased operations 27 November 2024, AFAIK.
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Deadline to declare your overseas income and pay the tax ?
No one has to declare "overseas income" or pay tax on it. One has to declare assessable income that is remitted to Thailand if one is a tax resident of Thailand (in country more than 179 days per year.) The deadline for filing a tax return is 31 March 2025 for tax year 2024. The penalty is 1.5% surcharge per month on any taxes owed, on top of any fines that may (or may not) be levied.
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Baht Poised for Dip to 35 per USD by Mid-2025, Experts Predict
Excellent response. Compelling and rich.
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Baht Poised for Dip to 35 per USD by Mid-2025, Experts Predict
The resident economics writer at the Bangkok Post, Chartchai Parasuk, is predicting a Thai financial system collapse in 2025. Thailand's Financial System on the Brink is the title of the essay. Dated 20 Feb 2025. If that were to happen, the Thai baht would likely be decimated.