Most countries have a minimum earnings where no tax is payable. I think that's fair. Not worth the effort to collect tax from someone earning a low wage. They pay the 7% VAT on their spending.
I wouldn't risk buying a helmet on line based on their sizing information. If it anything like clothes the sizes they quote on line are useless to fit a farang.
I have wanted my long term resident tgf to be registered in my condo blue book but Pattaya City Hall have said they can not do unless her existing house master signs off the transfer. Which he is always too "busy" to do.
Would you need to transfer the ownership as well, to the person you give it to? Otherwise you might get a visit from the boys in brown if it is used for any illegal purposes.
5% is what they quote to "sell" my condo. Massive rip off. All they do is take a few pictures and put it on the web. I can do that myself for nothing. In the UK it used to be 1-2% and they produced glossy brochures of the property to hand out to potential buyers.
If the new retirements conditions are too onerous i am definitely off to Cambodia. No 800k, no insurance, $300 a year visa, cheap living. I would like Vietnam but ASAIK there is no retirement visa option there.
When i had the kitchen fitted in my condo (by a "professional" kitchen company) it had no S bend pipe. Just drains straight to the floor. I would have thought one was required but maybe not !!
There will always be many owners who don't want to pay, including of course the original developer holding unsold units. The only way is to take them to Court. It takes time and effort but eventually they have to pay up. That's what i meant by a strong Committee.
All good advice but i bought a newly built condo (as i guess many people do) so you don't have any information on maintenance, common fee payment etc. Your best hope is a strong Committee who can keep standards high.