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The Thai Revenue Dept could only realistically  become aware of your income if:

1. The amounts going into the account here trigger any kind of bank reporting to the anti-money laundering office - typically that means larger amounts (roughly 250k+) deposited in cash, or unusual transactions (for example a big payment in and then lots of small withdrawals in the next 2-3 days taking out almost all the money)

2. You receive legitimate payments from a Thai company that then gets a tax audit

3. You receive payments from someone being investigated by the police, AMLO or another government Dept 

4. Someone reports you out of malice

As others have said, Thai Revenue is only really interested in income coming from Thai sources so if your clients are offshore the risk is low - provided payments come in by bank transfer from reputable sources 

On 09/04/2018 at 6:26 PM, observer90210 said:

I volunteer to be the stupid-question poster of the day,  but does the account also get froozen if you plainly do not operate it say for a year ?

Accounts with no activity become either dormant or inactive depending on the bank and on how long since it was last used. The account isn’t frozen - you will need to go to your bank and identify yourself and ask them to reactivate the account. There may be annual fees for maintaining a dormant/inactive account. 

If you’ve not had any account activity for, I think, 10 years, the bank will normally treat the remaining balance as “unclaimed”. They then normally make a last attempt to contact you but if unsuccessful they can decide to take the money as their profit. 

Freezing an account normally happens because of one of 4 main reasons:

1. You owe the bank (or someone else) money which should have been repaid (or you guaranteed a loan for someone else who hasn’t paid on time). Note: unless you’ve formally pledged your account as collateral for the debt, the bank/creditor can only legally freeze your account with a court order

2. You owe money to a government department like Thai Revenue etc

3. The police or another government department thinks the account contains funds from criminal activity - either by you or deposited to the account by the suspected criminal

4. You’ve pledged your account for a permanent or temporary credit card limit or overdraft etc (in this case the bank should normally only freeze the amount stated in the pledge document - but not all banks have a system that allows a partial pledge amount)

You do have the legal right to be told why your account has been frozen. Go and ask them. Also ask for a copy of the court order, loan agreement, guarantee or other documents instructing them or allowing them to freeze your funds

Hi! 

Can anyone pls advise on residence reporting procedure in Ban Krut, or Bang Saphan District or Prachuab Khirikhan province? 

I was working in Bangkok until end November and I now live on a retirement extension (issued at Chaeng Wattana) in Ban Krut which is in Prachuab’s amphoe Bang  Saphan. Travelled to the UK over Christmas and New Year and used the Ban Krut address  for the entry / departure form. 

I’m renting a house in a housing development / Resort, but my partner owns a nearby house too.

I plan to renew the retirement extension in Hua Hin (not Chaeng Wattana) this November. What proof of residence docs, if any, do I need to show the Hua Hin Immigration people so they will accept my application then? I don’t want to be sent back to Chaeng Wattana. 

Recently went to local Ban krut police station to register the TM28(?) after my return to Thailand (had never done that before so an unfamiliar with the process). Policeman who deals with resorts and tourists there said I didn’t need to do anything because he monitors the resorts and their visitors. Does this make sense or do I need to insist? 

So, two questions:

1. Do I need to show proof of residence when going to Hua Hin Immigration to renew the retirement extension issued in chaeng Wattana 

2. Does the lack of local TM28 reporting  affect my status? 

Thanks!!!

Many thanks, AA Aarn!

I owe you a drink or a meal!

HHin office out-to-lunch 1230-1330 each day.

Copy of rental agreement, photocopy of house owner's Thai ID card (signed by owner, with telephone number), to help with address change.

Lately HHin has told a few people living in A.M. PKK 'come back tomorrow' - maybe make contingency plan in case you have to confront reclacitrants. AA

Thanks for this, does the rental agreement need to be in Thai?

Hi!

I'm here with a retirement visa issued in Chaeng Wattana and have done two very smooth 90 day reports by Internet. Before my next visa extension, I'll move to Bang Saphan district in Prachuab Khirikhan to live in a rented house. I like to be as law-abiding as possible so I'll need to register a change of address before or at the same time as my visa extension.

Unlike Michael Gove, I like expert advice so it'd be great to have some feedback on the following:

1. Should I / can I do the address change and visa extension on the same day or are they two separate procedures (like with the re-entry permits)?

2. Which is quicker and more efficient for the address change & visa extension, Hua Hin or Dansingkhon? Any unusual retirements in either?

3. Do amphoe offices in Prachuab issue yellow house registrations - and is it actually worth bothering?

Anything else I should know?

Thanks guys!

Thanks, tried again this afternoon and not only was the connection quick, but everything went through really smoothly so I'm now in pending status.

This morning I was using an Internet Explorer 11 user agent on Safari but this afternoon I opened the page with Firefox (through Safari's Develop menu), so that may explain the different result.

Let's see if they accept it now.....

Hi!

After working here since 1996, I cancelled my work permit / non-imm B visa on 13 Jan 2016 (but effective 15 Jan 2016) and obtained a retirement visa the same day at Chaeng Wattana. My last entry to Thailand was on 9 January so 6 days before the change in visa status.

I'm now trying to do the 90 day online reporting. I can complete the first page successfully (and have followed advice here on ignoring the non-obligatory fields and adding the Thai translation for nationality), click submit, the screen changes and then nothing happens - the TM47 form doesn't appear. Tried multiple times and get the same result

Anyone know what I'm doing wrong? My details are all with Immigration - does the change in visa status mean I need to do the report in person?

Thanks