Shoeless Joe

Women all over the world should be able to wear what they want, where they want, without having to worry about perverts or about what men think is "sensible". Time to drag yourself into the 21st century. Joe

Did you even read the story? It says a temperarure drop of BY 2-4c not TO 2-4c 😵 Joe

Hi. Following visits to both my local immigration and RD offices yesterday, I was reassured by both that no additional documentation is required for a visa extension. Joe

<SIGH> 1) Why would you doubt what I said? 2) What language did we converse in? Well you'll be pleased to know it was one which we ALL understood. 3) The staff were/are very professional. I too am unsure whether or not all or any of the RD staff are fluent in any language. 4) What proof of tax paid did the RD want? In this conversation? None. I really do think it would benefit you greatly if you tootled off to your local RD and asked your questions of them.

Thanks. Regretfully I didn't ask. As soon as they confirmed I had no liability I was out of there! Joe

Hmm...if your computations lead you to believe you have NO liability for PIT why would you think you need to file a tax return? Of course, you could visit your local RD office and ask them.

Well then, why don't YOU ask your local revenue office?

To satisfy my own curiosity I visited my local immigration and my local RD offices today in Nan and asked the following questions. 1) I asked immigration if they required any evidence of my compliance with the RD's newly 'tweaked' income tax legislation when renewing my retirement visa. They confirmed that they did not. 2) I asked the RD if I needed to pay income tax on the pension money I transferred to Thailand from the UK. It was explained thus: The RD is only interested in taxing income from money earnt in Thailand OR money brought into Thailand on which tax has not already been paid. My pensions which are taxed at source in the UK, are (according to the RD) NOT eligible to be taxed in Thailand principally because of the existing DTA agreement. Apparently I have 'non-assessable income'. The RD officers were incredibly helpful (apparently I was the first person to ask about the income tax changes). In summary - Immigration aren't interested and I have no income tax liabilities. I know I am only confirming wise words from Mike Lister and others kind enough to reply to my previous angst-ridden enquiries. I hope this provides some reassurance to those in a similar situation Regards. Joe.

Damn right!!

So you're saying you're just too lazy. That being the case you deserve to be taxed to the limit.

Thank you for your reply which is very helpful and much appreciated. Joe

My increasing ignorance regarding this subject is frightening. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE (especially MIKE LISTER) for trying to educate me and others like me. I have to renew my retirement visa (Non Imm O with Thai wife) in March. A couple of qustions: 1) Do I have to take a completed PIT form with me to immigration when I renew my visa? 2) My income is derived from pensions - State Pension (formerly the Old Age Pension) = £456.12 per month NHS work pension = £1918.89 per month I also get a pension of £9.50 per month They are all taxed at source and paid into my UK bank account and I transfer circa 100,000 baht per month into my Thai bank account. Does anyone have any idea what my Thai tax liability might be or should I find the local RD office and leave it to them? Thank you. Joe

Maybe it's me, but can you explain, because your response makes no sense? What freaks? How are they crushed? What are they "<deleted> in private"? Thanks Joe

***TUNNEL VISION ALERT*** Amazingly you seem happy to forget the illegality of the manouvering of the military to gain power, the sham election(s) to retain power, the wheeling and dealing to subvert the Thai people's wishes to put in place this faux government. Get a grip! Joe

Jeez, 25 pages of hot air and speculation when nobody knows what's going to happen. Excellent opportunity for faux accountants and conspiracy theorists to set the hares running. Joe

You know it...lol

It's the funniest thing in the world seeing a bunch of farangs get themselves SO worked up about something that's absolutely nothing to do with them. Keep the comments coming. I really enjoy the laugh. Joe

Thank you for your informed reply.

Where does the government think that the money will come from for Thais to pay for holidays? The minimum wage doesn't leave a lot of wiggle room for family cross-country trips. Can those Thais eligible for the promised 10,000 baht handout from the government spend it on travel / holidays? Joe

What I don"t really understand is why so many contributors to AN are so outraged that they feel the need to express their vitriolic opinions as if they are personally affected by what's happening. I mean, it's not as if there haven't been numerous examples of similar behaviour towards miscreants by previous administrations that received little or no publicity. Joe.

As is endlessly mentioning it....

For clarity: I transfer circa 90,000 baht each month. approximately 1 million baht per year. Thank you for pointing it out. Joe

Yes, my apologies. I do mean the state pension (what used to be the Old Age Pension). Thanks.

Thank you. My sincere apologies. I should have said my pensions amount to 1 million baht per year, paid monthly at circa 90,000 baht per month.

So, does everything become clear on the 1st of January 2024? There's been such a lot of hype and conjecture by AN contributors with what seems to be the minimum of available information. For me, I've transferred around 1 million baht in pensions from my bank every month for about 12 years and live quite comfortably. It's taxed at source in the UK. I have no idea if the Thai RD is planning to tax me again or not but I do know however, that any reduction in my income will make me consider seriously about whether I can (or want to) continue living here where I support my wife and her daughter (who is at Uni) and her mother. I could return to the UK and have my goverment pension adjusted upwards by around another £200 per month as for the last 12 years it's held steady at £456 per month. But I like living here with my wife and family so would rather not. Is it really likely that the RD might be targetting me and others like me?