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I will just use my/my wives UK tax return to fill the form in, simple

No never. There voices would send me crazy

2 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

I think that most direct debits are difficult to cancel if the payee does not want to stop them.

I am very wary of paying by this method after a newspaper that I subscribed to this way refused to cancel the transaction. After 15 months of arguing with the newspaper, I had to resort to tell the bank that my debit card had been stolen.

Understand but a bit different between a newspaper and the Tessabarn 

14 hours ago, inf said:

Q: How can I pay my land/property tax for a condo from overseas?

 

The juristic office of the condo I own in Pattaya sent me the notice from the tax office asking me to pay about 300 baht in land/property tax before the end of June.

My problem is: I live overseas, and due to work I'm unable to visit Thailand during June. Apparently, you can pay taxes via the Krung Thai Bank, but I think you have to show up in person, and anyway, I don't have an account with them (I do with Bangkok Bank), so what should I do? What kind of other method is there?

 

How do you pay taxes when you don't live in Thailand? 

, Should I ask my juristic office to go and pay? (I already have money with them to help me pay water and electricity bills.)

 

Thanks for any advice.

I believe you can set up a direct debit with them. When they sent my bill, they also sent a form for direct debit payments 

2 hours ago, Dmaxdan said:

I've never really been that worried about filing a tax return and potentially paying tax in Thailand. In real terms I only transfer small amounts into Thailand each month.

 

But what does concern me big time is the actual logistics of doing a tax return properly.

I live in Chiang Mai province with, apparently 30,000 other long term expats.

How the hell are the RD in Chiang Mai going to process that many ignorant foreigner's tax returns within the first three months of the year???

We will all have to all camp out the night before just in the vain hope of getting a slot!!!

This is a side of this that the government hasn't thought through...

 

Okay, so maybe a percentage of the long term expats may work here and therefore pay tax on their salaries. But even so...

 

People will say "get an accountant or a financial advisor" but there can't possibly be enough English speaking advisors to go around. And none of them can start working for you until this year is over. 

Personally speaking, if the forms are in English I can't see them too difficult to fill in. I fill a UK tax form in every year

Doesn't frighten me. I have filled a UK tax return in for the last 20 years

Doesn't frighten me. I have filled a UK tax return in for the last 20 years

8 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

I love cities I'm a city boy 

Currently I'm in Manila Philippines 

I love it 

I love it all

 

The country areas on Asia are beautiful but in Australia they are terrible crime riden places 

 

Are you a city boy or country boy OR please don't discriminate and add a beach boy or islands boy 

 Country boy always have been, always will be

13 hours ago, Prubangboy said:

I just signed up for 35 Qi Gong classes here in Chiang Mai. It seems like Tai Chi, but with more emphasis on balance. It's like, if I lived in Paris, I'd drink more wine: I live in CM, so why not study with a semi-name Qi Gong guy? I'm going to shorten my gym visits to squeeze it in.

 

Anyone here done any so-called spiritual exercise? Muay Thai qualifies. What did you get out of it?

 

Bonus question: Anyone had any romantic experience with a yoga-enthusiast? Was it chill or hot?

I learnt yoga in chiang mai, I fully recommend everyone to give it a go. No romantic experience with yoga experience but a great place to meet ladies, probably ten ladies to one male

It was some years ago but I was Power of Attorney for an elderly gentleman. He had to make two wills (one for each country he had assets) this was instructed by an English lawer

This week the rains have arrived in NE Thailand!! At this moment it is absolutely pissing down

13 minutes ago, Hellfire said:

The reason for this kind of questions is different: they just have nothing else to talk about. Imagine meeting up with a horse that somehow learned to speak. What will it talk to you about? I bet it will be hay or something similar.

 

 

Everyone is entitled to there own opinion but I have lived within the Thai family for three decades

Yes it is the hottest I can remember up here in NE Issaan, I have live here permanently since 2010

44 minutes ago, kaneko86 said:

 

I always find people friendly in Pattaya... Your ST girl in Pattaya charged you too much last time that you make this statement?

People in Pattaya have to be friendly, that is their job!!

12 minutes ago, Taco said:

In my opinion top 3 most friendly

1 Nepal

2 Cambodia

3 Thailand 

 

Personally I would put Vietnam number one

54 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

How many decades have you been in Thailand?

 

Like I said, it's not just Thailand. Nowhere are people happy anymore. The fear machine has been working overtime. If it isn't climate change is going to kill us all if we don't buy an EV, it's too many genders or the council is building too many cycle paths. I'm pretty sure people didn't worry about so many things 60 years ago.

First time I came to Thailand was 1990. Loved permanently 14 years

Don't think so

Issaan 

2 hours ago, andux said:

 

Cool story but notice that in my post I refer to strangers many times to make it clear, not people you already know. I have the same good experiences with non-strangers.

 

Basically, the observation is that strangers seem less friendly/happy overall and less likely to be friendly nowadays.

Expat strangers are down right rude, thank god for their wives and girlfriends.

8 minutes ago, Sticky Rice Balls said:

went to city yesterday as usual to ride bike..

 

stopped at my mechanic--we joked and i chatted with his daughter while he did repairs..

 

walked to 7-11 to get a water...smiled at the somtam gals as i walked in--they smiled back

 

got my waves from usual massage gals sitting outside cat calling me as i see them daily

 

the little kids came out to say hello where i leave my mbike and lock up my bike for the night...

 

joked and chatted up the couple that sells me fruit every night on my way home....

 

depends where u look i suppose.....or maybe its just me 🙂

 

 

Absolutely spot on, where I live it is exactly the same

I think it all depends on what circle of friends you live within Thailand. The place where are I live it is mostly just one happy family. Usually on a Friday night we meet up, expats, wives, girlfriends. Lot of food and drink flowing and everyone enjoying themselves. If I were to meet them in a supermarket with or without their partners, they stop and smile, have a chat and move on. Any newbies would be made welcome 

23 minutes ago, NorthernRyland said:

Taking Farang out of the situation, why do people think Thai people are so friendly anyways? Comparing them to Americans I never see them making chat with random people in public like markets, make smalltalk when queuing, customers don't talk to clerks or at restaurants etc... They seem very withdrawn in public and tend to keep their heads down. Americans are more in your face and can be rude but they're also more friendly in my opinion.

It is called culture, Americans are brash, Thais reserved