Mike Teavee

Not everybody's (including mine) cup of tea but if the LGBTQ side of it doesn't take over the whole of the storyline then I for one am happy to watch along... It's when the LGBTQ side of things takes over the story that I tend switch off... Sorry, but I have absolutely no interest in other's sexuality, much prefer a decent whodunit 🙂

Cab Savs give me a raging hang-over & 19 Crimes is (for me) particularly "Offensive" (as in raging hangover next day, it's an easy drink), but my Brother & Mother both swear by it as it's one of their regular tipples. Too each their own, I get on much better with a nice Barolo, D'asti, D'alba, Malbec, Merlot (probably in that order) & would move on to the Whites before I got to Cab Sav (Though I'd drink my own p155 before a Rose).

Thanks Jim, have saved that for our next trip to Hua Hin (GF has family there). FWIW I found Grab to be excellent in Hua Hin though think Bolt is a better choice in Pattaya.

Sorry I didn't attend the Webinar & assumed it was held within the past couple of days as the Video only went up this morning so was giving them the benefit of the doubt. I have had a good trawl through the site & the only potentially interesting article I can see regarding Capital gains is again about Crypto https://www.expattaxthailand.com/cryptocurrency-tax-thailand/ I don't really see a difference between Gains made on Crypto, Shares, bottles of wine etc... so would assume that the rules would be the same when it comes to calculating the Gain but it would be nice to see that documented somewhere officially. Edit: Interesting that the article quotes Section 40 (4) (h) but when I look at the TRD English site it only goes up to 40 (4) (g)... https://www.rd.go.th/english/37749.html

He did say in this video that he would look to email out the TRD documentation & add it to the website, Video was only released today so might take a couple of days to get it on there. Although this article is aimed at "Digital Assets" it does say that FIFO & Average Cost should be used for Capital gains... https://drkilaw.com/index.php/component/spsimpleportfolio/item/28-b-thailand-s-digital-asset-tax From a much older article it looks like if you physically held the share certificates then you would use the cost of the certificates you settle the trade with, if you hold the assets electronically (Scripless) then you could use FIFO or Average Cost... https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/general/299691/when-the-revenue-department-changes-its-mind-the-taxpayer-gets-the-headache

You don't mention anything about having your own transport, if you or your GF doesn't drive then I wouldn't recommend Hua Hin as from what I've seen on my 5-6 visits there, things are quite spaced out.... Pattaya may serve your needs better. Before people jump in about Pattaya being a "Cesspit", it is possible to live here without being exposed to the "Nightlife", I live at Wongamat beach which has nothing like "That" but does have Bangkok Pattaya Hospital (Private) & Bang Lamung (Government) Hospital approx. 10 mins away + a pretty decent government school 5 mins away.

Latest ExpatTax video on Capital Gains...

I find the Eagle Hawk Merlot (399B) an ok tipple but would stay away from their Cab Sav (or any Cab Sav... NB I know nothing about wines, only what I enjoy drinking & what doesn't give me a raging hangover the next morning which most reds tend to do). Might want to have a look as this thread to get some ideas...

I also use these guys so know that they do Invisalign, much quicker at straightening your teeth out than braces but not cheap.

Are you sure you're not reading the Non-IMM OA requirements as Medical Certificates / Health Insurance / Police clearance checks aren't normally required for a Non-IMM O

Thank you Yoda... Thread shall I read to understand point you have (Sorry, I know it was a Typo but I couldn't resist 🙂.. In my defence I'm up before 4:30 so yet to have a coffee 🙂 ). IMHO the only germane point about Credit Cards is the money used to pay them off, if you never pay it off then clearly it's a loan & you've not remitted money anywhere, if you do pay them off then (IMHO) it becomes a discussion about the funds used to pay them off more than the credit card itself. Now, about that coffee....

And my point is....There are yet undiscovered tribes in the Amazon rain forest who could have told you that BUT... WTF does that have to do with Thailand?

I'm sorry your point being? You not paying your credit card bill is exactly the same as... You not sending yourself that money to Thailand? You never taking that money out of an ATM? You never bringing & exchanging that cash into Thailand? Point?

And I'm sure you're smart enough to get off at Udom Suk to save yourself from 20-30 mins of SukV Traffic 🙂

Bangkok Bank will email you a statement... Click on "More Services" bottom right hand corner of the mobile app, then "Request Account Statement" - Can't quite request a 1 year statement (e.g. I can order one now from 1st November 2023) but am sure you only need 3 months anyway (Maybe best to get 4 as you can't pick the starting day, it always starts from 1st of the month). Do note that BKK Bank Statements do not include your address but as long as you're not using it for proof of address you should be ok. As a test I just requested a statement from November 2023, took approx. 5 minutes...

Season 2 of "The Devil's Hour" has been released... https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14379784/ I seem to remember enjoying the 1st series & the 2nd one sounds good.... https://m.imdb.com/news/ni64794646/?ref_=tt_nwr_1 The Devil’s Hour Season 2 sees Lucy (Jessica Raine) and Gideon (Peter Capaldi) forming an uneasy alliance to prevent a recurring tragedy and hunt down an elusive monster. Lucy’s double life sees her torn between family and duty as she finds herself in the crosshairs of her past-life husband, Di Ravi Dhillon (Nikesh Patel). Assisting Dhillon in his investigation is DS Sam Boyd (Saffron Hocking), who Di Lucy Chambers mentored in a previous life. Meanwhile, Isaac (Benjamin Chivers) is discovering new emotions daily and struggling to keep his balance in a reality that rejects his existence. Fresh mysteries unfold as our stories converge on one explosive moment that will change the fate of our characters for the rest of their ever-recurring lives.

For some reason I had it in the back of my mind that it had gone up to 164B but their website & online booking still has it at 131THB https://pattayabus.com/

Why would anybody look under "UK Visas" if they were looking to renew their UK Passport, surely they would look under "British Passports" (Just under "UK Visas" so not hard to miss) I (sort of) take your point about people applying for UK Visas but if you read the page it clearly says... So I doubt there would have been a lot of people concerned by it (Unless they happen to be applying for a UK Visa in the middle of COVID & were incapable of clicking on the "UK visa application centre" link https://visa.vfsglobal.com/th/en/news/information-about-the-uk-visa-application-centres-in-thailand for the latest updates - Granted this link was poorly encoded) I do agree that it's poor website management as it seems somebody has removed the offending article from the Passport Section but not from the applying for a UK Visa section, maybe they should be more like Key Visa & not even try to keep people informed with what's going on at VFS. Oh & I also find it bloody annoying when sites don't publish the date on their articles & I have to go hunting for the "Published Date" through the page source.

Non-IMM O is under Other Visas "Retirement (pensioner aged 50 or above with state pension who wishes to stay in Thailand for no longer than 90 days)" 1. Don't worry about the "State Pension" part, you don't need one you just have to show the normal financials 2. Don't worry about the "No Longer than 90 days" part, that is just your Visa, once you have the Visa you can start doing 1 year annual extensions.

I've no idea how you came across the article linked in the topic above as you wouldn't come across it browsing their main UK Passport page https://thaivisa-express.com/category/british-passport-applications/ but it was published 21/7/2021 (Mid-Covid) so am sure was correct on that date. They posted another article (which is on their main UK Passport page) on 27/7/2021 saying that HMPO centre would reopen on 30/07/2021 ... https://thaivisa-express.com/bangkok-hmpo-resumption-of-services/ I don't see a problem with that,. TBH it was a toss up between them & Key Visa but I live in Wongamat so instead of me popping in when I happen to be in town (at least once per week) I would have had to make a couple of trips out to South Pattaya (Where I go maybe once per year). Have to confess I was also nervous about the service from Key Visa since Darren died, but doing the research beforehand have read some very positive feedback about them so if I lived in South Pattaya or frequented Big C, Lotus, Makro, Outlet Centre etc... there I may well have gone with KV. As it is, I used TVE to renew my UK passport in July & their service was flawless so can personally recommend them, other's may have used KV and say the same.

Have used Bolt 100s of times (I don't drive so use them 4-6 times a week) & the only problem we've had with them was trying to travel Pattaya - Bangkok during Covid lockdowns when intra-provincial travel was (supposed to be) banned. 1st Driver turned up (Blue & Yellow Fortuner Taxi), stuck the bags in the boot then realised we were going to Bangkok & said he didn't want to go. I messaged the 2nd Driver & explained that we were going to Bangkok so to cancel the ride if he didn't want to take us, he told us he had a mate that would do it, took us to meet him & we got to Bangkok no problem. We were moving from Bangkok to Pattaya at the time so got the contact details of the guy who took us & he ending up taking us back & to a couple of times with no problem. Nowadays, we have the contact details of a Bolt driver we trust so when doing long journeys we call her & arrange a price between us (I usually offer 30-40% more than what Bolt is), if she's not available then her husband (a "Proper" Taxi driver) will take us for the same price. For airport runs it's Nam's Taxi every time.

For almost 1 year I was going Bangkok twice per month (sometimes just for the day to go see my Dentist, others overnight see my mates), never had anything more than a rucksack with me so would take the bus & the roundtrip costs would be:- 2 x 100B Bolt (approx. 25B tip in each of those) to/from Pattaya Nua Bus Station = 200B 2 x 131B RR Bus (may have gone up now) = 262B 2 x 70B (this is a guess, I just topped my cards up when they got low) for the BTS/MRT to Silom = 140B Total = 602B Taxi (Condo to Dentist) would probably be around 1,500B (You can get it on Bolt for around 1,250B + Tolls but you risk the driver not wanting to take you, Grab is more likely to take you but you're looking at around 1,700B) - add on + I00B Tip = 1,600B so a saving of 998B (x 4, I was doing 2 return trips per month) = 3,992B per month saving. But I agree, if I were lumping luggage around with me I would choose the Taxi route

I understand it to mean that any income you earn whilst Thai Tax Resident is taxable when you remit it even if you are not Tax Resident in the year it was remitted. E.g. If I earn £20,000 this year but leave it in the UK & remit it next year when I'm not Thai Tax Resident then the income is still taxable. This discussion has been had before & the counter argument is "If I spend less than 180 days in Thailand then I'm not Thai Tax Resident so I don't have to file a return", but that is wrong, you can spend zero days in Thailand & be Tax Resident if you have Thai Sourced income so the question is whether there's any difference between you having taxable Thai sourced income (say from rental properties) & remitting taxable income (i.e. Income earned whilst you were Tax Resident in Thailand) when it comes to filing a return. When it comes to remitting large amounts of money (Sales of property, PCLS etc...) Then I'd make sure I was non Thai Tax Resident in the year the income was "Earned" & try to be in the year it was "Remitted" (Though this isn't necessary).

Although not relevant for the OP as he's said he's not travelling, one thing to watch out for when you have a UK passport is that for travel to the EU it must be less than 10 years old. I.E. if (like me) you renewed your previous passport 7 months early, you wouldn't be able to get into the EU with 6 months remaining on it as the passport would be 10 years & 1 month old. https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/travel/entry-exit/non-eu-nationals/index_en.htm OP: If you're in the Pattaya area then I'd recommend going to Thai Visa Express https://thaivisa-express.com/ for 12,000B (Includes a Jumbo Passport) they'll do it all for you without you having to go to Bangkok Twice & for an extra 1,000B they'll transfer over your visa/extension/re-entry permits...

I love reading about people's lives like this, so thank you for sharing... I know we're on a Tax thread so probably shouldn't be getting into this sort of stuff, but I really did enjoy reading that so thanks again... 🙂