Geir Rasch

Ideological exstremism?? Who is the author of this article? A far right person? MF’s ideas does not differ much from european political ideas.

Then you have confused me. You stated that you would not pay tax to Thailand because it could not compete with your Norwegian tax. If you live in Norway you are not entitled to pay tax to Thailand, You should not act like living in Thailand. Or maybe you do live in Thailand, but not fullfilled your obligation to register your address in Thailand just to uphold your membership? I know many do, and so does nav. Either way, you dont seems a serious and honest person, so I think we call that a day. Take care!

I’m sorry to inform you that there is things about Folketrygden you have missed. It is correct that trygdeavgiften is 5,1% for retired people living in Norway, but when you move to Thailand you are imposed to register your address in Thailand to Folkeregisteret. Then, after 6 months you are no longer member of Folketrygden. Then you should no longer pay trygdeavgift, but tax Norway will continue to do so until you stop it. Trygdeavgiften they collect will give you no right in Folketrygden since you no longer live in Norway. Then there is a way to uphold membership, and that is to seek voluntary membership. If that is granted they will collect an extra 2,3% trygdeavgift in addition to the 5,1%, which give you a total of 7,4%. If you have stayed in Thailand long time it is probably to late for voluntary membership. Since your tax deduction reduse your tax to 0, there is no trygdeavgift to reclame.

I must repeat you: Lol! Ask anybody who might know me. Say my name and ask if I have any insight about tax, wether norwegian or thai. You might be surprised ????

Yes, as long as you are not voluntary member of Folketrygden. If you live in Thailand you are imposed to report your address to Folkeregisteret. As not living in Norway you are no longer part of Folketrygden unless you have asked for voluntary membership. If you are, then you must pay 7,4% of your pension regardless of the size of your pension. So for you to get 0 tax from Norway you must: 1. Not be a voluntary member of Folketrygden or 2. Not reported that you live in Thailand, which you are imposed to do. I hope for you that 1 is the correct answer.

You obviously don’t understand much about tax, and you have some reading issues. I never said there is no 180 days rule, I wrote there is no 183 days rule. Do you see the difference? Thai tax is like norwegian tax, progressiv. There is also deduction for age, care of children and also for wife if she does not have income. If you are single and 65 years old or older, only income over 500k will be taxed. To get as low as 1,7% tax in Norway means that you are not voluntary member of nav. If your income is 65k a month and you are singlr, do not have other deduction than age, your average tax to Thailand would be app. 2,6%.

Tax in Thailand are progressiv with 35% as top, only paid for income over a certain sum. Point is: Nobody in Thailand pay 35% tax of their income, but some (the very rich) can have 35% as a marginal tax.

First, there is no 183 days rule. If you stay in Thailand 180 days during a calendar year, you are a tax resident of Thailand. You and I must live in different realyties because most norwegians I know want to pay tax to Thailand because taxes are much lower in Thailand. I’m talking about pensions. You wil save 60K bath to 200K bath a year, depending of your pension, by paying tax to Thailand. It is quite straight forward to pay tax to Thailand and reclaim tax back from Norway, so I do not see the hustle about this. For me, average tax percent to Norway would be 25%. In Thailand it is below 10% on the pension I transfer to Thailand.

The tax treaty between Norway and Thailand has no mention of tax on savings. Savings are by nature already taxed in your hone country, so tax in Thailand would be double tax, which is what the tax treaty are set up to avoid. So I am relaxed about this news. They have to make a new treaty before they can tax my savings that I might bring over here.

This is for expat that have income (pension) from Norway. Those who have not, use the other alternaive with freeze money in the bank (400k or 800k).

You look like a looser blaming women for not getting what you want. Be a man an accept women as your equals.

But still PT is the most popular party in Thailand. Im no fan of them, but it amuse me to see how much it pisses the coup-general off. His plan to get rid of PT has obviously failed.

You have lived here long enough to know that most politicians in Thailand does things outside the law, but cases are only raised against opposition politicians. So a case against any politician becomes political. Im sure you know it to!

Stupid comment! Thaksin’s and Yingluck’s convictions is pure political. They are no more criminal than the general that stole the government with a coup 8 years ago and the generals before that in 2006. You should instead ask: How would those diplomats react in their home country if the army made a coup and dissolved the legitim government?

May God prohibit!

Viktor Orban show himself in the current war against Ukraine as a Putin supporter. He will not join sanctions and now he might stop Ukraine from being a NATO allied. May be best to exclude Orban-Hungary from EU and NATO?

But a PM without majority in the parlament will be unable to work. Even the senate would know this and will not wote for a PM not wanted by the parlament.

I'm convinced that Trump supporters must suffer a serious mental disease. Or may be they are brainless? If it was only USA I would not care, but that man is a threat to the whole world! I pray for a possibility to stop that insane man.

Criminal? Dont you know that in Thailand even drug convicts are allowed as minister.

Which shows that, like thais, also among expat political views are devided.

And today is April 1!

If any permanent member of that Council are part of a conflict the security Council is of no use. I dont see the need for that Council

You mean the jobs they gladly take when moved to a european country? ????

Is it legal to modify your private vehicle to resemble a police vehicle?

I have made an excel application that calculate your tax to Thailand. I also have ภ.ง.ด.91 in english ready to print out with RO01, also in english. The application is mainly made for norwegian taxpayers, but will calculate thai tax for any foreigner (if you understand the norwegian guide, that is). The application is on FB and can be downloaded by every member of that page for free.