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12 hours ago, DavisH said:

Check you can actually fit a baby seat into the back of a mazda 2. They are very small in the rear seat. Pay a bit more for a new basic honda city turbo. Much larger inside. 

After posting this I went to Mazda and Honda dealerships and indeed my impressions of the Mazda 2 were as you said - really small in the back. The new Honda City on the other hand is really nice, I even sat in the RS which looks badass, but it's probably not appropriate for a dad to treat himself like that ???? I'm considering the City in the SV trim, so one step lower, at 665K. Maybe V if they throw in the extras at 609K. This of course massively stretches my budget, but apparently I can get a loan without a Thai guarantor if I pay big enough deposit, so why not.

Great thread, thank you. I was actually looking for advice on a 2nd hand 400K-500K car from last 6 years and from what I'm reading here I should consider a Honda Jazz or Mazda 2. The reason I need a relatively recent one is because it'll have Isofix attachment, which I need for the baby seat of my 8 mth old :) Maybe, just maybe I could stretch my budget to a new car on finance? I will check out a couple of leaderships today and tents and see. Thanks all.

On 3/19/2013 at 12:46 PM, JusMe said:

I've been impressed and pleased with care from Siriraj. It's a teaching hospital affiliated with Mahidol University.

Lower level workers speak little English but have always been very helpful and patient. Doctors speak excellent English.

Perhaps slow initially as you work your way around the bureaucracy, but as long as you are patient, you can get excellent care (including surgery) at an excellent cost.

+1 from for Siriraj. I can't speak highly enough about it and your impression is the same as mine - once you get to the doctors it's plain sailing.

Worth adding that it's the oldest and largest hospital in Thailand and where the royal family gets its treatment.

There is also a private affiliated hospital next to it which doesn't that much more expensive, if you care about the luxury. I've been fine with the government building.

On 6/24/2013 at 11:35 AM, kriswillems said:

I found this article that says the Thai FDA set the price of riltalin starting from May 2552 to

900B for a box of 200 pills of 10mg (old price was 1400B for a box). So that is 4.5B per pill.

http://consumersouth.org/paper/346

I also found reports from Thai mothers on the internet that say they pay 6 baht per pill (which is in line with the price set by the FDA).

Post of 24 ส.ค. 2554 19:46

http://www.momypedia.com/index.php?op=webboard-detail&cid=&tid=765538

So, the price you're paying (40B/pill) is very high.

Sorry for reheating an old post, but how can we expect to pay such low prices ? I've been quoted 25+ per 10mg pill minimum last week.

Sorry, my bad, I didn't read that well...

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It's not about when you withdraw the dividends, but when/if the funds are remitted into Thailand. You could withdraw the dividends anytime to your personal bank account in the UK (or elsewhere outside of Thailand) which wouldn't yet create a taxable event in Thailand.

Suppose I am a Tax Resident in Thailand already, If I withdraw dividends into my UK bank current account, will I still have to pay UK dividend tax because the money hasn't really left the country, or will the fact that I am no longer a UK tax resident take hold meaning I pay no tax in the UK and effectively no tax as well when the money is transferred to my thai current account?

2 hours ago, SS1 said:

It's not about when you withdraw the dividends, but when/if the funds are remitted into Thailand. You could withdraw the dividends anytime to your personal bank account in the UK (or elsewhere outside of Thailand) which wouldn't yet create a taxable event in Thailand. If you then hold onto sending these funds to Thailand until the start of 2020, they would be considered savings and non-taxable income. 

I don't recommend taking a salary from the UK Ltd as technically this could be considered income derived from work done from Thailand, which might have tax implications was the revenue department look into that. 

But the conclusion is indeed if you pay yourself dividends, you can do it in a way that you pay 0% tax on them whilst a tax resident of Thailand. 

Thank you. So, if I stay long enough in Thailand to be considered a tax resident, say 180 days, and then pay the dividends from the company's bank account straight into a Thai personal bank account that would yield 0% tax? Does it have to be a Thai bank account even when I'm already a Thai resident or can it be a UK one too? What paperwork do I have to complete first? 

Hi all, thank you for this topic, it's making me very excited ;-) 

I have a LTD company in UK in which I have some capital. I have received an offer for a perm job in Thailand and I've been trying to find out what is the best option for me for the duration of my planned 3 year stay. Closing the company and withdrawing using ER (10% on all capital + £2K fee) or putting the company into dormant mode (£8 per month with my current Accountant) where I don't take salary anymore, but continue paying dividends. I've been trying to find what is the tax on dividends in Thailand, and so far I've come to conclusion that it's 10%, but according what I've read here, it could be even 0% for me?

I'm moving in November, so if I understand correctly - if I don't withdraw any dividends until the start of 2020, and begin in the new year I will not have to pay any tax, even 10%? Thank you for your help in advance.