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creative1000

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  1. Is moving money (earned 10 years ago) from a usa bank account to Thailand bank now taxable this year? I’ve heard so many answers
  2. Thank you, just the type of answer I was looking for. Appreciate all the details and photo! Did you buy directly from a warehouse fan store or cooling specialist, or are these available at thai watsadu / global?
  3. We're considering renting a 10x20m concrete box with metal roof with insulation attached underneath, 6 meters tall. The walls are solid without ventilation holes, only the front door which can close. We'd like to maintain a comfortable temperature year round 9-5pm (lke 25-27'C) as this will be a social meeting place where people can have a conversation without yelling over any crazy noise. The 2 ideas we have now, is 1. Put fans everywhere (ceiling + floor) + use an industrial swamp cooler and use ice blocks from a local ice factory? 2. Put fans everywhere (ceiling + floor) + install 6-8 AC inverter units around the warehouse walls Any idea of the effectiveness or cost of either idea? Would #1 be too loud? Could this be setup outside, and push the air inside through a vent? Would this even work to reduce the temperature during the hot months? Would #2 be insanely expensive to run every month? Ballpark cost, Would this be like 6000-10,000baht per month or more like 60,000-100,000thb per month to run? Any other suggestions, ideas, or brainstorms? Thanks in advance.
  4. This is very good advice. We'll probably also get a bunch of "test" customers (wife's friends) to come over often and give feedback. Completely agree, only through practice (not theory) will training be engrained. Also hoping to develop a strong work culture with good values (hard working, kind, proactive, etc) so that it doesn't fall into the bare minimum we see at some shops where all the employees are playing on their phone and ignore the customers when the boss is gone.
  5. Thank you for sharing these. I'll mention this to our lawyer and accountant to prepare 3 months for VAT and Social Insurance and not wait to the last minute. Would rather spend the extra money to open early, than be late of our target opening date. What were you able to do for 3 months without a work permit?
  6. My friend uses AIA, and the AIA agent says different hospitals have different policies. The hi-so hospital actually works directly with AIA while the cheaper hospital wants payment up front. The agent mentioned that to qualify for 100% insurance payment no questions asked, must stay overnight at the hospital. They even said, even if its a minor thing that you can go back home, just stay overnight for guaranteed payment. My friend has stayed over night twice in the past year, both times 100% paid directly between hospital & insurance, no out-of-pocket expenses.
  7. Work Permit Question: Will open my business when I have a work permit. Must hire 2 Thais for 2 months before I get work permit? What will my employees do for 2 months if the business isn't open yet? Surely many others have run into this same predicament? A few of those weeks can be used for training new employees while the business is closed. That still leaves many unused weeks left. Thai wife (already has a full-time office job) says just open the business early and she'll manage employees via phone, Line app, or "work from home" at our business a few days a week. But this makes me nervous if theres a technical issue during work hours that requires my expertise I won't be able to help.
  8. Official Name: Royal Thai Police: Immigration Bureau Official Logo Here

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