J Branche

Thanks for all the tips.  Girlfriends mother's house has this problem.  Clogs up all the spray nozzles.

Probably going to look into some type of water system that best reduces the scaling.

Thinking same thing.  Old guy probably rolling the dice saying he will do it a couple of times and quit.  Obviously no Clint Eastwood like in the movie "The Mule"

Surprised not more of these stories in Pattaya with all the oblivious Indians walking in the street.  RIP friend.  Hope the driver has nice long miserable visit to the local jail.

Can afford a truck but not the 500 baht plastic piece from the scooter.  Not sure the quality but I would assume any plastic part can easily be replaced for next to nothing if the prices on Lazada are a close representation.

Coconuts used to be about 16 or 18 baht, now same size is 45 to 50 baht.  Both vendors I use to buy from Closed.  No one buying at close to 3x price from a few years ago.  

What will happen is same thing in US when they raised the wages for everyone.  Prices will get to the point people living in Thailand will start cutting back and say "Nope"

Tourist, Rich people will still buy.  Restaurants will close, people will be unemployed/underemployed and struggle.

Tax revenue from now closed Restaurants will disappear and Money will have to come from somewhere.

Unless you put all your expenses in a spreadsheet and total it over many months it is hard to understand how much you need.

Rent, Electric, Water, Cable, Internet, Food, Mobile, Shopping (Phone, Clothes, TV, shoes) Insurance, Dental, Travel, Entertainment, transportation, Sporting Membership, Gym Membership, dining out, bar tabs, etc, etc

It starts to add up when you are Honest and add up all your expenses.

Hopefully everyone can live a nice comfortable, reasonable lifestyle and enjoy their time over here.

Sure it's just a misunderstanding.

Brit man "borrowed" The money and came back to Thailand to pay back the loan.

Unfortunately these people who you entrust with dispursing payments see the amount in

A business account and the temptation becomes to much.  

I know a lot of small business owners who handle all their own banking, payroll, and bill payment

Because of the fear someone may "embezzle" money.

I guess Police were putting to much heat on some of the operations down there and they needed to send a message.

In Bangkok a week ago.  Many coughing sick people on the BTS trains.

Watch the YouTube video "How a CIA base works" they talk about being able to exploit encryption on messaging apps, turning on web cams, microphones, etc. I can understand exploiting Windows. When I worked for GE they had special laptops that employees took to China that was freshly wiped and configured with very limited data on it.

If criminals are not aware Thailand had become pretty good at finding someone when they want to.  This is Not the same Thailand from years ago.  

I have heard that the seized assets are split so maybe the money is a Big motivating them plus the investment in Technology 

Guess it is time to pool money for lawyers and lobbyists.  Zero chance this will happen without Catastrophic consequences.  Everyone is Everyone and High Net Worth Individuals, Companies and other will fight hard to make sure this does Not happen.  

I'm sure next week it will be a big misunderstanding.

No time to read previous posts.

Anyone who believes these off cuff comments has a distorted perspective.  We all have varied skill sets.  There are some extremely smart people who may have never used a drill but achieved great success.  Learn not to give a F and enjoy your life 

So if renting land require 

To view Chanote, view and confirm Identification name matches.  Possibly go to Land Office and verify no loans/debt.

Sounds like land lease so have a competent lawyer or real estate agent review the documents.  Sign documents with witnesses.  Definitely go and visit land, never know when someone may just build, dump tons of trash, or claim ownership of land.

It is Easy to hire a Slick Advertising company to put together a Promotion Video showing interests the

city wants to promote and market it to foreigners.

ALL the whining Negativity from the people on Aseannow will NOT slow tourism into Pattaya/Jomtien.

If it is Such a problem to You what happened when You went to City Hall and spoke with a City Official?

Chinese, Indians, Russia, Europeans, and others ALL visit, some buy Condos, some setup businesses in Pattaya/Jomtien.

The tourist who are coming to drink, looking for a friend for short or long time are usually visiting a certain area of Pattaya/Jomtien.

Families with kids visit another area. We all seem to coexist in Harmony.

It is up to the Tourist NOT US if, when, and where they Go and what Activities they enjoy.

In a Popular Mostly Thai Pattaya Bar/Resturant I can confirm 

The Employee is made to pay an unpaid bill the customer does not pay.

Girlfriends son was working for only 10 days and went to get some food for another table

he said it took only about 3 minutes.  Only about 400 baht but that is what he earned for working in one night.

This Same Popular Bar/Resturant All the employees were scheduled to work this week.

Manager notified All employees Monday when scheduled to Work, they will be Renovating the place and they are Closed for 5 days.

Unfortunately it seems some Thai Businesses should improve on How they view and treat their employees.

The employees are a key part of the success of your business and there is little benefit in treating them poorly.

Double Post, Please Delete only this post

38 minutes ago, redwood1 said:

Folks I thought this tax was for EVERYONE in Thailand including Thais.....Not a word has been said about a new income tax for Thais....

 

It was also quite kind of them to come out with the LTR visa the  LTR excludes the richest expats from paying any tax..Which pores cold water on  saying the income tax is needed to raise money...When the most well-off expats are excluded from paying any tax.....

This half baked mess of a tax has more holes in it than Swiss cheese....Savings excluded,Gifts excluded, Treaties excluded, ATMs pretty much excluded etc etc etc

 

The whole thing is pretty much a hopeless mess.....

 

 

 

Misinformation, Please provide Any information to support Thais will Not pay Foreign Sourced Income Tax.

Reference

https://rd.go.th/21/page-1/

Thai Revenue Department Official website

Many Documents ONLY in Thai Language about Taxes, Foreign Sourced Assessable Income Tax

31 minutes ago, AllanA said:

I think a lot of the retirees will end up moving to another country now and most likely Cambodia or Vietnam as they won’t be able to afford being taxed in Thailand plus anyone thinking of Thailand as a place to retire now would seriously be thinking of a new destination. All this is definitely going to hurt places like Hua Hin, Pattaya, Chang Mai and outer Phuket where a lot of retirees currently live. 

Why?  Provide references for your statement.

US Tax Agreement PDF page 23 pensions and social security may only be taxed by USA.  

All tax residents are allowed similar Thai Revenue Tax deductions and Exemptions.  

So These people Will spend all the time to pack up and move But not 1 hour to read, understand or consult with a professional?

Develop your strategy.  Use Every Legal deduction, Exemption, law and order that any reasonable and capable person would use.  Start NOW, keeping proof, documentation, of the Source of this Assessable Foreign Sourced Income if it will be Remitted into Thailand.

Maybe these people need pictures to better understand Google Thailand Revenue Department.  Taxes Foreigners_Pay_2024.pdf

Relax and go back to Enjoy this Great Country of Thailand 

8 minutes ago, lordgrinz said:

 

How would you verify any information in the statement, or that it is even a real statement? The US Embassy won't do it, and I doubt anyone in Thailand will accept a foreign issued bank statement. Like I said, they need to clarify a lot of things soon!

My opinion send the documents to Notary for the state your bank branch resides. Do an online meeting and identity verification.  Have them verify the documents.

The official digital statement, a web print out from the online account may be necessary.  The contact information for your local bank branch.  Present all documents to requesting Thai Authorized Agency.  Inform them US Banks operate differently and if further verification is Required the contact info and hours of operation of your bank are on the document.   

Please do Not be Rude, or Angry with these Thai Representatives We Are All learning how Foreigners Paying Taxes process is going to work.

Remember Thai's place living in Harmony highly.