Ben Zioner

Well what I pay (2k to 3k) is the equivalent of a cheap two star hotel in Europe, and I get some amazing treats. I'd feel sorry if I had missed out on something where Thailand gives amazing value for money.

Is this AI rewriting Geography?

So, you remember all the hotels where you've stayed, or keep records of everything? hmmmh

Are u Thai?

Extort foreigners, audit them for 5 years so that they can get a tax clearance certificate.

Well, seem like Thais have less money to spend holidays while the International clientele is back. I doubt I have ever stayed in a Hotel for less than 2000 Baht a night. Do these sub 1500 places have private bathrooms, beds or mats on the floor?

Agreed, but I suggest to my fellow LTR holders to be extremely cautious there, as they might look for the slightest reason to negate our privileges. I base this on warnings posted on BOI's website. "Section 7 In the case that a foreigner has applied tax reduction or exemption under this Royal Decree, and later does not comply with rules prescribed in Section 3, Section 4, Section 5, and Section 6 in any tax year, benefits will be suspended in that tax year."

Then your allowances would be. Over 65> 190k Personal Allowance 60k First 150k tax free allowance. Up to 100k allowance offset against pension income Total allowance: 500k So at £8000 per annum @ 44 baht to the £ = 352k So, you are still under your total all Yet the pension allowance is 800k per year which currently the Thai government thinks is what you need to live here so tax will have to be paid on that 800 - 500 balance 300K TAXABLE At 5%, that would be 15000 a year so, if you are right, no even worth hiring of of those crooks calling themselves agents.

Must be a bit like bringing a girl and a ladyboy to your room.

This would become true once they remove the LTR visa.

Just another dinosaur with a telephone pole up his arse.

Witty answer of the year IMHO.

Let him vent, ageism is the only ism left. But aren't we glad we are Boomers, I would want to get old in 10 years..

Guest they meant "Thai pervert", which is probably a pleomasm.

Great, gonna get down even more once TRD starts extorting me.

Yeah, but the original said also something like "my fellow Americans".

In Portugal a retiree pays only 10%

Used to be a great airline with sex flight attendants. Gone the way of Thailand in the last 30 years. Mostly overweight gogo dancers in the bars..

All, or none. And anything in between, such as the 17% flat tax.

Definitely not AFAIAC. Anyone thinking of retiring in Thailand now would have to be brain dead.

You know that's plain wrong, any income remitted the year of earning has always been taxable. For instance anyone who got his pension transferred directly has always been liable to pay IT on that income. For that reason I have always "seasoned" my pension and continue to do so as RD 743 in ambiguous in that regard.

Looks like your earnings are below 1 Million.

I worked hard for my pension.. Paid 23.7% of my earnings for all my working life. Wish you the best for your old years AH.

Unless they keep the LTR tax exemption.

This leaves us with the less than 180 days a year residences. I encourage everyone to consider it. We don't want to pay into a deeply corrupt system.