Ben Zioner

No worries, the middle class and the foreigners will pay it all, 500 billions for the bludgers, 500 billions for the rich, Pheu Thai at it's best.

Since September last, only people on a self-destructive path would chose Thailand for their golden years.

Gamma, that's your best post so far.

It is the opposite, it has always been taxable if you transferred in 2023, the year or earning. This hasn't change but many people have been evading tax by ignoring this rule. Anyhow look at this nice picture.

Love this question, as it infers that the only motivation for marrying a Thai woman is that her COS (cost of sex) could be more competitive tat that of a Soi 6 whore. The "Thai Wife" extension of stay policy is in need of a review...

For some maybe, but many are from countries where they can benefit from excellent social security and leave this behind when they chose live in Thailand... IMHO they not allowed to complain when things go wrong.

Well simple math would indicate that your "savings already in Thailand" must be quite large..

Nope, remittances are taxables if earned and remitted after Jan 1, 2024.

Neither would I, the borderline between subsistance and having a life gets blurred for too many in LOS. But I'd like to make two more comments. a) The wise thing to do would have been to transfer savings prior to Jan 1, 2023 during 2023 and then transfer all your 2023 income on the first business day of 2024. b) The lady you met at the tax office was helping you to make your tax return, so she responded on the basis of the information you gave her, lies or not she didn't care. She wasn't auditing you, but you will have to provide proof once you get audited.

But you should..

But nobody would believe you can live with 310k a year...

Yes

There is nothing to update, the remittance tax is in effect since January 1, and it may be superseded at some stage by a global income tax, possibly as early as Jan 1, 2025.

Wouldn't be any different if you had ordered through Lazada. Who is very convenient to access multiple vendors, comparing prices and process payments without leaving your banking data in too many places. Many people don't seem to understand that Lazada isn't a vendor (Lazmall is), it is a [international] shopping/payment hub.

Did they tell you if you have any stones in your gallbladder? I had mine removed a couple of months ago, it is a very minor operation. I would have thought they'd consider it to prevent any further issue.

Did you have a Cholecystectomy prior to these stones stuck in the bile ducts?

Ok, let's hope he gets his Nobel prize.

Interesting, but you know that the two leading IT sellers Advice and JIB have stores on Lazada. Strange world isn't?

Which makes sense, if it is to verify compliance with the minimal balance requirement.

Decent is more like 35k to 40k, some top Dell XPS will fetch up to 100k. 20k is entry level. My guess is that OP wants the sentimental value of his laptop.

Fly, it is going to cost a LOT leas than a taxi.

Traffic, I guess.

All very true..

I looked at France, a country I could move to without visa. As a family of four I'd pay there 13000 Euros, here it would be 20000. Now factor in the costs of relocation, French tuition for the kiddies, etc.. So not worth it.

You've missed the "irrespective of remittance" bit of the headline.