Ben Zioner

I think the base VAT at 7% to 9% is just fine. Shouldn't go to double digit IMHO. A separate "luxury" tax might be politically attractive, but the definition of luxury always leads to sterile debates, so forget it. The Thai income tax rates from 0% to 35% aren't too bad, but the thresholds seem outdated, 35%, max rate, at 55000 USD is plain ridiculous. Also I don't think that a 0% rate is a good thing, the minimum should be 5%, too many people think there is no income tax, while it should be a fact of life for everyone.

Why are these girls getting these ugly oversized mouths. They also seem to have 56 teeth. Ridiculous fashion.

Genital warts, I've heard.

Well if they want the receiving bank to withhold tax they would have to withhold some average rate, at least the first year, and then recalculate the effective rate when they do your tax return. The subsequent year the could use the effective rate for withholding, But who knows.. If that was the case I'd transfer 600k to myself, 600 to my wife. Make 100k work of cash withdrawals on my Maestro card and use my two UBS credit cards. The transfers would only be for building up savings at minimal cost (7% Tax). But that's totally hypothetical, of course.

That's how, you ought to learn these things..

You didn't have the time to go to soi 6?

I have a list of adjectives, you can PM me if you want to know.

But I and my pension may well get caught in this amateurish fiasco. If I had to pay Income tax it would cost me 850000 a year, I'd be glad to contribute this to help make Thailand a better country my girls could grow and live in. But we all know this money would only feed more lazy and corrupt government agents.

Yes, couldn't boomboom for about a week.

Thanks, I attach the text of the Decree. I have no idea it this has, will, can be repealed by the tax change. dc743_ENG_Google.pdf dc743.pdf

There's a lot to fear for the Thai middle class from a billionaire populist Prime Minister. Buy the masses and don't offend your peers will be his motto.

Also, now that the Government wants to tax my pension I have explored the deductions that are allowed for family support. I found out that the maximum deduction from taxable income for one child is a preposterous 30000 a year. That's some incentive, isn't? Nappies and formula alone will cost over 100000 a year.

Ridiculous editing once more, it can't be a rate of [1.5] 2.1 per 100,000 population. Must be 21 per 1000 [or 1.5 per 100]. But I know thai Thais have problems understanding the meaning of zeros.

Numbers likely to dwindle if they renege on the tax advantages. Yes T.I.T.

Please read again and ponder over the meaning of "in any tax year".

You are right, it is income earned in the "said year" brought into the kingdom in "any year", after January 9 though, that becomes taxable. Thanks google translate. So the poster who suggested to transfer one or two years income before January 9 was right.

Maybe, but the LTR/WP differs from other visas such as Thailand Elite in that tax exemption is advertised as one of its main benefits. None of the other retirement visa offers such benefit. Until now all pensioners who transferred their income in the year of earning were technically taxable, but the Tax Office chose to ignore this situation and might to it again. Thais would say that pensions aren't taxable, but that only true as their miserable benefits are, for the vast majority, below 150000 per annum.

BOI/LTR WP

Do you really think that economy class passengers are getting ripped off by airlines? It is the First and Business class passengers that make the profit (if any) of the airlines.

Reckon this would be unfair?

Well they have been doing this for decades. It is calle business class. Can't complain about leg room when one pays 800 USD for a GVA/BKK.

About 10 Satang a Calorie.

For an individual of this quality, joining the ADF would make more sense IMHO. He might not end up caught on the wrong side of the fence. Also, Australia flies the F35 and doesn't cry for Diesel submarine engines.

Hardly luxury at 3364 Baht per night. But that's no excuse for not giving proper compensation. Giving 100000 is an insult in this case.

Hilarious. Just said that their service was outstanding. No one could expect a free outstanding service. Would you? And don't know of any other IT brand who systematically replace damaged or faulty gear.