Mike Lister

As said earlier, we make the trip to Bangkok and on to either Pattaya or Hua Hin regularly. We usual make Pattaya in 10 hours and Hua Hin in about 11 hours so no overnight stop. Diesel costs about THB 1,700 one way, give or take but that's transportation for three people plus we have use of the vehicle when we get there hence no car rental costs. Mostly though, for us, it's the flexibility and convenience aspect that's attractive. We can set our own schedules and change our minds at will and goodness knows my wife does that frequently! 🙂 We're both seasoned experienced drivers in Thailand so the risk for us is perhaps lower than for some others, we know what goes on and how to anticipate most of it.

The problem is the elevated rail line which is being extended West and South.

Yes, more than ever.

It's difficult to beat driving if you want to keep costs down, which is a priority for many people. Plus conditions as far as Chai Nat at least, tend to range from OK to good. It's just that Chai Nat onwards can be tricky, plus the Bangkok to Hua Hin leg is a real nightmare. But the earlier posters detour above looks like a splendid alternative.

Thanks for posting that, it looks like an excellent way to go.

If the OP stops in Sukhothai, there's an excellent pizza restaurant called Pizza Tao Fuun. downtown, next to the river. Seriously good quality food, the pizza makers learned their trade overseas. Easily found via google

I was scouring the media this morning for anything new about the tax situation in Thailand, when I re-read an article from Tilleke & Gibbins, the highly regarded law firm in Bangkok. They wrote a piece for the Danish/Thai Chamber of commerce and one sentence must have been overlooked earlier, which now seems to confirm an earlier issue. The extract from the article reads: "Also, individuals who reside in Thailand for less than 180 days in a calendar year are not subject to PIT on their offshore-sourced income, even if it is brought into Thailand". https://www.tilleke.com/insights/thailand-new-order-closes-tax-loophole-for-offshore-sourced-income/ The earlier debate was about whether income remitted to Thailand was taxable, in a year when the taxpayer was not tax resident. Clearly, current year income is not taxable in the scenario, but this does not also include prior year income. In summary and in simple terms: If you are not tax resident in Thailand during a particular year, any income that you earn during that year and which is remitted to Thailand at any time, is not taxable here.

We can soon change that, have you read War and Peace. 🙂

This is the pub, there is more latitude but it is still not a license to insult other members at will. Please post respectfully.

You can't generalise to that extent, everyone is different and every topic is different. Some topics are learning topics and some people read them to learn and understand. Not every post and every topic is a twenty word throw away. Here's a 1,300 word post that at least 50 people read and appreciated whilst many thousand viewed it, try writing it in under that and relay the same information.,

OP: allow at least 4 hours from Bangkok to Hua Hin, construction, narrow lanes and traffic volumes are horrible, longer in rush hour.

I may be negatively prejudiced against Suk and KP having made the trip three times a year for the past 20 years with my MiL as the destination.

We've made the drive many times and usually stop at Sukhothai to see the MiL or Phitsuanlok to see the niece at Uni. there. There's not a lot to see in Sukhuthai but Phitsuanlok is very nice plus the road to Pits. has wonderful scenery. Nakon Sawan was never a favorite, ditto Kamphang Phet. Nice hotel in Pits., the Imperial has been partially remodelled and is quite smart, excellent value at around 1,300 inc breakie.

I cannot be bothered to work out who started it, just be certain to stop it! You know who you are.

Exactly

The thread is about passenger traffic via Suvarnabhumi Airport, not tourism across the Malaysian border.

The number of tourists per year is very different from the number of passenger flights per year. In 2023 there were 53 million passengers. https://bangkokairport.net/statistics/#:~:text=Bangkok Airport Passenger Volume&text=How many passengers use Bangkok,compared to 2022 (28%2C753%2C215). https://investor.airportthai.co.th/transport.html

I have saved your post for another day. 🙂

I don't get out of bed for less than three pages

Wont it be really neat if somebody gives a full page post reply to the OP's question. :))

It depends on the subject and what the post is trying to say. If somebody writes and asks will my income be taxed in Thailand, that is going to be impossible to answer in a few lines. Regardless, if you don't want to read lengthy posts, I only have two words for you.....don't. 🙂

No, it doesn't mean that you don't need to declare the income. It just means that if it is declared on a Thai tax return and it ends up being taxed here, you can use the tax already paid in the UK , to offset any Thai tax liability. The basis of a Double Tax Agreement between two countries is that tax payable in one country can be applied towards tax that is due in another. If the UK taxes the money at 20% and you import the funds to Thailand and their corresponding tax rate on that particular type of income is say 15%, there is no Thai tax to pay. But, if the corresponding Thai tax rate was (for example) 25%, you could use the 20% tax you paid in the UK to offset the Thai tax liability, leaving you with 5% tax to pay here.

The facts speak differently. https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/southeast-asias-post-pandemic-tourism-revival/

You're welcome! You understand these things but others do not, I thought it was useful to perhaps explain it at a more detailed level.

For Immigration purposes, the 400k must be in an account in your name, not in your wife's name and not in a joint account.