Mike Lister

....as I recently am led to understand. Which makes that posters claim of 80k. even less likely to be correct

Everyone, not just foriegners..

I think you don't understand what a DTA is, you should read up on its purpose. Perhaps somebody already mentioned it somewhere in the previous 200 pages of nonsense.

Pure speculation that is completely unfounded and without any basis, it's the stuff of fantasy that inbound transfers would be taxed at 35%, why even bring it up, it's not even close to reality.

Public sector is government, UK government pensions are covered by the DTA which I have been told (but haven't checked for myself) are tax free in Thailand. Plus ant double taxation can be reclaimed under DTA rules, that's what DTA's are for to ensure nothing is double taxed!!!

You need to read the full set of rules, not the cut down version for those with short attention spans, just click where it says, "read more": Rule 18 "However in factual areas such as but not limited to news, current affairs and health topics, social media cannot be used unless it is from a credible news media source or a government agency, and must include a link to the original source". https://aseannow.com/forum_rules/

I know very well that there are special visa's that offer tax perks but those perks are not part of the Thai Revenue Code, they especially negotiated concessions agreed by government. In order to get those perks, you have to BUY a LTR so this is something that is for only a few people, not the majority or average foreigner in Thailand. And once again, yes, I know very well that US SSc cannot be taxed in Thailand under DTA rules. Those things however have nothing to do with what you wrote when you said wealthy pensioners in the DTA earning over 80k and being tax free, a point you tried to pick me up on when I agreed with the earlier poster.

Indeed it does ay that US Ssc can only be taxed by the USA, my reference was to wealthy pensioners being tax free under Thai RD or DYA rules.

Yes, most of them spent correcting other posters nonsense rather than being argumentative over minutiae and jumping in to answer every question asked by anyone, of any one else!

Whooosh, went the point!

I knew it wouldn't be very long.........now we're well on the way to 300 pages, it's assured! I'm off shopping.

If it's part of every culture it's not cultural, it's part of being human!!!

Far too much stupidity and generalization here, as if several of the girls on beach road are wealthy Thais with good jobs who practice their after hours profession, because it's the culturally correct thing to do in Thailand. As if the RTP ignore those same girls, because they understand it's the culture in Thailand. As if anyone who wears the outlifts worn by some bar girls is automatically a prostitute and a bad person of no moral character rather than a rural uneducated farm girl from upcountry with few options and a family deep in debt. If you want to see hookers, go look at the red light district in Leeds, Amsterdam or Berlin, there the girls' have choices and an economy that provides options and they chose their profession.

I know what a DTA is, I want you to provide a link to support your statements that Thailand RD will allow wealthy pensioners, either under RD rules or DTA rules, to be tax exempt up to the amounts you claim.

Bump @jerrymahoney

Here's a description of assessible income in Thailand for any one who needs it: https://sherrings.com/personal-income-tax-in-thailand.html#:~:text=Section 40 of Thailand's Revenue,Pensions%3B and

3,500 baht in exchange for the rest of your life, hardly seems equitable.

I wish to god they would, somebody needs to.

Why is it necessary to define every type of assessible income from every country before you educate and inform the majority? And a follow on question might be....in the absence of any usable instructions from the RD that define all those things, how many years will that take?

Whooosh went the point about not being able to focus or produce anything useable from 200 pages of ego promoting narratives rather than anything useable by the majority. And even now, posters are STILL going down that same path, again....it's a loss cause. It reminds me of, "if you're not part of the solution, you're part of the cause".

Forum rules require you to support factual statements with links, please post the link and the quote showing where those things are true and correct.

I'm expressing my view and making an observation, not demanding or requiring anything.

Way to go guys, you've convinced me that what I had in mind is not actually doable in this type of forum. Only two of the dozen or so core posters who have been involved in the thread have arrived and already they're rehashing the same carp form the past 200 pages, I’m sure when the others wake up and begin to contribute their thoughts, this subject will be headed for 300 or 400 pages! Discuss reasons why something shouldn’t be done rather than actually doing it and discussing the same rubbish over and over again, achieves nothing, it's no different from the past 200 pages. There seems to be a failure to focus, which is why the thread is 200 pages of mostly drivel and pointless exchanges. Posters are being asked to find the roundabout and go stand in the middle of it yet they keep driving around the damned thing endlessly, taking exists from time to time before returning and continuing to make more circuits. It’s as if they keep forgetting what the purpose or mission is. If ever you run out of fuel, let me know and we can pick this up again, maybe.

Nonsense on both points.

Agreed