Mike Lister

With holding tax is with held when the dividend is paid, just like interest on bank savings has 15% with held. It's up to you to file a tax return and reclaim the tax or to use the Dual Tax Agreement options in your home country.

Nope, Personal income tax is down to you.

10% of any dividend income https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/thailand/individual/income-determination

10% with holding tax.

This is a real business opportunity, we should capitalise on this by selling stalkers supplies, T'shrts, hats, key chains that sort of thing. Stalker Supplies Group, SSG....no wait, that's no good, that's a building supplies company. Whatever, we could have an annual get together of all stalkers and charge admission, like a Star Trek convention but even more weird. Whadoyathink, who's in?

I don't think it's obsession at all, I think it's dedication, a calling. They are infatuated, in lust, any contact, no matter how remote, is better than nothing. Why, one of mine has even chosen a name which in Latin reinforces the urgency they feel in their loins. It may come as a shock when I tell them I'm straight but hey, a fella can't have everything in this life.

Exactly....but better. I have two myself and am very proud to own them. They send me PM's telling me how they feel about me and also telling me how everyone else feels about me too. One makes up posts about me, which I think is the ultimate compliment, I would not be in the least surprise if he proposes before long.

Stalkers are fun, everyone should have at least one, you can train them, play with them, feed them things......remember, a stalker is not just for Christmas.

Investment grade gold bars found overseas are 99.5% pure gold and stamped 995. Thai gold bars are typically 96.5% gold which is only 23 carat, they are stamped 965. Why? Because 99.5% gold is too soft for gold jewellery that is worn every day, 22 or 23 carat is much harder wearing.

You will almost certainly have noticed them before but just not paid attention because they weren't important at the time. They are all over the place, there are several in mini malls here in the North, also in business parks and smaller rows of shops. Tax, accountancy and book keeping all go together so you could try asking a business owner also.

As you well know, because this has been discussed previously (see the link below) the header shown in the link above is not from the simple tax guide document but from an otherwise unknown source, we believe from one of the many reference links elsewhere in the document.

CRYPTO 50) Crypto transactions inside Thailand are subject to PIT on the gain amount, crypto transactions outside Thailand are charged on the amount brought into Thailand, when it is imported. https://sherrings.com/cryptocurrency-income-personal-tax-thailand.html

I'll cross post this for better exposure: On a tax related matter..... I am aware of some on and offshore financial advisors who are using the new tax rules as a means to promote their sales activities. Typically these involve videos and education in the new tax rules, accompanied by offers to assist with tax return preparation, at a fee. Some of these services are quite expensive compared to average costs for similar services of a tax CPA/company. The ultimate goal however of some of these businesses is to sell financial services such as insurance, life, health, investments etc. A simple tax return should not require much assistance at all and can almost certainly be done without assistance or with the help of advice from members in these threads and from the local Revenue office. More complicated or involved tax returns may require assistance from a tax CPA, as far as I can see, the cost of this should be well under 10k Baht but will of course depend on the size of the firm and its location since charges vary dramatically nationwide. I would strongly recommend that, if you intend to use a tax consultant/CPA, for tax advice, that you employ one that has offices you can visit and discuss matters face to face and that you ask for recommendations and also shop around, just as you might for anything else you buy.

Where was this?

Today I went to Decathalon (simply because we were passing that way) and also to Anek on Canal Road. The young lady at Anek was super helpful and spoke English like a native having grown up overseas. Her bike of choice (for me) was a 13k hybrid made in Taiwan, a second hand super bike coasting 30k was offered at 18k. Doubtless both bikes were very good quality and the shop is really professional. In Decathalon, Mrs Mike liked the Rockrider ST 520 27.5 8sp Mountain Bike at 9,800 and said it looked strong and that I looked good on it. Mrs Mike is an expert on such things and her views are not to be challenged. Between you and me, the Rockride seemed to lack the quality of the previous two bikes but given that I know sweet nothing about these things, I wouldn't put too much stock in what I just said. I could easily imagine me out on the hills, on the Rockride, weaving between trees and jumping over boulders as I pedal at a perilous speed down the winding track. The reality is I'm going to use the bike, 95% of the time, on a concrete road that is flat and wide and winds through the rice paddies. If there even so much as a hint of an incline or an obstacle, I shall get off and walk and may even call in Revo support to collect me. I shall sleep on this.

That is not correct. I am pretty certain the income will be assessed according to its source and taxed and credited accordingly.I for example, receive income from several countries and each one is taxed or not, in accordance with that country's DTA. Some of it is exempt under DTA rules whilst income from another country is taxed in that country and credited here.

For clarity: FDI is net, inclusive of outflows. Outward FDI is investment abroad.

This is absolutely the case, preservation of my arse and nether regions is paramount.

On a tax related matter: I am aware of some on and offshore financial advisors who are using the new tax rules as a means to promote their sales activities. Typically these involve videos and education in the new tax rules, accompanied by offers to assist with tax return preparation, at a fee. Some of these services are quite expensive compared to average costs for similar services of a tax CPA/company. The ultimate goal however of some of these businesses is to sell financial services such as insurance, life, health, investments etc. A simple tax return should not require much assistance at all and can almost certainly be done without assistance or with the help of advice from members in these threads and from the local Revenue office. More complicated or involved tax returns may require assistance from a tax CPA, as far as I can see, the cost of this should be well under 10k Baht but will of course depend on the size of the firm and its location since charges vary dramatically nationwide. I would strongly recommend that, if you intend to use a tax consultant/CPA, for tax advice, that you employ one that has offices you can visit and discuss matters face to face and that you ask for recommendations and also shop around, just as you might for anything else you buy.

Guys, I will appreciate it very much if we can keep this thread as "clean" as possible so that newcomers can find the answers they need quickly, without having to wade through pages of distractions. There are other tax threads, especially the long thread where matters can be debated and related topics discussed. TIA.

Is this the game where everyone guesses as to the cause, until you tell us that someone is right or do you volunteer the information at some point!

Wow, I know Hamilton, we'd often go there on our way to Toronto. I guess this is a steel and Ford plant closure thing? Sad.

We see them daily on the road to Pai, young white skinned and riding like they were back in the UK, following the "rules of the road" and the Highway Code and completely oblivious to the threats around them. I stopped to talk with two young Dutch guys a couple of years ago when they pulled into a PTT. I said, if you keep driving so aggressively, you'll never reach Pai. They said they believed that by driving aggressively the other road users would give them space and they'd be safe. I said, do you really think these pick up truck drivers even see you or care about you one little bit, you're just road kill in the making! Their driving was more sedate when they left.

If you have a reasonably capable and proactive police force, in theory you can let in most people because any misdeeds will be detected early and offenders penalised. But if you let in anyone and everyone and don't have that policing capability, it's a recipe for disaster, the iceberg tip of which we are now beginning to observe. The problem will be that, as things get worse and higher crime rates amongst foreigners observed, the knee jerk clamp downs that will follow may become ugly. The problem we as farangs might have is that despite representing less than 0.5% of the population, long term expats are likely to be scrutinised and hampered, disproportionately. I for one am going to drive much less than before and start carrying my passport, two things I've never felt the need to do previously. This is not because I think that policy has changed, it hasn't. The bigger concern is the rogue uncontrolled elements in law enforcement who might see themselves as white nights by capturing a farang.

Many thanks Richard