TigerCat

Either.

What ID do I need? My passport, but anything else? Birth Certificate, etc?

They did not ask for my data before hand.

Expat Tax Thailand offers a free 15 minute consultation by video or phone call, and they emailed me a frequently asked questions page that they have - I found both to be very helpful. https://www.expattaxthailand.com/

How many tax years back did / does a person have to go to get a Tax clearance certificate?

How many tax years does an individual have to go back to get a tax clearance certificate?

Mike Lister "What would you imagine, how much?" I imagined 10,000,00 baht. But that is just my imagination. Jim Gant brought this up. Like so many other laws I rather know the answer to than not know, I can't find an answer to this one online.

PADDYPOWER "It was reported here that over 400 bank transaction per year is trigger" I saw that on a website, with amount over 2 million baht. But that is for deposits and transfers received, not for an amount in a bank account that might trigger and audit.

paddypower How much is a "too large a bank account"? "easy peasy. I have 5 different bank accounts. How many do you have.?" I have 4. But if a person has a lot in each account, maybe there are still over a "trigger" amount. I was wondering if there is a "trigger" amount, but I can't find anything online about it.

JimGant "Only if a too large a bank account suggests a tax return should have been filed -- might you get a know on the door." How much is a "too large a bank account"?

Tazmo - please do post that.

Mike Lister I have been clicking the "quote" box, I don't know why it doesn't work for me. The condo complex is not over 49% foreign owned, not even close - and because of that a lawyer told me I do not have sell, and he is 100% sure of that. But than I emailed him the PERMANENT resident question, and he never replied. She's my girlfriend and she is younger than me. I'll probably pass before her, but I'd still like to know the laws are on this. We've been together more than 10 years, We have each other in each others Wills. I know many people say don't trust a girl, but I trust her.

john donson "ask girlfriend to put you a totally free usufruct... problem solved... 70 baht" I just read on the thread attached that Samut Prakarn Land Department won't do it, and I am in Samut Prakarn.

john donson "ask girlfriend to put you a totally free usufruct... problem solved... 70 baht" Can this be done between ourselves with a template found online? Or would we have to use a lawyer or go to the Land Department?

john donson "ask girlfriend to put you a totally free usufruct... problem solved... 70 baht" Where could that be done? At the Land Department?

Something I should have mentioned before - a woman at the Land Department said I would not have to sell within one year, she said that is only for land. But I don't know if she is correct or not.

tomazbodner "Just wondering if OP has an option to apply for a permanent residence?" I quickly researched it, it didn't seem that easy to me.

BKKBike09 "Does you GF own the apartment outright or is it on a mortgage? That would be another complication." She owns the condo outright.

But what would happen to a Usufruct or Lease, if I inherit the condo? Would the Usufruct or Lease expire?

Perhaps a Lease is something to consider? https://www.integrity-legal.com/real-estate-thailand/lease-agreement.html

Now that it seems confirmed to me that I would have to be a Permanent resident to not have to sell the condo within one year, the usufruct idea sounds like something I should research. Can a usufruct be used with a condo, or is that only for land?

This link says you also have to be a Permanent resident. https://bangkoklegal.com/bangkok-foreign-condo-ownership-condo-inheritance-laws-in-thai Do I qualify for foreign ownership? If you think you might inherit or have just inherited a condo, do you meet the criteria required for foreign ownership which is – do you hold a Permanent Residence permit under Section 19 (1) or do you reside in Thailand under the laws governing investment promotion under Section 19 (2)? If registering the property under your name doesn’t exceed the foreign ownership of 49% and you qualify for foreign ownership, then there’s no problem going forward, and you will be permitted to keep the condominium. However, if registering your condo ownership will cause foreign ownership in the entire condominium project to exceed 49% or if you don’t qualify for foreign ownership then you are not permitted to own the unit, under the law, and are required to dispose of the condo, within one year from the date you acquired it. Another critical point to note – Even if the Thai-foreign ownership ratio is not exceeded but you don’t qualify for foreign ownership, then you are still required to dispose of it within one year from the acquisition date.

I think I can inherit it, but I still think since I am not a Permanent resident, I'd have to sell it within one year.

Samut Prakarn, thank you.

Thank you, I've read that before, but it is not clear to me. Do you agree with Mike Lister and Gottfried? That even if I am not a permanent resident, if I herniate a condo from my girlfriend's Will, I do not have to sell within one year, as long as the complex is not 49% foreign owned?