Everything posted by Sophon
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Rate Charging Suppliers based on ease of use?
I just signed up to PTT's EV Pluz a few days ago, and the app happily accepted the non-Thai ID number I received when getting the Covid vaccinations.
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Why foreigners should not be worried by the new modification to the revenue code in Thailand
I agree with you, that the problem will not be if you are actually going to owe taxes to Thailand, but rather what kind of documentation will be required from you to prove that you aren't liable for taxes. Thailand has double taxation agreements with most major countries. The content varies from country to country, but one recurring theme is that you will not have to pay "double tax". So if an income stream is taxable in both Thailand and your home country, then you will get a tax rebate in Thailand for the tax you have paid in your home country (or vice versa). Since the taxation in most of our home countries are more severe than the taxation in Thailand, very few of us will actually have to pay taxes here, but what kind of documentation will be required by the Thai revenue department to prove that? They will not be able to read or understand our home country tax forms/receipts, so they will probably ask for all kinds of translations and certifications to be supplied from our home country RD and/or embassies here in Thailand - documentation that you probably won't be able to get. We all know how ill thought out changes to the immigration requirements are. Does anyone really think that the implementation of this spur of the moment change without any previous studies performed will be any different? It will be a nightmare for the average expat to supply whatever documents the Thai revenue department decides it needs to prove that you don't owe tax here. Personally, I retired here in 2010 and have had no income since then other than some capital gains and negligible tax income, all of which has been declared and taxed according to my home country's tax rules. So in reality I have been living on savings amassed during my working life, savings from income that have already been heavily taxed. But how am I supposed to prove that to the Thai tax authorities? If they go through with this change, then it will be a nightmare for anyone living here and making regular transfers to cover their living expenses. I already have funds here in Thailand and will transfer more this year to make sure that I have enough to live on for at least a few years, until they realize that what they propose in unworkable.
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PEA workmanship
Yeah, we had a pole a couple of meters inside our fence line as well, and leaning to boot. Took about a year and three or four visits to the PEA office to get them to move it.
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Visa based on having a Thai child
I believe it's possible to bypass the waiting period by having a doctor confirm that the GF isn't pregnant.
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Visa based on having a Thai child
Having his name on the birth certificate doesn't make him the legal father. He would be, if he was married to the mother, but since he isn't his parenthood has to be legally established. If the child was old enough, that could be done fairly easily by the child confirming that he is his/her father. But since that is not possible, he would need the court to confirm that he is the father (which requires DNA test etc.). Alternatively, he can wait until he can marry the mother, which would automatically make him the legal father.
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Visa based on having a Thai child
Is he married to the mother?
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Thai govt’s shocking move: Sparks fly as power tariff gets a jolt down
In Bangkok and surrounding area. The diesel/gasoline price goes up the longer away from Bangkok you get to compensate for the cost of transport.
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Teenage boy abandoned on roadside after he faints on Bangkok public bus
I'm pretty sure that the green you can see over his right shoulder is the top of a water bottle.
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Google accused of directing motorist to drive off collapsed bridge
From the article:
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Thai monk arrested for abusing animals.
Already posted here:
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tax free time deposit account for Immigration requirements
You seem confused, now you are talking about a fixed term account, which as you mention is immediately accessible. But in your previous post you were asking about having the funds in an account that is not accessible.
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tax free time deposit account for Immigration requirements
If the fixed term account is not immediately accessible, then it won't count at all in Immigration matters. So whether you will be granted the extension will depend entirely on if your "day to day living expenses" account comply with the 800k/400k requirements.
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tax free time deposit account for Immigration requirements
I forgot to say that the OP can deposit his money into a standard 24 month fixed deposit with Krungsri, which pays 1.95% p.a. Of course, that would not be tax free, so 15% tax would be deducted, but the tax could be reclaimed from the Revenue Department (if he has no other significant income).
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tax free time deposit account for Immigration requirements
Yes, but the OP is not talking about a standard fixed deposit account, which would not be tax free. The tax free time deposit account he is talking about is one of the savings deposit type accounts, where you have to deposit the same amount every month for the term of the account. From Krungsri's website: So this account cannot be used to deposit the OP's 800k, since the maximum allowed deposit per month is THB 25,000.
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Change of extension from family to retirement - special form?
What exactly do you mean, when you say?: Unless that confirmation is issued by your country's embassy in Thailand, it will not be accepted by Immigration.
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Reckless car drifting stunt in busy Chon Buri intersection sparks outrage
https://www.thairath.co.th/news/society/2724202
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Electric Vehicles in Thailand
That is not entirely accurate. Most EV's will start limiting the available power well before you enter turtle mode, but generally it will only start being noticeable when you get down to around 20% state of charge. If you watch TeslaBjorn's videos, you will have seen him doing 0-100 km/h tests at different levels of state of charge. These are the results from his spreadsheet: As you can see, the acceleration times generally starts going up noticeable when reaching 20-30% SOC, but for some models like the ID4 the times slowly creeps up starting as high as 70% SOC.
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One Year Marriage Extension
He did say:
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More Lazada PC / website annoyance - Or is it just me?
I use Brave, and it doesn't remember my username on Lazada.
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Transferring Bank Account
You can not transfer your account to a new branch. If you want to change branches, you will have to open a new account at the new branch.
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Reentry multiple How long is it good for?
A reentry permit (whether single or multiple) is tied to your current permission to stay, and will expire at the same time as that permission to stay.
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ESSO takeover by Bangchak
Lithium Iron Phosphate batteries, which are used in many EV models, does not contain Cobalt. On the other hand Cobalt is used in the process of refining oil.
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Is this correct?
A month under consideration period for processing a marriage extension is standard. Some immigration offices start the month on the day of application, while others start it at the end of the current extension. So yes, nothing unusual about your situation.
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90-day report query
The 'X' has always been there, it is for you to click if you want to cancel the report.
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Which visas are best for long term stay? (Married to a Thai)
They will not.