paddypower

1 hour ago, Eloquent pilgrim said:

 

 

Any reasonable person would assume that he was there for the sole purpose of antagonising a pro Hamas demonstration …. there, fixed it for you.

 

If it was an anti-war demonstration, they would all be demanding the immediate release of the hostages that are still being held by the Palestinian government of Gaza. They have been held for over 6 months now, and their release could end this tomorrow; but I doubt if that fits in with your narrative.

 

 

now there you go again. The ''small picture'' brigade. You are so fascinated with the single news item in the OP  that you cannot see the bigger picture (which news outlets publish photos of protestors with anti-war signs). Thanks to Qatar's interventions, and none other, Hamas has so far released four hostages. Hamas, whom I abhor, has called for a grand prisoner exchange to release the rest. Israel says no such deal is on the table. Yet a recent Israeli opinion poll found nearly two-thirds of Israelis surveyed support a prisoner exchange. But that is whataboutery is it not? . so it does not suit the 18 pages of narrative in this topic. 

1 hour ago, Wobblybob said:

Wrong thread!

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Openly Jewish' man threatened with arrest by Police near pro-Palestine march

Point taken.

very curious to know, since there are 2 types of extensions, do the restrictions on working apply to both types of extensions?

one further thought:  not everyone here is using some perspective: Hamas killed a lot of Israelis (not necessarily all Jewish) in a horrible fashion. Now, it is pretty obvious that the Israeli government wants revenge, to the extent of what? 35,000 dead Muslims? This is a separate agenda from what many Jews around the world want - they want security. and rightly so.  But not at the horrendous loss of lives that continues today and tomorrow. Do not disenfranchise those of us who are against war and genocide, specially by the very people who suffered their own genocide. Savagely Ironic is it not? .

On 4/21/2024 at 8:31 PM, Bkk Brian said:

Legally there is only one way with the cause being ""quite openly Jewish," that's why I prefer the whole sentence rather than some people snipping it out of context:

 

"Officers informed him that his presence, being "quite openly Jewish," could potentially lead to a "breach of peace" amidst the pro-Palestinian march. One officer went as far as to assert that Falter's mere existence was "antagonising" the demonstrators."

So, you might as well be asking us how many angels can dance on the head of a needle. Your interpretation is so tenuous, it's painful.  This whole thread has been  hijacked by the pro-semite, anti-semite groups, with the exception of a few moderate posters. I'd back the judgement of the police, (despite how non PC their warning was, to this guy).  Any reasonable person would assume that he was there for the sole purpose of antagonizing an anti-war demonstration.

22 hours ago, Red Phoenix said:

That's correct, and it means that unless you already started to do these +40K monthly transfers from abroad you won't be able to meet the 12 monthly transfers criterium to do the switch.

Also be aware as another poster mentioned that not all Imm Offices do allow to switch method, or might have some additional requirements that need to be met when they would allow it.  So best to talk to your local Imm Office to learn about their requirements. 

yep. I'm going to take my deposit book to IO next month (the 3 months anniversary of my extension application date) and seek approval for a draw-down to 400,100 baht (just to be safe) 

14 minutes ago, AAArdvark said:

I just did the change at Jomtien one month ago.  

Absolutely need 12 full months of deposits and a letter from your bank showing just your 12 deposits and in the letter there would be a statement stating that the deposits were foreign transfers. I didn't  need to, but best not to touch the ฿ 400K until you complete the switch. 

would he not be able to apply the rule where you can withdraw 50% after 3 months and top up his deposit to 400k, 2 months before extension application date? or does that only apply to the 800k 'gang (of which I am a member).

22 hours ago, colinchaffers said:

Some immigration offices do not allow you to swap, talk to them first. 

once when i questioned my IO about his misunderstanding about the number of months needed for the bank deposit to remain intact, prior to extension application date, he said i was a 'dark influence' (seriously!). Lucky he doesn't carry a Glock. 🙂 

My Canadian bank sent me a form to complete including info about my TIN. Now that is something I'll have to put down to short term memory loss. I'm wondering, do US citizens get asked for the same info. I know that there's a form which you have to complete for investment brokers here, which asks you  to confirm that you are not a US citizen. Just curious.

19 hours ago, redwood1 said:

Well if non filing is a crime then well over half the entire Thai population need to be put in Jail.....

that is illogical, Captain Kirk. do you drive like some Thais do?

On 4/23/2024 at 5:56 PM, Chomper Higgot said:

 

More misrepresentation.

 

The actual heading from The Times is shown below.

 

Not that I expect you’ll accept you’ve been caught out misrepresenting facts:

 

 

 

 

and he was misrepresenting the news item which described the the protests as being being anti-war. which is typically pro-Israeli's war in Gaza.

On 4/21/2024 at 4:17 PM, Eloquent pilgrim said:

 

Maybe you could do an exchange with her for one of your copies of the Beano ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

😉 my bible, for the light weight stuff. for the heavy stuff, of course it would be The Rover.

15 hours ago, nrasmussen said:

 

Here is the application form. Once filled out it can be sent by regular e-mail as stated on page 5. I'd also assume that if you have any questions you can send them to the same e-mail address.

Ansoegning_folkepension_i_udlandetpdf.pdf 279.71 kB · 1 download

You are more than kind. my Danish born wife was devastated to be reassessed for repayment of the 2023 years pension, retroactively. she has never owed any debt in her life and now at 82, she is receiving demands from their debt collection agency. all due to our ignorance of the rules that moving to Thailand, from Canada, with Canadian citizenship only - rendered you ineligible for the 2 Danish Govt pensions. what I am hoping to do is to personally settle the debt and apply for renewal of her Danish citizenship, provided it means something. The amounts are small - but the stress is unhealthy. again, tak.

14 hours ago, Lorry said:

IF you really want a TIN - a big if - you can easily get one by applying for a refund of withholding tax (the tax withheld by your Thai bank from the interest of your Thai bank account). 

You have to go to the bank first, they will issue you a document stating how much withholding tax you paid,  then you have to bring this to the RD office.

This can routinely be done for the last 3 years. 

what I am interested in seeing, for the 2023 tax year, is what my tax accountant does with a fairly large amount of dividend income. its taxed on a w/h basis at 10%. and I do understand the rules for gross up to claim a refund (they're somewhat onerous). in prior years it was tax free. anyone else in a similar position - i.e. with a large Thai dividend income?

1 hour ago, Mike Lister said:

Yes, very much so, that piece of mind knowing you've drawn a line under the year is important to many people, it is to me also.

 

Which spawned another thought....how far back can the TRD request an audit, is it 7 years, anyone know?

 

In other news.....I just filed my UK tax and I will pay 86 Pounds tax. It could have been zero but I wanted to pay a token amount so that, in keeping with previous years, I can demonstrate that I both file and pay. Line drawn under year.

absolutely. same with our Canuck returns - altho' there, there is a claw-back of pension income clause if you don't file. clever people!

15 hours ago, Yumthai said:

Yes, you're correct.

I'd rather reformulate: No tax to pay, no need to file a tax return.

After  26 years here full time, the golden rule is ''you must obey the law'' - and, in case you were not aware, the law is whatever is interpreted by the officer/court/whatever. I've managed to accept this, at Immigration. But forced to ''eat'' 5 mill. in condo value, at the Supreme Court level. just file a return, is my advice. It's a minuscule point: but one day, you may consider to apply for Thai citizenship, you'll need proof of having filed tax returns, regardless of no tax liability.  jimho 🙂 

On 4/21/2024 at 2:30 PM, nrasmussen said:

 

The answer is that it depends on several factors. You can read about the rules here (official government website in Danish): https://www.borger.dk/pension-og-efterloen/International-pension/Dansk-pension-i-udlandet/International-pension-soege 

Many Thanks . I've located that website. One of the biggest hurdles is that most of the Danish Government agencies assume you can register for (and communicate by) their digital post system. We cannot do that, because, crazy as it may seem,  they rejected my wife's passport photo, because it was taken 7 years ago. Her photo taken today using the NetID app is rejected as not being the same person. I have also contacts Pensions International by phone. I just wish there was a specific Q & A section, that I could translate into English, in order to find out what the various factors are? By the way, my wife did qualify for a Danish pension, for the many years when she lived in Canada (despite not reactivating her Danish citizenship, once the rules allowed dual citizenship.

40 minutes ago, Eloquent pilgrim said:

 

She'd probably be more interested in a man 

and cross dressing 555

1 hour ago, paddypower said:

misgendering. ? I wouldn't mind doing a bit of miss-gendering to Suella to get her sorted out.

Confused? she needs a broomstick up the A. she's is so power hungry and so far right wing that she probably has a copy of Mein Kampf under her pillow.

On 4/20/2024 at 11:52 AM, Nick Carter icp said:

 

  If you scroll back to the previous page , you will see that there have been severe warnings about mis gendering people 

misgendering. ? I wouldn't mind doing a bit of miss-gendering to Suella to get her sorted out.

On 4/20/2024 at 7:49 AM, Chomper Higgot said:

Perhaps the question should have asked ‘what will the police do with the new powers in the recent changes to policing laws’

 

Before passing the laws.

 

That said, had the officer not intervened and the ‘breach of the peace’ he was concerned over had occurred, we’d be reading about something a lot more disturbing than a bit of activist performative grandstanding.

 

 

 

well said. and as for the calling the guy an idiot, interestingly enough, Wilki defines 'Idiot' as someone FOOLISH. It goes on to look at the historic use of the term, before everything became so (deleted) up:

quote:

'Idiot' was formerly a technical term in legal and psychiatric contexts for some kinds of profound intellectual disability where the mental age is two years or less, and the person cannot guard themself against common physical dangers. To stretch the point - it's okay to refer to this guy as an idiot because he was foolish enough to not guard himself against the obvious dangers of walking into someone's fist.

thanks. but this year we will have close to 2MM in income. so yes, I can plan to minimize the tax rate. by income splitting..

there is a secondary reason why I'm looking to contact a Danish pensioner. It is to find out are Danish citizens entitled to the govt pensions, or not. I cant get an answer from any Danish websites. I do know that you do not qualify for  the pensions, if you you do not have Danish citizenship. are there any Danes out there, please?
 

42 minutes ago, Hummin said:

The art of knowing thai women, is, 

 

They will say whatever they think you would like to hear! 

you velly hammm-som man. i wait for you. 555

On 4/18/2024 at 9:38 AM, DrJack54 said:

If you plan to use income method why have any money in a Thai bank. 

65k per month and you can use it as you wish. 

On 4/18/2024 at 9:38 AM, DrJack54 said:

If you plan to use income method why have any money in a Thai bank. 

65k per month and you can use it as you wish. 

agreed. but there is/was an active exchange of opinions on whether or not you had to wait the full 12 months, complying with the rules for both options, before switching ''off'' the deposit method.  remember, I saw what happened at OK Corral. (gun shy 😉  0