paddypower

I believe those scholars devoted years to their studies. I imagine it will be the same with the refinement and implementation of regulations governing Thai taxation of foreigners. We forget 'This is Thailand', where Inertia rules the land.

would they not look at your visa stamp? if you are retired, you're resident (unless you have the travel stamps to show otherwise).

not sure I follow your interaction with the tax dept. Is it correct to assume that your capital cost of your home/property (is it defined, as in other tax jurisdictions?) is not taxed, if brought into Thailand. Is it correct that your capital gain is taxed? that does not make much sense, since I bought and sold one property here and claimed it as my principal residence. The gain on the house and contents were not taxed. The gain on the land (which we cooked the books as to sale proceeds for) was taxed. I'm a retired international tax consultant (EU & Canada). I suspect these new taxation regulations are written on toilet paper. I am also of the opinion that anyone planning to sell their home in another country consider setting up a crypto channel to move funds here tax free.

your source is good. tks for the ref., will add him to my references.

You express your opinions well. But I'll try to nail you down on this one, Brain. 'First job is to get rid of Hamas'. how would you do that, any differently than Israel is doing? would you bomb 10k, 20k 30k. would it include indiscriminate killing of women, children and (lately) international aid workers? To be even more precise, let us borrow on the reality that exists - if there is a suspected Hamas fighter who looks like he is standing behind what appears to be a a hostage (doesn't matter Israeli or Palestinian) would you shoot him, through the 'hostage' because that is what you describe as 'your 'job' ?

Like you, I'm in the process of switching from 800k term deposit to income method. I have used the 800k method for extending my retirement visa, like, forever years. This next year, (Feb 2025) I will be retroactively switching to the income method (65k months X 12 months). I need to withdraw the 400k as soon as is allowed. My question is what is the earliest date, I can do so, exactly? My current visa was extended on Feb 12, 2024. The IO said 3 months - is that defined as 90 days or 3 calendar months or, as usual, is it not clearly defined in the regulations?. Obviously, I'll top up the 400k to 800k according to the rules. I am gun shy, from using this office. The same office 2 years ago refused my extension request because it included the month of February, which,the IO said 'was a short month so they didn't count it, when calculating the 90 days from the date the 400k had been topped up.' don't knock yourself out on that oddity - he's been moved to an inactive post., due to other complaints.

I am a student of Eastern and western European history, ancient and contempory, (coincidentally, as I was born and educated in western Europe). When I got to your words ''that's true'' I stopped. No amount of 'whatevery' after Germany's WW 1 defeat justifies the evil that Hitler initiated. His book 'My Struggle' (1925) (some of the philosophy of which he later abandoned) imagined the eradication of the weak, the helpless, 'for the common good and for the strengthening of the ''superior race''. He described gassing them. It is hard to miss the blowback to your remark that 'the trains ran on time', considering their eventual use during the Holocast.

thanks. I recommend every one who argues that this was not an insurrection/coup attempt and that there was no mob violence should watch the BBC on- site documentary described on Fox News here .: .

Trump is on record as saying that 'Hitler did some good things for Germany'. I imagine most military families wouldnt appreciate that. he also ''loves'' Putin, Xi, Kim Jong Un. what a fun group of friends he has. if only he would shoot someone dead on 5th Avenue, NY, he would have even more of the GOP voting population eating out of the palm of his hand (and paying for his PERSONAL legal fees and civil penalties.) That is not hate, that is just my opinion.

no wars? the 2 Bush's started the last couple of wars. a steady economy? yes, and.... and.... and.... OH! you forgot, Biden is POTUS for the past 3.5 years. which village are you from, so that we can let them know that we have located their idiot.

you're certanly not going to find many signs of intelligent life in the GOP these days. The best the GOP can do as a response to the SOTU address by Biden.....https://www.foxnews.com/video/6348665612112

yes indeed. to the rest of the world, especially here in Canada....he is an <deleted>

only reason, I was looking to repeat a bargain buy. really high quality cotton towels 70% discounted . Looks like they went out of business 🙂

Thanks to Transam's post - it is really easy to find old orders. The plus is that i buy expensive dog meds. by working my way back, I can compare prices and find the best deal. Only from a Bangkok source - I don't trust other suppliers.

I watched Trump at one of his recent rallies, on Fox (courtesy of Youtube). To quote him: 'the last election was stolen from us and we're not going to let the 2024 election get stolen again'. This is a con man speaking, a circus ring master. He ADMITTED that he lost the 2020 election ( to a man you call senile). But his personality disorder is so screwed up, he cannot 'man up' as you Americans say, and admit it, in public, to his fans. It is difficult to understand how sane people can consider him a safe pair of hands to look after the future of the USA, in a world where the main players include Putin, Kim, Xi. I love them...they love me. As the frmer intelligence officer described Trump, at CIA headquarters - ''me-me-me-me-me-me-me ''.

I bet you can tell a joke or two, at a party, eh? nudge-nudge wink wink. say no more.

Thanks for the answers. Before you all leave this thread - is there another thread where members discuss difficulties accessing their Lazada wallet? tia

Yes, silly me, indeed. my investment strategy is to invest Thai 100%; no capital gains tax here. Excluding investment property, my Portfolio is approx 90% for dividend income and 10% for small cap equities. I have a good track record, cashing in dividend earning stocks for short term investment in IPO's The comment I made was in reference to one '550k hit' that I took,. In that incident, my broker (& others) did not disclose the lack of transparency in their research notes. The IPO was BTG, at 40 baht.. Research notes given to me privately by my broker's research department valued it at ranges between 50-64 baht. so i plowed 3 mill in to the IPO. Unfortunately, I did not keep that email attachment. Later, after the IPO flopped, the research notes changed, with an addendum, disclaiming responsibility and disclosing that the research/valuation was prepared by the company and not by the researcher dept. Yep, I i thought about suing. Then, this being Thailand, I dropped the idea, trashed my records. A lesson learned - the only time I did not do my own DD,, instead getting lazy and relying on what I thought was an independent source.

I'm hoping this is not an off-topic question. I am looking into buying a new phone for my wife - one that is 99% hassle free. to define that - a phone you open up and the phone icon is on screen, always. i have located the Jitterbug phone. Looks perfect, but it's advertised as needing a connection to Verison or other US/UK provider, plus a monthly fee. Can this product be used in Thailand, assuming you can get it unlocked and insert a Thai sim? tia.

LINE is great. Thai friends and business contacts love it

agreed - cant use those apps to call your home bank, government, and so on. I was on hold for several extra long waiting times (Denmark. Canada) esp when my online Canadian bank app was blocked. My AIS mobile plan is less than 400 . no joy when I got a couple of 1,000 baht bills, in recent months. (despite using the 003 facility) .

The best I can find is my orders - for the calendar year 2023. I need to reorder some items that I ordered previously, in 2022. Is there any way to access this info.? Tia.

'a start 'and 'the bottom of the ocean' comes to mind. 🙂

In hindsight, you're right - the OP was a weird post. i'd have been better posting my question on the Motors forum.

My 2014 Escape is still in excellent shape, obviously long past warranty time. I have bought genuine Ford parts online, via the FB Escape Owners site. would appreciate learning where you buy spare parts. tia