motdaeng

the tax situation of each individual is different. the tax regulations specify the income threshold at which a tax declaration must be filed. up until today, i haven't seen any written instructions from the trd stating that if no taxes are due, a tax declaration doesn't need to be submitted. there are many reports, that a tax office employee verbally told that no tax declaration is required, but a requests for written confirmation were denied ... everyone must decide for themselves what to do ...

after my tax return was reviewed by the tax office and declared correct and complete ... ! (i have also received and already redeemed the withholding tax check ... ) you can download this "tax confirmation" for this tax year via the online portal ...

thanks for your report ... - for all my thai bank accounts, 15% withholding tax is deducted from the interest, so i have the right to claim it back. but i am also aware that in some cases, interest (for amounts below 20k?) is paid out without the 15% being deducted ... - my home banks (in the EU) have asked me to provide a TIN... to continue using my accounts, having a TIN is mandatory!

thanks, i’m aware of this, and it’s not a problem for me. the battery should be charged from below 10% to 100% with ac charging, if i’m not mistaken about every three months! or you’ll be prompted on the display to do so. since i have an 11kw home charger, it’s done overnight in around seven hours ...

i like that "the run of no tax paid continues" ... but in return, you get peace of mind knowing you follow the law, rules, and regulations. you get a receipt, and for some of us, a nice bit of pocket money from the returning withholding tax ....

i prefer LFP batteries over NMC batteries for several reasons: they offer greater safety, perform better in hot climates, have a longer lifespan with more charge cycles, can be charged up to 100% without issues, contain no cobalt, and are more cost-effective ... my electric car has an 82.5 kwh LFP battery. at home, i usually charge it from around 15% to 60-70%. however, once a month, i take a longer round trip of 430+ km, so i charge the car to 100%. to be fair, i've only been driving electric for two months, so my charging strategy might still change in the future ... 555

eg. these stamps are used to "legalize" a contract. you can buy them at the tax office .... i believe the staff had good intentions ... 555

yes, this allowances are per tax year / per person.

but as fare as i know NMC battery, which would be a no go for me ...

please tell me where did I claim it ...

says who? do you have that in writing from the TRD? no, of course not! what we do have is an official document from the TRD that clearly explains who is required to file a tax return. that is a fact. everything else is simply not a fact!

thanks for your reply .... i bought the byd sealion 7 awd at the discount price (motor expo) few months ago ... the sl 7 ticks nearly everything i was looking for ...

what a load of nonsense... the air in chiang mai has been unhealthy since the beginning of the year ...

my brother loved to sun bathing a lot, we told him that couldn't be healthy ... it didn't concern him. he got an aggressive skin cancer and dead with 50 ...

what about the unhealthy air pollution ... vaping is a personal choice, breathing unhealthy air is not ... and it affects everyone ...

may i ask why you are waiting and what made you want to buy an electric car? i was in the same position for about three years, wanting to replace my own car, and now i've been driving electric for two months... i love it! i don't quite understand the hype around even faster charging and even greater range. for the average driver, 300 to 400 km is more than enough. on the rare occasions when longer trips are needed, an extra charging stop can be made ... faster charging with higher power levels can only be fully utilized if the necessary infrastructure is in place. however, high-power chargers (300+kw) are still rare in thailand, and this is unlikely to change suddenly in the near future. i believe that battery and vehicle technology will bring updates and improvements to the market every year. however, a real breakthrough that would be truly significant for the average driver (like most of us) will probably take more than just a few years ...

do you think it's possible, in the future you will have to knock on the TRD door and not the other way around? interesting times ahead, especially for people putting their heads in the sand and hoping taxation foreigner in thailand never will happen ...

thanks for your report ... 🙏 may i ask how you ended up with 2k in taxes from transferring 760k? thanks.

in the future, you might have to explain to the tax office how you support yourself. you would then tell the thai tax office that you pay for everything with your foreign credit card and therefore believe you don’t have to pay taxes under thai tax law. but you do realize that, in the end, it’s the thai tax office (not you) that decides what you need to pay taxes on ... paying for your living expenses with a credit card doesn’t seem like the smartest choice, bad exchange rates, high fees, etc. as a tax resident over 65, you already have a tax-free allowance of at least 500k, and only after that do you need to pay taxes:

interesting, please report back on what special function this wall charger has for solar ... https://www.myenergi.com/au/zappi-ev-charger/ Our zappi lets you use any excess solar energy generated by your PV or wind systems to power up your electric car. That means you can enjoy some free kilometers courtesy of the sun! zappi simply connects with your PV system and will take power from the panels or grid, depending on which setting you select.

doing the 90-day report online is easy as can be ... https://tm47.immigration.go.th/tm47/#/login

i have the feyree 3-phase 11kw wall charger installed. it is easy to use and works well (after one month... everything is going well so far.). you can hardly blame the product if you connect the polarity wrong and it gets damaged. i don’t have solar, and as far as i know, intelligent wall chargers for solar do exist, but they are not available in thailand at the moment ...

good luck with that ... the thai tax law is very clear who is a tax resident in thailand ... btw, you can be tax resident in more than only one country ...

because of the withholding tax refund! depending on the year, my withholding tax refunds does add up to a nice five-figure amount ... why should i give that up? it's money i can legally claim back ...

i agree with you, it's not fair ... i know a first-world country where rich foreigners make flat tax rate deals with the tax authorities, completely legal. that's not fair either... in a corrupt country like thailand, there will never be a truly fair solution for anything what ever ... anyone living in thailand has to be able to look past these things ...