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EV Charging Stations (CS)
LFP batteries will last longer if you keep them as discharged as you can without getting close to zero. I try to keep my Seal under 50% with the occasional charge to 100% when I’m commuting between Chiangrai and Chiang Mai. -
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Tell me why Pattaya to BKK by his
Coming from the same guy who just started a thread that he can't afford Thailand anymore, because even the 100 baht t-shirts are too expensive for him -
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Trump Revoked Flood Protections for Millions of Americans
Some people are so obsessed with Trump , they must see him in everything they do and if something goes wrong ,it’s not their fault it’s Trumps -
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5 year multiple entry DTV visa (Destination Thailand) from 2024-xx-xx
Just applied for a DTV. A heads up, even though the fee is AUD$600 with the only payment methods being accepted are Visa or Mastercard, even though you get charged in your home currency Australian Dollars, it's done by Kasikorn Bank in Hong Kong, so your Australian credit card company wacks you with an extra 3.5% fee even though the payment is charged in Australian Dollars. That's an extra $21 as a transaction fee on top. -
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Kamala Harris Defends Policy Stance in Heated Fox News Interview
You're correct. He didn't back out of the interview. But he was too chicken to agree to another one. Given his insane rants during the first debate, it was a wise choice. The thing is his 60 minute interviews was scheduled to be held before Harris's. So he mistrusted the editing before the interview occurred? -
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US Visa for Thai Citizen - Do they have an Undisclosed Quota.
A friend's partner got knocked back with her USA visa application - declined under section 214B on the grounds that she hadn't evidenced sufficient ties to Thailand. Absolute nonsense and the submitted paperwork showed:- She is a Thai citizen aged 55 and has an English de-facto partner of 10 years - she is a housewife. Her partner evidenced a 6 figure UK bank balance. She owns a house and land where she has lived for 30+ years. She has traveled international and was granted a UK visa earlier this year. The reason for the visit is a one week trip to join a family wedding anniversary in Las Vegas. There is absolutely no risk of flight and UKVI determined that "on the balance of probability the applicant would return to Thailand...." when granting the UK visa. Any advice should the applicant choose to reapply would be welcome. -
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Notifications not working properly
Lately when clicking on the notification it will take you to anywhere in the thread, but certainly not to your post - YES, same here. Very inconvenient and super annoying. Tried Chrome, Edge & Brave on Windows 11. Its the same. Seems like, there is no solution, ever. Just gotta live with it? -
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If Trump is re-elected what does it say about the I.Q of the average American?
That means that the so called deplorables ain't that stupid altogether. -
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I met Mr Independent
I know it touched a nerve but no need to make the same post twice -
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What is the tax treaty between Canada and Thailand?
Unfortunately , this old thread really got off track in terms of the tax treaty between Canada and Thailand, as it focused on a new Thai RD interpretation for taxation, and has multiple posts about major worries by some of a possible, yet to come, change to taxing foreign income. Yes - we all know that is very possible. But, can we please take a step back - and put some of those worries aside for a moment? And consider the current situation (BEFORE any such hypothetical changes implemented). I want to review the tax scenario so to better understand how any changes could impact myself as a Canadian expatriate, dependent on the visa I may hold. Canadian Pensions: For Canadian expat tax-residents in Thailand , I have read that Canadian pensions are taxed in Canada (and not in Thailand) - this is also my experience as I pay Canadian tax on my Canadian Old Age Security (OAS) and on my Canada Pension Plan (CPP). I also read RRIF payments are considered in that 'pension' category (ie they will also be taxed in Canada). The Thai/Canada Double Tax Agreement (DTA) also suggests that to me that Canadian pensions are to be only taxed in Canada. Canadian Interest/Dividends: I have read that nominally, for non-residents to Canada, who hold stock market shares in Canadian brokerage, that the dividends (and also interest in savings (?) ) are nominally taxed at 25% - but they instead 'may' be taxed by Canada (per the Thai-Canada DTA) at 15% tax rate. I suspect < unsure > that some Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA) form (possibly NR301) needs to be completed to reduce the withholding tax to 15% for dividends and interest. ... I assume later, when one submits their income tax return to Canada - one could end up still being taxed at a higher rate than the 15% (and possibly higher than the 25%). I also read that withholding tax by Canada for mutual funds held in an account in Canada may be less ... and its withholding tax is at 15% (possibly as specified in the Canada/Thai DTA (and an NR301 form is not necessary in the mutual fund case)). Again, I assume after income tax returns filed, the actual tax rate could be higher. As to the above taxes - in my case, this is more a curiousity for me, in regards to the taxation of 'dividends' and 'interest' earned in Canada (with myself being a non-resident to Canada, but a resident of Thailand) as I don't receive much in dividends nor interest from investments in Canada. Canadian Capital Gains: It gets more interesting when it comes to Capital Gains (Section 116 of the Canadian Income Tax Act (ITA) and the Thai/Canadian DTA). If I understand the DTA between Thailand and Canada, then capital gains from Canadian investments earned in a Canadian brokerage 'may' be taxed in Canada (but not in Thailand). < unsure > However, further, I read (and also inferred to be more specific) from the Canadian ITA that that if a non-resident to Canada owns less than 25% of a public company listed on a stock exchange in Canada, then capital gains (on stocks, and also mutual funds, ETFS, ... ) on that equity are not taxed in Canada. .... Of course a non-resident to Canada is not entitled to the ~$1-million capital gains deduction in Canada, so perhaps not being required to pay any capital gains tax here is not so far off a speculation. I am NOT certain about this. Again, so to manage ones tax payments (or lack there of), a Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA) form may be required for the capital gains. I don't know. I ALSO am not certain on this capital gains interpretation of mine is accurate and I could be 100% wrong here. This (capital gains) is of more interest to me, as I do have equities outside of my RRSP/RRIF in a Canadian brokerage margin account where, when I sell the equities from my margin account, I will have capital gains (which may or may not be payable in Canada). LTR Visa holder perspective I am an LTR visa holder at present. As an LTR visa holder, I may have some benefits here, above and beyond the clear benefits of the Thai/Canada DTA, which is why I am now becoming curious about this. If the money was small (ie dividends/interest) I would not bother much to review this, but for capital gains, this could be of substantial amounts and hence of interest for me sometime in the future. And yes - I fully understand there could be tax changes coming up in Thailand - but to better understand any upcoming changes which may or may not occur - it would be very useful to understand the current situation. EDIT : And for the moderators - please move this to the appropriate financial thread if and as appropriate. -
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U.S. B-2 Stealth Bombers Target Houthi Bunkers in Yemen, a Message to Iran
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Kamala Harris Defends Policy Stance in Heated Fox News Interview
He didn't back out of a 2nd debate with Harris. Check your knowledge of terms. To back out of something means you have already agreed to do something. No such 2nd debate was agreed upon. As for 60 minutes he declined the interview. Maybe for some reason he doesn't trust CBS after their editing of Harris' nonsensical answer on Iran. -
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Are Older Men in Thailand Trading Love for Financial Ruin
A lot of them may actually be lesbians... The last time I visited California in the USA there seemed to be a lot more gender identity/gay/lesbian/whatever stuff going on. Even stuff that was so strange that I never came across it before. Like women who were having sex changes into men, but wanted to not be addressed with male pronouns because they were really both male & female, etc and a bunch of convoluted weird stuff like that. More then any time in the past I was asking myself if someone was lesbian or gay or if they had some odd identity issue that I needed to take into consideration in order to not offend, or even how I greeted people with pronouns and what have you. It's not the same place I grew up in during the 70's/80's. -
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Judge: Trump Could Be Partially Responsible for Jan. 6 Riot Despite Lack of Direct Order
You mean the political lawfare cases, I assume.
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