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Introduction to Personal Income Tax in Thailand
All forms of income are regarded as assessable for tax in Thailand, unless your DTA excludes them. The UK DTA only excludes 'Civil Service' pensions as exempt taxation, not State, private or company pensions. I wouldn't worry too much, I did my own calculations based on UK state and 2 private pensions, and no tax is due in Thailand. The PITA is that I still have to complete a PND 60 and submit it, to be informed of what I already know. -
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Motorcycle Thai driver’s license renewal question
Can affirm, not required. Though it is required for renewing the five year but wasn’t enforced on my last go-around. Don’t forget photocopies of the pp. -
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Fortuner drivers - your thoughts on the car, and is the GR Sport trim worth it?
As the title suggests, looking to buy a Fortuner. I'm deciding between the 2.8 Legender 4WD top trim, or the GR Sport. The difference between the two is only $60k baht (GR Sport more expensive). From what I researched the difference between the two trims is that GR Sport has: - GR logo on seats (lol) - 10% more power and torque - paddle shift These trims cost almost $2M baht, that's not pocket change for me, and I want a reliable car that lasts me 10+ years. I suspect that the GR Sport tuned engine is less reliable, as it is tuned for more performance. But then again, it's factory tuning by Toyota... The paddle shift and the logo I don't care about. Any thoughts on this decision + thoughts in general about Fortuner cars from drivers? And if you don't like Fortuner, what other 7 seater 4WD would you recommend up to $2M baht? -
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Thailand Targets Tougher Alcohol Laws to Align with Global Norms
I am happy that my youngest is now six and can carry home four large beers for daddy from the mom-and-pop shop. For the previous couple of years, he would struggle with four cans. The way I see it, I am making up for the Thai school system being unable to include PE classes or any real physical exercise in their curriculums. -
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Thailand Targets Tougher Alcohol Laws to Align with Global Norms
Hardly surprising is it? When you fail to remove the licences of those who are caught drink driving, when you fail to check if someone actually has a licence, what do you expect? Even under the new points system (what happened to that by the way?), drink drivers are not banned from driving until, I believe, they are caught for a third time! Even that, would depend upon any previous offences actually being recorded. Let's pretend for a moment that those caught under the influence DO have their licences removed for a period. If they are stopped whilst under such a ban, all they have to do is claim they left their licence at home (as the thousands that have never held a licence do). The 'punishment' for such 'forgetfulness' is usually around 200 baht, none of which goes any further than the roadside and there is no requirement to produce a licence at a police station later. Yet again, another seasonal load of 'talk' by the great and the good, ostensibly aimed at making the country's roads safer but as usual, the carnage will go ahead over the holiday period as it does every year without fail. People who are incapable of even walking will get behind the wheels of their cars or climb aboard their motorbikes and drive. Innocent people will be killed and maimed but by February, it will all be forgotten, the killing will return to its usual, more 'acceptable' level and the 'talk' will end only to be resurrected in December 2025. There will of course be the usual late night checkpoints - the ones that everybody knows the location of and therefore avoids. A few forgetful drivers and non locals will be caught and the RTP will declare their operations to be a success. The hospital and mortuary figures will tell a different story. You can write next year's posts on the matter right now, just copy and paste - it will be much the same as this one. I've been reading this rubbish for 22 years. -
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Who is "doomed"?
I have no experience with ladyboys. No desire to get any either. -
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60-day visa exemptions are now unlimited at land borders
He's not Immigration or an official. -
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60-day visa exemptions are now unlimited at land borders
The MFA only made an announcement in July. With 60 days now on entry + 30 day extensions, 3rd or 4th entries wouldn't be due yet. I've only read of two entries since. To redact their order it would have to be announced in the Royal Gazette, and that hasn't happened. They may not be enforcing the 2 VE border crossing, but that could change at a whim.
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