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LTR Visa is Now available for Long Term Residency
While BOI likes to see tax returns they are not the only income documents they will gladly accept as proof especially if you explain why you can not provide a tax like maybe you do not need to file in your country. OR, you do have tax returns which you can provide but since the pension(s) is not taxable/not reportable in your country the pension is not shown on the tax return....or the pension might only be partially taxable/reportable on a tax return which ends up causing the amount entered on the tax return to be a smaller amount than it actually is making it look like your gross income per year is less than $80K. An example of where a particular pension/benefit may not be taxable/not reportable is U.S. Veterans Administration (VA) payments. A VA pension is not taxable by US tax law and since it's not taxable the VA does not provide an annual tax form for filing with your tax return because it is not taxable/not reportable on tax returns. Another example is US Social Security pension that is "partially" taxable/reportable although they do provide an annual tax form. So, there are cases where a tax return may not be available OR a tax return is available but due to tax laws you may not need to even show the pension or only partially show it on a tax return. BOI is aware this happens but you should point out "why" you can not provide a tax return or why a pension some passive income does not show on your tax return. BOI deals with docs from many, many countries and already know a good amount about taxes by country. But since BOI would not know if in "your particular case" that certain tax laws may apply to "your" situation you should include a short memo in your application explaining why you are not including a tax return and/or why the tax return may not reflect a certain income/pension making it look like you have less income. THEN you will need to provide another document proving you have the income/pension and the amount. This is usually done by providing a document/benefit letter/certificate from the "pension paying agency" showing the income. Like that VA example I gave where the pension is completely tax free and not reportable on a tax return, HOWEVER< the VA does provide a benefit letter/certificate that show how much you receive....the BOI will need to see that document. Summary: BOI will accept other income documentation; it does not have to be a tax return although BOI really wants to see tax returns on most applications as that can add support to your application. But as mentioned it's not a "hardcore" requirement depending on particular situation which can explain in your situation. And if you are from certain countries that tax worldwide income and a tax return must be submitted to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) annually unless you don't make enough money to reach a certain low income threshold then BOI knows a US applicant who is making $80K/year mu t submit an annual tax return to the IRS and therefore would have a copy to provide a tax return "unless" they haven't been paying taxes/filing a return OR really are not making at least $80K per year. -
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China-Tour Cancellations Shake Thailand's Tourism for New Year
The Chinese are being discouraged from traveling outside of the country by their horrendous leadership, and they are suffering from economic hardship at the moment, the real estate market has collapsed leaving trillions in debt, and their appetite for travel outside of the nation is diminishing anyway. Add to it craziness in Thailand, bizarre and strange scams and events, and thankfully we will see less Chinese tourists around. Very few of us are going to miss them. Now, if only the Russians would leave. -
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Surge in Support for Mask Ban in New York Amid Rising Hate Incidents
We've come full circle - and it's hilarious! -
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How did you do it ?
What's the problem ? Only took me 50+ years to find a keeper Still now sure which is, was more fun, being here, at getting here. Though too old & lazy to give up what I have, as, still turns me on, and makes me smile every day. -
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Thailand Sets Sights on Nuclear Power Integration by 2037
The Australian federal opposition (Liberal/National) is taking a plan for SMRs (starting later 2030s) to the federal election due in May. The argument is that modern economies require RELIABLE electricity - and more & more of it (eg AIs), which renewables - wind, batteries & hydro (the latter almost non-existent in Oz) - are incapable of. Gas & coal required for the transition to a nuclear & renewables longterm. It will take a major blackout in NSW or Victoria or Queensland before the election to swing enough voters to the Coalition to change the government. The current Labor government is wedded to renewables-only and getting rid of coal asap. Recently however it has conceded that gas will have to continue longer as widespread blackouts threaten. It will take only 1 or 2 major blackouts in one or other of the 3 major states for the government to be under threat. Interestingly, the polls show that younger voters (say 18-38) are very open to a nuclear future. -
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Is it better to buy or rent property in Thailand as an expat?
Spouse and I have not found owning here to be a 'shackle' on our lives. And, we are apparently restless, move at the drop-of-a-hat types. We arrived in Thailand in 2009 and started in Rayong. Bought one condo, lived in it for awhile, then bought another one. After a time, we decided we wanted to live in Pattaya so we sold the second Rayong condo and moved to Pattaya in December 2010. Since our move to Pattaya, we have hopscotched all over town, always owning wherever we moved and selling when we got restless and wanted to try living somewhere else. We started at View Talay 3 and our last condo we owned was at Northshore--with 9 stops at different condo projects between those two--if I have counted correctly. When covid hit, the condo's pool and gym closed down. We decided it was time for another change so we sold our 1 bedroom 1 bath condo with a gorgeous ocean and shore view and we decamped to the Darkside--which we had hardly ever visited and knew little about. We bought a large 3 bedroom 3.5 bath pool villa right across from Lake Mabprachan in a nice housing project. After buying and renovating it, we still had 500,000 baht left from our Northshore sale. So, big pool villa for less than a 1 bedroom condo. As I have said before, real estate is topsy-turvy here. Lived in the house for awhile, got restless, sold it, and bought another pool villa on the other side of the lake. Fixed that one up, lived in it for awhile, and then decided we would try our hand at building a house from the ground up, so we could design everything from the get-go to accommodate and highlight our antique Asian furniture and art. The first house turned out quite well and rapidly increased in value once the project was finished. Bought one of the last vacant lots in the same project and last year built a bigger version of the first house, with one more bedroom and bath and a bigger master bedroom and Thai kitchen, while selling the other house. And, that's where we are--for now. We are loving living on the Darkside and, especially the beautiful Lake Mabprachan area. We like having our own pool and home gym, and enough space for family to visit. We also like having an EV charger in the garage for our plug-in hybrid suv. Non-rush hour, it's an easy 15 minute drive to T21, Central Festival, Index, Home Pro, the hospital, and everything else around there. We can also be at Big C South Pattaya in 15 minutes--with no traffic lights until we hit the shopping center. By my count that's 15 moves, about one a year. Several of our friends also own, and have also sold and moved to other places they have bought. But, I think we hold the record as frequent fliers, err, buyers.
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