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The Hero of the Dems is Back in the USA
I read the same. Seems obvious it's connected. -
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Fun Quiz > Covid-19 mRNA Vax harm denial - At which stage are you?
I am fully aware of what independent science is. You'll now notice that true independent studies have a disclaimer claiming no conflict of interest i.e. not financed in relation to this topic by big pharma. The articles in both Nature and The Lancet were not just flawed they were, according to the majority view, wrong and pushed the conspiracy theory narrative which was so firmly embraced by many on here even resulting in the censoring of any posts that said it was a lab leak. -
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Is Your Doctor Being Influenced by Big Pharma?
Firstly that's none of your business. Secondly I've been living here for 11 years, and if you read my opening words I stated "based on my experience". That is NOT a generalisation. I will add that my wife experiences EXACTLY the same thing when she needs to go to the dr. -
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Fun Quiz > Covid-19 mRNA Vax harm denial - At which stage are you?
What is Dr. Andrew Kaufman scientific background and training ?? Is he a Virologist or a medically trained professional ?? ... Or, is he a psychiatrist and self-proclaimed medical theorist known for promoting controversial and widely debunked views on infectious diseases ?? It seems this fruit-cake is your only source of information in all of your Anti-vax threads. -
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Buying a house that is registered to a company. What?
Have had several companies never had any issues with doing a visa extension plus besides the blue book I have a yellow house book cost me 500!baht at the local government officex -
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Australian Aged Pension
In case you missed it, here it is again. From a previous post: "When the proposed changes are passed into law, if you are outside of Australia for 183 days, you will be deemed a non resident for tax purposes. That's the "bright line" test. If you are inside Australia between 45 days and 183 days, you have to meet two out of four factor tests. The pension is deemed to be an income. Non resident tax is 30% from $0 to $135,000. There are no exemptions in the proposed changes. There are no changes to the non resident tax brackets in the proposed changes. Eg. the introduction of a tax free threshold to cover pensioners. There is no means testing in the proposed changes. The Australia / Thailand DTA does not cover the aged pension, it covers "service pensions." A member asked what are the four factor tests. Here is a simplified version of them: "The secondary test is a ‘Factor Test’ which applies to individuals who spend more than 45 days but less than 183 days in an income year. The secondary tests focus on four factors, two of which must be satisfied by that person to be deemed as resident for tax purposes. Factors include: The Right to reside permanently in Australia (e.g. citizenship or permanent residency); The ability to access accommodation in Australia (e.g. rights of ownership, leasehold interest, licenses); Whether the individual’s family (spouse or any of their children under 18) are generally located in Australia; The individual’s Australian economic connections (employment, carry on business, interests in Australia)." You can find the expanded version in the government's consultation paper. https://treasury.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-07/c2023-205344-cp.pdf Most expat retirees, but particularly pensioners, would want to remain a resident of Australia for tax purposes in order to avail themselves of the tax free threshold. If they are deemed to be a non resident for tax purposes, it's 30% tax from $0 to $135,000. Immigration, the ATO, and Centerlink are all government departments. They can easily withhold 30% of one's pension once they are outside of Australia for 183 days. They already do this with the pension supplements after 6 weeks. The easiest way I can see for an Aussie expat, pensioner or not, to remain an Australian resident, but still spend most of their time in Thailand, is to go back to Australia for 45 days every year, and be able to meet two out of the four factor tests. Certainly, one of the factor tests is easy, that being, "the right to reside." Being Australian, with an Australian passport, meets this factor test. Each member will have to see if they can one of the other three factor tests. The days of living overseas but still having the ATO assess you as a resident for tax purposes, the "long holiday" loophole, will close when these laws are passed, and no, Albo didn't scrap them. In fact, Labor progressed them to the consultation stage, so the laws have the support of both major political parties. To summarize, it's 45 days in Australia and meet two out of four factor tests, or live in Thailand on 30% less income derived from Australia, and yes, the pension is deemed an income.
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