selling a condo and withholding tax

[alanp]

I have owned a condo in Bangkok for about 6 years and am considering selling it in the near future.

When my wife (Thai) mentioned it to the condo manager she was told that as i hadnt registered my ownership of the condo, the land office would not give me credit for years of ownership when calculating the tax on the sale.

I am confused as when I bought the condo all documents were supplied to the land office and the Chanote document is in my name. Everything was in order and i assumed that i was then the registered owner of the condo. My wife thinks that as i do not have a yellow tabian baan I am not the registered owner.

This is my only property in thailand and has never been rented out to anyone during my ownership.

I would be grateful if anyone who has sold a condo recently can tell me if i have missed something, and what documentation i will need when selling the condo in order to be given credit for years of ownership when the tax is calculated on the sale.

[yankee99]

yellow/blue book have nothing to do with ownership. If your wife is a lawyer she may need a refresher course. If not let the agent handle the paperwork. Do the deal at the land office and collect the money there.

[PattayaPhom]

Purchase date is on reverse of Chanote.

[alanp]

Thank you for your replies to my query and no my wife isn't a lawyer: she just doesnt like paying tax.