Anonymous participant 336 The pension thing depends on your country of origin. And savings depends on when saved and from what source.

Suvarnabhumi is renowned for heavy scrutiny. Is that the airport you came in by?

@Daniel ********

I hope so. But the information I've read about Thai taxing remittance doesnt read like that.

@Jens *******

Started in Jan 2024. I havent heard yet that anyone has been taxed like this. But this is what they said they will be doing from now on, using AI to track any digital transaction.

The assumption is that you'd be living off that balance, so you need to play along.

@Jens *******

We're not being taxed on income, were being taxed on remittance as personal income

From what I understand, you will be taxed twice. First in the UK. Then any traceable money you spend in Thailand will potentially be taxed as income. Then the onus will be on you to prove you are being double taxed. NB: A lot of the language used to describe the new tax rules is vague. Like you 'may' be taxed. Plus, I think the system will be relying on AI tools that have probably not been trialed yet. I think we'll have to wait to hear stories rolling in from real cases over the coming years to get a sense of how this plays out. Also, they are saying that they can back date tax obligations, so Im being cautious and have decided to no longer stay in Thailand more than 180 days a year. For my purposes, the tax laws are actually more favourable in my home country, which is odd.

Look for somewhere newly built or well built to stay in. Good luck.

@Ronnie **************

I'm thinking of doing the same, as a freelancer that also has a med cert option.