Yes and yes, but if you stay more than 90 days at a time you need to report.

@Todd ********

I'm not evading anything 🤷🏻 I already pay almost USD 10,000 a year in taxes in my home country.

VOA are only for 15 days, and you most likely aren't from a elegible country anyways.

One thing has nothing to do with the other.

There aren't periods for the DTV. You enter and exit as you wish within the visa validity. Which means you can make it 5 years + 180 days

I spend money here, I just don't do remittances. I don't have nor have ever had a Thai bank account.

I'm from an Asian country, so my country apps support the thai QR system here. I can pay any QR code directly with my home country accounts. I pay everything this way, including rent. In case I need cash, I can also withdraw cash from the "purple bank" (is it SCB?), thru my home country bank app, no need to pay the 250 baht fee, either.

Also I have TrueMoney, which allows me to transfer to regular Thai bank accounts, if I need to pay something.

@Greg ********

Attending soft-power courses such as Thai cuisine, muay thai, etc.

Flying might be better, but don't do it a same day trip.

About taxes? I don't know / don't care. I don't remit any money here.

About staying throughout the year: I was here even before Jan 1st. and am still here, so it's possible. I've traveled here and then during the year to visit home, some 10 times or so, but always stays of a few days.

@John ********

Lame excuses? 😂 Tell me you don't know about geography.