@Jim *******

I'm assuming that you didn't watch that video. The guy being interviewed is a Bangkok Lawyer and supposedly deals with quite a few Expats, helping them with their Tax affairs. I will agree with you though about the guy who owns the YouTube channel and his hair, but then mines not great unfortunately... we're not all blessed with a perfect head of hair.

@Terary *********

I 'chat' with my fiancée every day since I met her in 2022 and she occasionally mentions that a storm is coming, but she seems to mostly say that they don't get much rain out of it. I've got a weather App set to a location only ten minutes from her home and there never seems to be too much rain and I check it at least 2-3 times a week, sometimes daily for several days. Sea breezes may account for part of the cooler feel on the coast.

@Lee **********

I have two weather Apps on my phone, one for my local weather, the other set for the closest I can get to where my Fiancée lives (a neighbouring village) During April & into May I saw how every day for, I think, close to 5 weeks, the maximum temperatures were between 40C & 46C 🥵 that's probably a one in one hundred year event. It's a bit like a summer here just a few years ago, 6 days I think, reached 40C+ including 3 I think that were 44-46C. In Adelaide, I can't remember anything like that in 53 years since we left the UK. In the 3-6 years since, we've hardly had any days go over 40C. I would much rather be where temperatures are in the 30's than maximums around 12-15C every day as it is now. It makes me shiver to think how I'd feel if I were back living in England.

I'll PM you for sure.

@David *******

from everything I've read, and I **think** that includes Australian government websites, if you aren't a Resident for Tax purposes in Australia, you lose the tax free threshold and *all* income including the aged pension becomes taxable by the Australian Government. Whether or not one would then pay tax in Thailand (if you spend 180 days or more there), would depend on the Tax thresholds of each country and where your income fits in. If for example, you were taxed at 25% by the ATO on your income and you're in the 35% tax bracket according to Thailand's tax system, then you're liable for 10% tax to Thailand on top of the tax paid in Australia.

A couple of weeks ago, I watched a video on YouTube where an Expat interviewed a guy who works for an Accounting firm in Bangkok, who deals a lot with Expats. With all the confusion among Expats this year regarding tac changes in Thailand, he explained very well how Expats might be affected, including some scenarios.

When you've asked questions about tax matters on "a dozen different sites", where do you mean? Facebook groups, or something similar? You're not going to get all the answers for your individual situation in places like this. Some people seem to know what they're talking about, but then say 'consult a Tax Accountant to get the correct advice for your own circumstances'. Then there's others that have read plenty of information on Facebook, some right, some wrong and offer their comments when they just don't know the facts. That's why the asterisks around a couple of my words. Speak to a Tax Accountant that is experienced with both countries.

@Frank-Steven **********

thanks. One can check out numerous climate and weather websites, but they're only numbers. Foreigners may feel the Thailand weather in different ways, whether it be the high temperatures or the humidity, or a combination,therefore my request for personal experiences.

@Andrew ******

if you've been living outside Australia for a few years, then yes, there is a two year qualifying period where one has to live in Australia, that can be before or after reaching retirement age which is currently 67. I though, as I said in my original post have "lived in Australia for the past 53 years".

@Frank-Steven **********

is that a general Thailand overview? As far as I know, there's some variations between north and south Thailand, though not big.

@Chris ******

thanks mate. Yeah, being in 3-4 Thailand related Fb groups, I've read plenty about the bureaucracy. No shortage of that anywhere I guess.

@Philip *********

you're correct in that I've only spent 3 weeks on one trip to Thailand. I'm not going on to too many personal details, but I have been in 3 or 4 Thailand related groups pretty much since I got back from that holiday, reading many posts and comments in an effort to learn as much as possible in preparation for the move. As for the pension, getting it to Thailand, I've got the "Wise" App on my phone, which seems to be the best and most popular way to transfer money to Thailand.