@John *********

I will not be in Thailand for more than 180 days this year so that, hopefully, proceeds from a property sale will not be taxable when remitted to Thailand. Am I right in thinking that the Thai tax year goes from January to December?

@Todd ********

I am not certain what you mean. Could you explain so that I can give you an answer?

@Stephen *******

you are correct it is not worth the risk. I have been lucky but now I am on solid ground and feel much better for it. In 6 years I have never had a home visit. I think they are more likely for those with marriage extensions as once over 50 you stay over 50!

My advice for what it is worth based on personal experience. I used an agent to obtain extension based on being over 50 twice mainly due to covid trapping me in Thailand unexpectedly and I had not got access to the required funds at the time. My local immigration office did not like it. They made my life difficult over a number of things like residence certificates and transferring stamp into new passport. They realy gave me the run around. I was also pulled aside at bkk on entry and told in no uncertain terms that I should get my next extension myself. I opened a second bank account into which I put 0 baht 3 months prior to applying myself at local immigration for my new extension. I was given this with no questions asked about funds for my previous extension for which I had not had the required funds in my account for the required time. The IO did not ask to see any proof in my first bank account. At that time I started monthly payments into Bangkok Bank of baht and this February obtained my new extension based on those. I now go forward with monthly payments which can be spent or sent back to UK to send again next month. There is a cost involved in that but minimal and it releases the deposit of 0 baht which I will invest at a much better rate. I have had no problems with Wise transfers showing as international but the IO required my UK statements to verify origin of transfers.

The icing on the cake is that now the IO at my local office could not be more helpful and has offered helpful advice about several issues I have had.

So, in all, things have been much better for me since getting my extension myself and I save a lot of money as well.

Make of that what you will and good luck.

@John *********

I beleive you can have your uk state pension paid into your Thai bank free from uk tax. You then only pay tax on it in Thailand. I might be wrong but I am almost sure I read that on the gov website when I claimed my pension. Un addition tgete us now talk of making money earned this year free of Thai tax when remitted to Thailand this year or next. I'm waiting for them to make up their minds. DTA with Thailand should only mean you pay tax once.

I am in the UK now for 6 months and I am continuing to make my monthly payments in order to get an extension stamp in February.

@Wannikea ********

I'm in the uk so I missed that one!

@Mark ********

Not wrong. Read it again! I do the same as you but from uk.

@Wannikea ********

when did that happen? I had not heard about it before.

@Graham *****

that is what I said.