@John *********

Good answer. No more of your bs 😂😂😂😂

@John *********

It sounds like you have your head in the sand as it appears you have little financial nous and are more than happy to pay tax when it's not necessary. That's your choice but you shouldn't be advising smarter people who have legal tax avoidance strategies

@Romain ***

You have to talk to the admins. Sometimes questions can vary slightly so there's no fixed rule on that. But the question about 90-day reporting is the same every day

@John *********

It's your inability to understand plain English, and you love to play around with words and add your own conditions. I'm like thousands of other expats who are going to do nothing and see what happens, and you seem to be the only person who is frightened. This is Thailand. No-one gives a sh*t! 😆👍

@John *********

Incidentally my 12-month lease in Thailand is in my lady's name, so in theory, I have no official home in Thailand, although in practice I pay the rent, but that's irrelevant.

@John *********

It depends on how much tax you've paid on the money which is remitted. You can try to complicate it as much as you like, but it's a lot simpler than that. If I remit only pension funds I pay nothing.

@John *********

I've taken advice from TR and ATO. I'm not paying some shyster who will give advice to suit his pocket. No taxman will come knocking. This is Thailand. They'll have a lot of doors to knock on. I'm sorry if you're so frightened.

@John *********

Which is (a) in my case. I don't have a home in Thailand which is permanent. I have a ruling from the ATO which determined my home in Australia is my principal place of residence. This is for CGT purposes, as principal place of residence is CGT-free. I also have a Certificate of Tax Residency from Australia, which I'm advised (by the ATO) to submit to the Thailand Revenue in the event they request it in lieu of a tax return. These are the things you're not aware of, you seem (like many people in these groups) very excited at the notion of paying tax in Thailand. I'm different. As I've been involved in property investment and sharemarket dealings, I've always looked for ways to minimise or avoid tax, which is perfectly legal. The tax laws in Thailand have numerous loopholes for expats. The easiest being the pre-2024 concession, followed by concessions in the DTA, as I've outlined above. I can of course also simply transfer either my pension (not taxable in Thailand), or only transfer income which has already been taxed at the higher level of 30%. It's not that difficult. The change in the laws are to target rich Thai people, not the lower end of the possible return. DTV holders, having no financial criteria to meet for visa purposes can simply bring in cash to avoid taxation. This would be well-known to tax authorities, but they're not interested in spending dollars to pick up dimes. However, those expats who are stupid enough to excitedly pay a "tax agent" baht or more to get their tax IDs and complete their returns, and then excitedly pay the 5000 baht they owe in tax can go ahead and do it! I think you'll find there will be thousands of expats who won't bother at all, and the tax office won't give a stuff, knowing full well there are too many loopholes to get through!

@John *********

You've missed the "permanent home", that's item (a) in the DTA. The only country I have a permanent home is Australia, so there's no need to go any further, but if you did and went to (c) the trump card is the "economic ties" but you dismiss a property portfolio, superannuation fund, five bank accounts, credit cards etc etc as "irrelevant" focusing instead on my 12-month lease and temporary extension of stay! 😂😂

Perhaps the admins of this group should post a notice at the top of the page which states "DTV HOLDERS ARE REQUIRED TO FILE 90-DAY REPORTS", because this question is asked every day without fail