and I 100% agree... mine is a startup - however I am going to pay 50% + Tax (Personal and Corporate) in Canada - i am looking at offshore residence as well - leaving Canada for a while - i can always visit annually for a month or 2... and keep 90-100% of my income. I am 69.

@Malcolm ******

my point exactly.

just an FYI - be aware if you are running your company remotely = they may state this implies you are working in Thailand = not allowed = taxed income. Best to say you have someone running it - you just check in weekly - Might save you some grief. I am in the same boat as you except I will have someone running the offshore workers for me - I just oversee the company. I was told a few years ago by a retired CPA friend who has been in Thailand for 35 years, as long as you do not employ Thai people then you will be ok. Nowdays I have no idea, due to the changes.

Phil Jones The gist of my comment was using a worse case scenario for $40 just get your IDL.

@Christopher ************

any idea what the going rate for a Pinay worker is there? I am getting married to a Filipina and we will visit Thailand again, thinking about finding a filipina to help out around the house and go shopping with my wife - (give me some golf time)

@Thomas ********

re-entry used to be guarantee, when I was younger, now it's still possible...with a nap in-between.

spend the $35 or $40 dollars and get it - you will need it. like glenn implied - they will rent you a bike or car but if someone hits you you are buying that vehicle, insurance won't cover you.

make sure you pack your own bags on the return flight - empty the bags "completely" then repack - as a single guy it's a good habit to get into -

Nothing to do with nationality, American or not - I am not American but I guess because of the way I raised my children I could be construed to be American on this site.

Bob, you are asking a rudimentary question without doing even the basic search for the information you seek. It's like being too lazy to "try" to find the answers yourself prior to asking for assistance/help. We help those who help themselves. We are not here for lazy individuals who seem to have the intelligence to seek and gather most of what they are looking for easily, on 1 website... there is an expectation for those who are able to at least try.