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Re: Tax and service charge added to bill

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hanno wrote: ↑Fri Jan 18, 2019 8:21 pm
Cam Nivag wrote: ↑Fri Jan 18, 2019 12:04 pm
hanno wrote: ↑Fri Jan 18, 2019 12:01 pm 10% VAT, 5% service charge. Pretty normal in hotels and restaurants that comply with the law.
What law requires a 5% service charge and where does that money go?
No law requires the service charge, but most international hotels in Temple Town charged it when I worked there. Cannot speak for other hotels, but at the hotel I worked, the entire service charge was given to the staff. Averaged USD 90 extra a month.
same amount to all the hotel staff ? or the amount depends on the job and level ?
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Kayve wrote: ↑Fri Jan 18, 2019 11:59 am
Artisan wrote: ↑Thu Jan 17, 2019 11:54 pm
Kayve wrote: ↑Thu Jan 17, 2019 3:14 pm Hardrock Cafe makes people feel the same :lol:
10% service charge there, not 25
+ 10% vat, nearly 25% like op said
nope, just the 10% SC
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Thais jumped on this scam a few years ago. Its a good excuse to up the bill and blame it on the government. First saw it in bkk airport, then BKK and then patts. Now i check carefuly before i buy anything. thais are expert hiding it upside down on the back page in tiny print
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khmerre wrote: ↑Sat Jan 19, 2019 12:11 am
hanno wrote: ↑Fri Jan 18, 2019 8:21 pm
Cam Nivag wrote: ↑Fri Jan 18, 2019 12:04 pm
hanno wrote: ↑Fri Jan 18, 2019 12:01 pm 10% VAT, 5% service charge. Pretty normal in hotels and restaurants that comply with the law.
What law requires a 5% service charge and where does that money go?
No law requires the service charge, but most international hotels in Temple Town charged it when I worked there. Cannot speak for other hotels, but at the hotel I worked, the entire service charge was given to the staff. Averaged USD 90 extra a month.

same amount to all the hotel staff ? or the amount depends on the job and level ?
Same amount though I know some hotels vary it according to position.
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pczz wrote: ↑Sat Jan 19, 2019 2:22 am Thais jumped on this scam a few years ago. Its a good excuse to up the bill and blame it on the government. First saw it in bkk airport, then BKK and then patts. Now i check carefuly before i buy anything. thais are expert hiding it upside down on the back page in tiny print
many restaurants in the malls and hotels in Phuket add on 10% service charge, (not as bad as Bali where they add 10% +7%)
never considered it a scam, BUT it pisses me off when i get lousy service.
not sure what checking the bill will do if u see the 10% added .
going to say u refuse to pay?

Never say anything added when shopping in grocery stores or such, although in thailand on large ticket items u can claim 7% back when u depart the country.
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Artisan wrote: ↑Sat Jan 19, 2019 1:55 am
Kayve wrote: ↑Fri Jan 18, 2019 11:59 am
Artisan wrote: ↑Thu Jan 17, 2019 11:54 pm
Kayve wrote: ↑Thu Jan 17, 2019 3:14 pm Hardrock Cafe makes people feel the same :lol:
10% service charge there, not 25
+ 10% vat, nearly 25% like op said
nope, just the 10% SC
Oh, don't forget the PLT as well.
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VAT is 10%
Service Charge min. 5% according to a directive from the Tourist Department. Must be distributed to staff, which a lot of owners simply ignore.
Room tax is 2% (of course, for hotels and guesthouses only.)

The same applies to establishments in the West, while it may be included in the published prices, except the VAT or sales in the U.S. So why complain?
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Kayve wrote: ↑Mon Jan 21, 2019 11:36 am
Artisan wrote: ↑Sat Jan 19, 2019 1:55 am
Kayve wrote: ↑Fri Jan 18, 2019 11:59 am
Artisan wrote: ↑Thu Jan 17, 2019 11:54 pm
Kayve wrote: ↑Thu Jan 17, 2019 3:14 pm Hardrock Cafe makes people feel the same :lol:
10% service charge there, not 25
+ 10% vat, nearly 25% like op said
nope, just the 10% SC
Oh, don't forget the PLT as well.
which is a mere 3%, only on alcoholic drinks and cigarettes.
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phuketrichard wrote:Never say anything added when shopping in grocery stores or such, although in thailand on large ticket items u can claim 7% back when u depart the country.
I tried and failed. Apparently at the time of sale, the seller needs to give a special form to give to the VAT refund desk.

No form, no refund.
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newkidontheblock wrote: ↑Mon Jan 21, 2019 5:28 pm
phuketrichard wrote:Never say anything added when shopping in grocery stores or such, although in thailand on large ticket items u can claim 7% back when u depart the country.
I tried and failed. Apparently at the time of sale, the seller needs to give a special form to give to the VAT refund desk.

No form, no refund.
Yes, and this would have been easy enough to find out. I always claim VAT without hassle. Apart from getting stuck behind dozens of Chinese that claim serious refunds.
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