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    Is this the new normal?

    Eh - who cares? A cousin of mine was born intersex. Her life would have been much better if the ability had been there back in the day to re-assign her sex properly. (she is genetically male, but the doctors advised better to bring her up female) If someone wants to change sex - why not?
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    Relocation questions

    Well- you can't buy. You can lease for 20-30 years or so. What visa are you going to use? Second home visa? Health insurance - either self insure (pay as you go) or one of the blue chips (AXA/ Allianz etc) BPJS. Not sure. If you are on a working visa you need to enroll. But as you...
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    Family planning

    Indonesia tax you on world wide income, not just income in Indonesia. Of course, they are not as effective as the IRS in finding out what your overseas income is, but if you are claiming double taxation deductions, the two taxation filings (US and Indonesia) should probably match... One for a...
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    Family planning

    OK, so your best bet is probably a national plus school, rather than a full-fat international school. Cheaper, and she will be surrounded by Indonesians so will pick up the language fast. Obvious things are obvious - as an American you will have to file both US federal and Indonesian taxes...
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    Family planning

    What do you mean by the culture in Indonesia? There's obviously a big difference between (say) Javanese, Balinese, Medan cultures. Which specific culture/ language do you want her to pick up?
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    George Floyd's Revenge?

    But I think we can all agree this one is worse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Justine_Damond Australians are all convicts. Travesty that the policeman ended up in jail - anyone viciously slapping a cop car deserves everything they get. Plus she worked as a spiritual healer &...
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    George Floyd's Revenge?

    No - the policeman murdered the guy in broad daylight. Of course he should be locked up for a long long time
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    Small business ideas needed

    Difficult to compete against the price of factory made clothes (Indonesia has a very big textile & clothing industry, mostly in Java, that export to the West) unless she specialises in tailor made kebaya
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    Can I afford to retire in Bali with £400,000 at 47 years-old as a single guy?

    Just to note - there is nothing legally to stop you just bringing in 10,000 in cash - but it must be declared to customs - then finding the best exchange rate you can. Bit of a security nightmare though!
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    Can I afford to retire in Bali with £400,000 at 47 years-old as a single guy?

    You can take cash out using a UK debit card from IDO ATM, but obviously hefty fees. For transferwise, yes, you need a local bank account. They have got stricter over time on only allowing people with proper residency documentation open an account but as above, some report that some banks will...
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    Can I afford to retire in Bali with £400,000 at 47 years-old as a single guy?

    Using the 4% rule - that is 16,000 quid a year. So, yes and no. Yes - because that will be a decent income in Bali apart from... No - because as you age any level of health insurance will eat that up very quickly. So, you could take the risk and not insure/ get shitty insurance. But one...
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    Looking for a possible sea change

    Probably better to buy rental property where you live now, then use that income to live in Bali, than try and become a landlord in Bali
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    FIFO miner from OZ visiting BALI every month

    To be honest you can probably just ignore it as the Indonesian tax office aren’t the most efficient- so as long as you are on tourist visas all the time should be fine Note though that getting a local bank account on a tourist visa will be almost impossible so paying bills etc will have to be...
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    FIFO miner from OZ visiting BALI every month

    Where will you be paying tax? As you will be in Indonesia more than 183 days a year, technically you will be tax resident here. Might need to check up on the double taxation rules between OZ and IDO
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    Swimming lessons for babies and children in Canggu area...Australian qualified teacher looking to set up a school

    Sounds like something best done on the downlow - ie just offer casually to the other parents at school rather than market it. God knows what your liability will be if something goes wrong though...
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    A current & realistic budget for single male - around 3,000,000 IDR per week?

    No recommendations. Around 10,000 USD a year for Canggu school for example.
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    A current & realistic budget for single male - around 3,000,000 IDR per week?

    What language? Plenty of english medium places.
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    Lease and sublease

    Ah, I see. You seemed to suggest that if is between owner & lessor, then no-one else needs to know or care. But obviously the tax authorities care. Up to your own conscience & risk if you want to avoid. While the Indonesian government does still have issues, I think overall they have done an...
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    Lease and sublease

    ? Of course other people should care. It is taxable income. I would presume the same applies in your home country too.
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    Debt collection in Bali

    About 12 years ago I asked my bank in JKT for help. They gave me a contact who for 25% got it all back. Violence was implied. The customer was very shocked, but wasn't someone I was going to do business with again anyway.