chang50

i would add you have done all you can as many others have and that tax officers are the last people anyone wants to upset by repeatedly asking.

There have been multiple such reports what a mess!

Or it may be just assessable.The wording is vague IMO..taxable income in Thailand could be read as money earned in Thailand.

Your experience mirrors mine and others I know it's counterintuitive to a Western mindset but if the <deleted> does hit the fan it's going to cover lots of us.2 friends of mine did the self certification today just like you describe.

So as usual confusion reigns different kbank branches handling this differently.If you are tax resident in Thailand but have been denied a TIN until next year as some have surely you can't just say you are tax resident in your home country and start giving out N I numbers without lying?The whole form is badly worded I don't have any taxable income in Thailand because I don't have a job here which would be prohibited under my visa anyway.I can see another visit to a kbank branch looming as my certification may well be wrong even though I did exactly as directed..nothing is straightforward here anymore.

fair enough we just have to make the best choices we can with what we know..

Got to thinking was I advised correctly at my visit to kbank as it was ridiculously simple [reported above] so I rang the kbank call centre and repeated what I was told to do emphasising the ignore the tax resident in another country bit.They confirmed this was in order as I am not American.The call was recorded... might help if there are problems later.Can't see what more I can do.This is Thailand and things are interpreted differently in every branch office department whatever.

Pattaya tai.

The big one on Pattaya tai near Friendship.

She told me to ignore the whole section..

Just been at kbank for help with FACTA paperwork it was too easy.All they wanted was my name nationality passport number place of birth.They only want a Thai TIN number if you work in Thailand.Said tick no for all the US questions and ignore the tax resident in another country bit.Sign and date and the jobs a good 'un.Took 2 minutes.

I'm interested in the TIN request form I'm going to kbank today can I just ask for one?

How long before lots of expats decide it's just not worth it any more?

I am non resident in the UK for tax then haven't been there for 8 years.

And boy isn't the FACTA form confusing!Where it asks if you are resident for tax purposes of another country presumably they want your home country where your pension is taxed even if you are tax resident in Thailand and haven't been given a TIN?