Sheryl

There isn't any way to file and declare a remittance non-assessable. In fact the relevant form section is labelled "Assessable Income". So (assuming no other, assessable, remittances) not filing seems the only realistic option. If and when questioned, explain the funds are from pre-2024 savings and thus non assessable.

Very helpful, thank you

Is Petchabun the nearest provincial town or are you closer to Lopburi? Google shows 2 private medical labs in Petchabun town not far from the hospital. I don't know anything about them, you'd want to verify they do real Hb1ac not use handheld device. (Often these sort of provincial labs send things out to the hodpital through a sort of privste arrangement). There'd be no wait and no need to arrive early morning. Hb1ac does not require fasting. Cost probably a few hundred baht and no need to do very often, every 3-6 months is fine.

How would this be considered expenses? Doesn't make sense Expenses are costs incurred in earning income. ???? This eoulf be an allowance or exemption not an expense.

Yes I have seen those but can't find anything ftom the RD.

Nrw question: does anyone have a link to an official source stating there is a 100k pension allowance/exemptikn? Gets mentioned in various places but I csn't find it in any RD publication nor a space for it on any tax form.

Again, where are you located? Might be able to do this at a private lab.

As OP has diabetes, moved to the main health forum. As you seem to realize, the preferred test is the Hb1ac which is a measure of average blood glucose over a 3 month period (and thus is usually done at 3-6 month intervals depending on how stable it is.) Unfortnately the hand held meters for Hb1ac are, in my experience, very unreliable. Best to have it done at a hospital or (large) lab. Where in Thailand are you and what hospital do you use? If it is a government hospital that you rely on for inexpensive medications you may have to put up with their system even if also getting periodic Hb1ac elsewhere . Note that while the Hb1ac is best overall measure of blood sugar control, there is still a need for onetime blood sugar monitoring in some situations e.g. if on insuln or if oral medication dose has been recently adjusted. ..or experiencing possible symptoms of hypoglycemia. In contrast to the Hb1ac, hand held meters to test blood sugar are accurate and readily available, Accucheck being recommended brand.

First of all - under the Netherlands - Thai DTA, is this pension income assessable in Thailand? If not, you do nto need to file at all unless you have other assessable income, in which case file declaring only that. I find it hard to believe you can't get any sort of receipt from the Dutch government for taxes paid. As far as the issue of documents being in Dutch, IF you have more than 60,000 baht in assessable pension income (120k if married), can get a translation to Thai done by a translation company and certified by the ministry of Foreign Affairs. See the 4th post in this thread https://aseannow.com/topic/1209432-ministry-of-foreign-affairs-translation-guarantee/ for the process. Alternatively can get a private translations service to translate to English and stamp it, that might be what the RD really means when they say "verified", translation services affix a stamp to the translations they do.

The first question I'd ask is: is your pension income remitted to Thailand assessable in Thailand? For which you need to refer to your country's DTA with Thailand. If you have no assessable income, or your assessable income is less then 60,000 (120,000 if married and filing jointly) then you are not required to file. Otherwise, you are, and there is a small fine (I have heard something like 2000 baht) for not filing though this seems not widely enforced. However, if you are not going to owe any tax, and if your pension income (or a portion thereof) is assessable, then I see not disadvantge to filing and indeed some advantage in terms of having proof of filing.

By my reading of the UK - Thai DTA, your army pension is non-assessable in Thailand (can only be taxed in UK) but the UK state old age pension is assessable in Thailand. So yes, to my understanding you should file, but only for the state pension income, and once the various exemptions & deductions are claimed, good chance you won't owe much if anything in tax. There is a personal exemption of 60,000 baht (120k if married and filing jointly), and if you are over 65 there is another 190,000 deduction. I have also heard, but you should veriify, that 50% of pension income up to a maximum of 100k is also exempt. Then, after all these exemptions/deductions are applied, no tax is owed o nthe first 150k. Consequently with UK state pension as your only assessable income you'd likely owe no tax. You can claim a tax credit for any taxes paid in UK (don't ask me how, from this thread it seems the promised adjustment ot tax forms to include this has nto occurred). The tax credit is only relevant if you would otherwise owe taxes.

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To my understanding one can get a retirement extension with any non-Imm visa.

It has happened over the years that a few visa agents have been cracked down on by immigration. Just a few, but to the detriment of those using those agents. It has also occadinally occurred that agents have lost passports. If you must use an agent, make sure it is a well established one with good reputation. Financial requirements were significantly revised some 5-10 years back which affected many of those using the lump sum in the bank method. Documentation requirements for some nationalitlies using the monthly income method were also revised, affecting those people. Main thing you need to understand - which I frankly did not when I first retired here -- is that obtaining a retirement extension one year, or even many many years in a row, does not ensure you can obtain it the next year. Aside ftom the LTR, there is no way to get a long term retirement status here. Each year you apply anew. Requirements can change, and from time to time do. It is wise to maintain connections to your home country and to always have s "Plan B".