hotandsticky

I think that the typos are contrived. Like much of Bob's life.........

Wherever you are going, I hope you are better suited to there than here.

I am calling bu11sh!t on this - he is far too evasive so is probably just trolling for effect.

“The Key”……is the ability of the Thai authorities to implement and manage a scheme that monitors the income tax situation for 3-4 million foreigners living in Thailand. Now, tell me, seriously - how do you REALLY think that they will get on with that.

Eyesight of a pilot….. I suggest you concentrate on treating your delusion.

I see little evidence of integrity in Thailand.

You are very welcome; enjoy your U.K. trip and the experience of showing your GF some places in your country. I thoroughly enjoyed showing mine around and repaying some of the kindness in showing me many parts of Thailand. It took me 65 years to see Land’s End and John O’Groats - she saw them both in one year! I was fortunate that she wanted to broaden her mind with the experiences in another country (not a common trait amongst Thais) and she was as happy frolicking with sheep on Lakeland fells, as she was eating a roast lamb Sunday dinner in a Coniston pub..

To be fair, you don't need to be a tax professional to establish whether you are UK tax resident, or not. The ability to read and, more importantly, comprehend the HMRC guidelines is sufficient.

Nothing morbid about estate planning. As I said before, none of us get out of this adventure alive; so enjoy the time you have left and make sure that you take steps to ensure that the people whom you care about, are taken care of.

Surely that is under your control?

Correct.. But it is SUBJECT to tax.

UK state pension is classed as taxable income.

Better to keep the bank - and also go to WISE.

Short answer "no". The instant access savings has limited use. I am not sure what your concern is. I may have failed to join up the dots here but I thought that you were going back to the UK for 6 months (to sell the rental house?). Having a UK address is the most important thing and will probably keep you under the 'expat exclusion' radar. Nationwide, IMO, are less likely to proactive action like Barclays are doing. If you have family in the UK, use their address as your correspondence address - if you are visiting the UK for a lengthy period that is the ideal time to get the address changed. I like WISE as a back up. They are ideal for transferring money to and holding funds for a short time.

There is a difference between being UK resident for tax purposes and what the banks may view as being resident. Recently, Nationwide introduced an excellent Saver account paying 8%...part of the requirements for opining that account was that you had to be a "UK resident for tax purposes". Barclays (when closing accounts) focused on domicile and stated “Our Barclays UK products are designed for customers within the UK. We will no longer be offering personal current or savings accounts to retail customers with addresses registered with us outside of the United Kingdom". WHAT IS A NON-RESIDENT? As regards UK tax, a “non-resident” is someone who does not live permanently in the UK but who earns taxable UK income. This includes many UK expats, of course, with many earning income from UK rental property and other UK sources. Non-residents only pay UK tax on their UK income, not on income from another country (although tax may be payable in that tax jurisdiction). HMRC RESIDENCY/NON-RESIDENCY TESTS The total days you spend in the UK within a tax year (ie 6 April to 5 April) determines your tax status as either a UK resident or non-resident for tax purposes. You’ll automatically be considered non-resident if: you spend less than 16 days in the UK in a tax year (or 46 days if you have not been classed UK resident for the three previous tax years) or you work abroad full-time (ie at least 35 hours in an average week) and were in the UK for less than 91 days and no more than 30 of these were spent working in the UK. You’ll automatically be considered UK resident if: you spent 183 or more days in the UK in the tax year or your only home was in the UK and it was available to you for at least 91 days in the tax year and you lived there for at least 30 days or you worked full-time in the UK for 365 days and at least one of these days fell within the specific tax year. You may also be considered resident under HMRC’s “ties test” if you spent time in the UK and have additional links such as work or family here. Top tip! To find out whether you were a UK resident or not in any tax year from 6 April 2016, you can use HMRC’s online residence status checker. Government website GOV.uk provides details about the government’s Statutory Residence Test, which further explains many of the above points.

6 months, 9,000 posts. Now, THAT is a sad git!

That must be home made then.......not one of the regular concoctions. I thought you meant a proper pie:-

Just pies..... No filling. no brand, fruit pies, savoury pies, pork pies..........or one of each?

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What must be a bigger waste of time is reading, and posting on, an internet forum thread that you have no interest in.

Hookers are everywhere. Pattaya is all things to all men. Some can't handle it and are the first to decry it.. Use what you want, from what Pattaya has to offer - don't let Pattaya use you.

He just did.....

Totally wrong You can't do border bounces like you can in Thailand. The moment that a Border Control officer believes that the visa holder is spending more time in the UK, than Thailand, you are stuffed .

You suggested in your post that you had assets - and were concerned "About assets , I can't take steps to ensure where they go." Now you say that you don't want to leave anything - so what is your issue should you not encounter a slow death?

Hmmm, fair sentiment but I doubt that the OPs motive was to make people think. If he can't cope in a working life without producing this bu11sh!t, he ain't gonna stand a chance when he gets to retirement. Fact is, none of us are going to get out of this adventure alive - so make the most of the journey, and whatever you have left.