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The application the OP wishes to make can only be done in Phuket Town Immigration (main office), it cannot be done at a satellite convenience office like Blue Tree or Patong which only really deal with short-term extensions, 90-Day Reports, and Certificates of Residence.

I filed my FBAR pdf using Chrome, did not encounter the problems with the drop downs you mention. I use my US Mailing Address as my address. I use a VPN set to the US (as I do whenever doing anything US related, particularly financial). It sounds like our tax situations may be substantially different (I'm retired) but all the tax software I've used does allow reporting of foreign taxes paid (Form 1116), albeit all mine are via US ETFs/mutual funds (Regulated Investment Companies - RICs). I do have tax withheld on some Thai bank accounts for which I file a Thai Income Tax Return (PND-90) to have those refunded. Therefore, I do not claim those taxes withheld on my US income tax return. I'm retired so don't have to deal with other expat taxes relating to earned income, and am unfamiliar with those, which may be the ones you are referring to when saying the tax software doesn't handle it.

Free Tax USA is a good one. I think whether you need to file a state income tax return depends on your individual circumstances. If you tax residency is in a non state income tax state (Alaska, Florida, Nevada, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming) then probably not. If you have no income generation from your tax residency state then that's probably true as well, but I can imagine that there are circumstances in which an expat still needs to file a state income tax return even though they no longer live in the state (a good reason for making a non-state income tax state your tax residency). Perhaps this might be helpful in exploring the issue of state income taxes: https://www.ustaxhelp.com/determining-residency-for-tax-purposes-expat/#:~:text=If you are a United,have established your residency overseas.

I have never experienced that problem. I use my US mailing address (a Commercial Mail Receiving Agency) as my filing address. Elsewhere when questioned by Turbo Tax I say that I am living in Thailand (this used to be significant to avoid Obamacare provisions, but don't think it's all that important anymore). I also use a VPN pointed to the US whenever I am using Turbo Tax.

I use Turbo Tax for everything but filing my taxes. It's simply the best I've seen at importing tax forms from financial institutions (1099-INT, 1099-DIV, 1099-B, 1099-R). It's the best tax software out there I'm aware of. But I cling to the notion that filing taxes should be free so every year I first do my taxes on Turbo Tax to arrive at an Adjusted Gross Income figure and taxes due. I then go to the IRS Free to File site: https://www.irs.gov/filing/free-file-do-your-federal-taxes-for-free to see which tax software I can use for free based on answers to the questions asked in the "Use Free Guided Tax Preparation." This year my three free tax software recommendations were TaxAct, File Your Taxes, and Online Taxes. I've looked at all three, but will probably go with TaxAct as I've filed with it before. TurboTax used to participate in this program and I've used them before to file, but they dropped out of the program a few years ago. I'm retired and aside from investor issues (dividends and stock sales) I have a relatively simple tax situation. The free tax preparation software has always worked for me. I have always used tax software to file my taxes, never used a service (which might be more appropriate for more complicated tax situations).

Ask hotel for screen shot of report they made to immigration via online system showing you stayed overnight in their room. See this for requirements:

Here are the requirements for an extension for tourism purposes: http://piv-phuket.com/short-stay-extenions/visa-exemption/ They really should be able to do copies/photos there, but if not, look for a shop with Kodak/Fuji sign. They should be able to do both copies and photos. Agree with avoid Monday and Friday, also any days immediately before or after a holiday during which immigration is closed.

https://goo.gl/maps/iXzdFd9f4zkpzanK7 https://www.phuket.net/directory/profile/phuket-immigration-office-patong/ You can have everything (copies/pictures) taken at the Immigration office.

I believe that some *agents* have said that they recommend their clients go to Pattaya for "agent-assisted" extensions of stay. Everyone else, including those who do things themselves can get applications processed at Phuket Immigration for extensions of stay as usual. It's an agent problem, not an immigration problem.

There's no particular reason to prefer Bangkok Bank for a retirement extension and even a reason to prefer other Thai banks for the 800k money-in-the-bank method. Bangkok Bank's 12-month statement must be done via their headquarters in Bangkok often taking a week to receive, while most other banks are able to provide that statement while you wait or next day.

You can check the current price of Pregabalin (better to use the generic name) at Medisafe online (pharmacy located in Bangkok, but can ship throughout Thailand via Thai Post). Use the chat feature to ask for a price quotation: https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=medisafe pharmacy ร้านยาเมดิเซฟ สาขาพระราม4

Good points. You also have the flexibility to go 30 days (up to 45 days in some provinces) early to apply for your extension of stay. There are great benefits in peace of mind with going early. I don't get 12-month retirement extensions, I get 13 1/2-month extensions. This opportunity is available to anyone.

An onward flight booking from one of the online agents is indistinguishable from a booking from any other agent (i.e., comes with a PNR - Passenger Name Record that can be checked in the reservation system used by airlines), but comes with the expectation that you will not pay the full-price of the ticket (only a deposit of about $15-20 which you will lose) and therefore you will not actually fly on that ticket. Consequently the booking will only be valid for a period of time during which you will be checking in with your airline. Thai immigration will not be concerned that you do not have an onward flight leaving Thailand during your initial permission to stay, only some airlines are concerned about this as they are potentially on the hook for flying you back if Thailand were to reject your entry.

No, a Residence Certificate may have been needed to obtain your Thai Tax ID, but once that is obtained they will not require one to file your tax return. My experience at the Revenue Department was very positive. They even filled in my tax return (PND-90) the first time and filed it for me. I got a copy and the next year was able to do it myself as you just plug in the new tax withholding numbers. I find doing it online to be pretty easy, but I use Google Chrome on my computer (which is capable of Thai to English machine translation). In some cases that works, in other cases I have to turn the automatic translation off and use the Google Lens app on my phone to translate the screen from Thai to English.

Yes, I believe you can get your bank to issue another tax withholding certificate by asking them for another one. It might be best to visit the revenue department in person. Take a look at your notice with Google Lens Translate (from Thai to English) to understand what exactly the issue is. I suppose it could be sent by mail but I would be inclined to visit the revenue department in person. Once you have this year's refund you might want to look at doing it online next year.

They are most likely asking to see the Tax Withholding Certificate from your Thai bank. You *do* pay taxes in Thailand, or rather, you had taxes withheld on interest earned from your fixed deposit account. You applied for a refund of those taxes by filing a Thai Income Tax return (PND-90). To fully process your PND-90 the Thai Revenue Department wants to see a copy of the Tax Withholding Certificate (which are free for the asking from your Thai bank where you have the fixed deposit). I think you will probably find that you can simply upload the copy of your Tax Withholding Certificate to your already filed PND-90 (if you did that online, rather than on paper).

I believe based on my experience with my refund last year that they are back to mailing refund checks rather than requiring the filer to deal with Krungthai Bank. I did have to deal with Krungthai Bank for my refund a few years ago, though.

https://extranet.immigration.go.th/fn24online/ If you open the above in Google Chrome browser you can have the Thai machine translated to English, or alternatively, look at the website on your computer screen through the Google Lens app on your phone which will do the Thai to English translation. The TM-6 (Arrival/Departure Card) is temporarily suspended, meaning you won't need to actually enter that number on any of the immigration forms (although it will be asked for). It's a good idea to keep your boarding pass from your flight into Thailand. But even without this boarding pass you can always determine the last time you entered Thailand by the entry date on the entry stamp in your passport.

File 90-Day Report online on earliest date. If successful, you are done. If not successful, file online on the next earliest date. If successful, you are done. If not successful visit immigration office and file in person.

Reasons one may prefer the Mee Tae Dai account: Open a Mee Tae Dai account once and you never have to do anything with it again. You would need to renew your fixed account again in 4 years. The Mee Tae Dai account is not a fixed term account meaning the rate can go up or down although changes in the past have been infrequent. A fixed term is obviously fixed for the entire term. The Mee Tae Dai account is not a fixed term account but a regular savings account which means that you can give Krungsri Bank your Thai Tax ID and 15% tax withholding on your interest earned will not be incurred. It's impossible to avoid the 15% tax withholding on a fixed term account. This means that you would need to file a PND-90 Thai Income Tax Return every year to get the taxes withheld refunded. Interest on the MTD account is earned daily so if you do withdrawal you only lose interest from the date of the withdrawal. All interest is foregone on money withdrawn from a fixed term account. Money can be withdrawn online with a MTD account. I've been using my MTD account for a retirement extension at Phuket Immigration for at least 6 years. Never any problems. Phuket Immigration requires a passbook so would not want to have the MTD account opened online as that may cause problems with the retirement extension as I would not be able to show a passbook (in addition to the bank letter, bank statement of 12 months, and copies of the relevant pages from my passbook). Remember any money in a Thai bank account in excess of 1 million baht is not covered by the Thai Insurance Program.

You will be granted a 45 day permission to stay if you arrive in Thailand visa-exempt before 1 April 2023. Arrive after that and you will only receive a 30 day permission to stay.

Interesting topic but the link you included to explain the difference between average and median is rather badly written. For example: from https://differencess.com/average-vs-median-whats-the-difference/ No, that's wrong. That's the mode not the median. The median is the middle number not the most common. A pretty fundamental mistake. I believe this link does a better job of explaining the differences: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/statistics-probability/summarizing-quantitative-data/mean-median-basics/a/mean-median-and-mode-review

Charles Schwab accepted my CMRA in Florida as my residence when opening an account online but this was about 9 years ago. May be more strict now. There are two levels of scrutiny at least. The highest is for residences when opening the account. Changing residences once the account is open may be easier. Using a CMRA may be more readily accepted as a mailing address because they seem to be less strict about mailing addresses.

The IDP is of no value without the underlying valid home driving license. It is a derivative of your home driving license; it doesn't stand on its own.

This is supposed to be why the International Driving Permit is needed, to unambiguously show which vehicles an applicant's home license allows them to legally drive. In this case, the IDP would not have shown that the driver was qualified for motorcycle driver's license.