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  1. How to uninstall your McAfee product from a Windows PC https://www.mcafee.com/support/s/article/000001616?language=en_US McAfee Consumer Product Removal Tool https://download.mcafee.com/molbin/iss-loc/SupportTools/MCPR/MCPR.exe
  2. I recently received my new US passport along with my old US passport from the US Embassy in Bangkok Before my old US passports were stamped with the word CANCELLED. (I believe this was done by the US Embassy – not by Thai immigration). Just noticed the old passport returned to me this time is not stamped with the word CANCELLED (it does have two holes punched out on the bottom of the passbook). Is my old US passport supposed to be stamped with the word CANCELLED by the Bangkok US Embassy? Did someone at the Bangkok Embassy forget to stamp my passport CANCELLED or is it now common practice to not stamp an old passport with the word CANCELLED? For those that had your old passport returned by the US Embassy Bangkok – was your old passport stamped CANCELLED? I have a BOI LTR Visa and need to go to Bangkok to get my stamps transferred to my new passport. Is this going to be a problem for me? I would hate to make a long trip and have an issue getting my visa stamps transferred to my new passport - if my old passport is not stamped CANCELLED. Thank you in advance for any help with this matter.
  3. Seeking some clarification on monies I remitted to Thailand in 2023. Three banks in the US. Bank (A) receives payments from my IRS - Traditional IRA. Bank (B) receives pension payments which may be taxable under the DTA. Bank (C) consists of savings accrued prior to my coming to Thailand. In 2023 I only utilized Bank (C) to remit money to Thailand. Savings accrued prior to my coming to Thailand. My questions – relating to tax rules in place before January 2024. Are funds derived from savings and remitted to Thailand considered taxable income? Is income held in a US bank (Bank A and Bank B) - but not remitted directly to Thailand considered assessable and/or taxable income by the Thai Revenue Department? Any helpful insights to my questions will be appreciated.
  4. I have an appointment to receive a LTR Visa for Wealthy Pensioners at One Stop Service Center (OSS). On the BOI website under the heading Wealthy Pensioner - Application Process – Visa Issuance – Dress Code Guidelines for Appointment Date - a pictorial displays a cartoon of a man wearing a suit and tie. Individual cutouts of a cartoon suit and pants are also shown. Above the pictorial is a message (warning) stating - * Remarks: * Please dress politely in proper formal clothes and shoes. The immigration officer reserves the right to refuse service if inappropriate clothing is observed. I am a large framed fashionably challenged individual living on a rural farm and do not have a suit or tie. I have made several fruitless attempts to purchase a suitable suit online. For those who already have a BOI LTR Visa for Wealthy Pensioners - were you required to wear a suit and tie – or did you happen to observe any one denied a BOI LTR Visa for a dress code violation? Any help would be much appreciated.
  5. A plea for help from someone who has already been through the process of obtaining a BOI LTR Visa for Wealthy Pensioners - would you please explain to me what it means to show evidence your current visa has been canceled. In case the applicant choses to have LTR visa issued at One Stop Center for Visa and Work Permit (OSS) in Bangkok, the applicant will be required to update latest travel information and upload passport pages with all Thai stamps (The file must be scanned both left and right pages per one sheet AND ALL SHEETS MERGED IN ONE PDF FILE), particularly biodata page, current visa which has been cancelled with the remaining permission to stay sufficient to receive LTR Visa* For further information about current visa termination, please contact the immigration office where you got the current visa. As per instructions from the BOI my wife contacted our local immigration office. The immigration office said they were not familiar with / had never done a LTR Visa for Wealthy Pensioners. I would be grateful for your guidance
  6. This forum (topic/1306896) is forging its way into the annals (had to check and make certain it’s spelled with two nn’s) of forum record books by mere volume. A hot topic that touches the lives of all individuals with a connection to Thailand. I am quite thankful this forum exists – though I wish there was not a need for its existence. When threatened herd animals (people) congregate. Apparently this forum acts as a haven for expats to gather for sharing their thoughts and concerns - I would have included sharing of information – but sadly it seems little of that has been forthcoming from the Revenue Department of Thailand. Kudos to those contributors that offer their tax related experience in trying to second guess the best they can. Yes, we are all alone in the dark – though linked together - in a never ending forum. On a personal level – I have an issue related to bringing money into Thailand to pay for medical expenses. Like an old beach ball with a slow leak – I am gradually losing my bounce. Feeling flatter lately - likely stress related. Stressing over potential medical bills post January 1, 2024 – how ironic. losnsol?
  7. A number of online sources advocated bringing funds into Thailand before December 31, 2023 to lessen the impact from Thai tax revisions taking effect on January 1, 2024. Which I did. I now worry that remitting money in 2023 may have subjected me to a tax liability under previously existing Thai tax rules. Rules that state income is assessable (taxable) if brought into Thailand in the same calendar year that the income is received. Guessing I may have an obligation to file a Thai 2023 tax return by March 31, 2024. Online sources are now claiming there is no Thai tax obligation on foreign sourced funds held prior to January 1st 2024. This is all very taxing. Losnsol?
  8. The time I spent teaching Special Education to students with disabilities was intrinsically rewarding - filled with feel good perks. I view my teachers’ pension as extrinsic recognition - a symbolic “gold watch” - awarded upon my retirement for decades of dedicated service. The thought that the Revenue Department of Thailand might covet my “gold watch” disturbs me. As a layperson a Double Tax Agreement (DTA) reads like a twisted treatise on ambiguous rules of taxation and brims with legal doublespeak. Whilst mulling over perplexing verbiage such as “Contracting State” - my mind devolves into a fugue state. I wish I knew a tax guru. A sage capable of deciphering the inane jargon embedded in the Thai-USA Double Tax Agreement (DTA). My basic query (worry) is whether my 401(a) Defined Benefit Plan provided by the Arizona State Retirement System is exempt from taxation by the Revenue Department of Thailand? losnsol?
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