Moonlover

Of course he is. That's a given in the UK justice system. That's rubbish. The British police are extremely good at investigating cases like this and advancements in forensics have boosted their ability to do so. If he's guilty, they'll find a way proving it.

No it does not necessarily mean that. He's out on 'conditional bail'. That usually indicates that they do not have sufficient evidence, as yet, to lay charges. But they'll keep digging. The police in the UK can only hold a suspect in custody for 24 hours. After that they will either be released without charge, or released on 'conditional bail' as in this case.

Our tax thresholds have frozen for three years now. That's ALL of us, not just us expats. Here's a petition calling for pensioners thresholds to be raised and give a chance to improve all of our living standards. This would increase my net income by approx 1,000 pounds. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/702844

Aircraft carriers never travel alone. They are always surrounded by a defensive flotilla which provides peripheral defence. The biggest threat to an aircraft carrier is, and always has been, a submarine.

Well try reading beyond the post title!

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Wow, so that's 2 letters from expats in 5 years complaining about a UK bank closing their accounts. Hardly a tsunami of complaints is it! And by the way, did you know that UK banks are under no obligation to tell you why they have chosen to close anyone's account? 'We have taken the decision to stop holding accounts for customers living in Thailand', could mean 'We don't make enough money off your account to make it worth our while operating for you'. Never forget that banks are commercial enterprises with an overriding desire to make money.

Kasikorn have international transfers on their App. Have you tried it?

My apologies. Yes I should have added 'With the exception of Barclays who made a unilateral decision on this issue'. I've heard of no other UK High St bank that has done this. It's almost certainly a commercial decision, not an overall policy one. https://www.expertsforexpats.com/expat-resources/british-expats/finance/barclays-and-other-uk-financial-institutions-are-closing-british-expats-accounts/

This business of UK closing expat's accounts has been around for as long as I've been one. And that's a long time! During that time only handful folk have reported having their accounts closed and when you drill down, there's always been a back story. I do not consider my 'lucky' at all. I have always complied with the bank's T & Cs regarding my whereabouts and that is where most people come unstuck.

Rubbish, I've held an active account in the UK for over 20 years without an address there. They have always known my overseas address, be it China, Egypt and now Thailand. Rubbish again. I have a UK passport, but my Thai address is the only one Wise have ever known. In fact I doubt whether Wise could function at all if they had such a silly restriction.

Just read the post!

Do you and and your wife share a common family name? If so then there's no problem. SIMs with common family names and addresses are acceptable. At least that's what BOT said when they announced this. Both my wife and I bank with K Bank and share my family name. The SIM is registered in her name, but I have not received this request from them.

Agreed. There is 'nothing up with Kasikorn Bank bank'. This is in compliance with instructions handed out by BOT some time ago.

From the UK definitely. I wouldn't use any other although I do often disagree with their claims of 'how much I saved on this transaction'. They always seem to compare their charges against the most expensive method available. Maybe that's what this dispute in the US is all about. Whenever there are complaints on this forum about Wise they nearly always emanate from the US.

I appreciate your sentimentality, I love trains too. But I see no mention of 'high speed trains'. They are a different topic altogether.

A step in the right direction and a whole lot cheaper than the mammoth and probably impractical task of electrifying the complete network.

But @Sheryl Why should there be? If it's non-assessable it doesn't need to be entered on a tax return. IMO All it's likely to do is cause confusion amongst TRD staff who have never heard of DTAs until this year. Yes I agree with you. As I've already stated, my assessable reemitted income is well below my Thai tax threshold. Therefor by NOT submitting a tax return I will NOT be avoiding or evading tax, so would be nothing that they can hang me for. No crime = no punishment. To my knowledge, no one in the TRD has indicated that failure to submit a tax return could result in problems with visas/extensions. That seems to emanate from tax advisers and mischievous/ill-informed wanna be tax advisers. The former of course having a vested interest in watching the community panic over this. In quite a large poll of expats by the 'Thai Enquirer', 58% indicated that they WILL NOT be filing tax returns. Does one suppose that TRD would go to all trouble chasing these expats, only to discover that most them will not owe them any tax anyway or very little if they do? To my mind it seems like a very unlikely scenario.. I've read a great deal regarding this matter and taken on board experiences posted on this and other forums and my conclusion is: No TIN, no tax file, sit back and relax.

I don't you think you actually have a problem Sheryl. Did you watch the video I posted on Tuesday? In it the MD of Tax Talk was asked whether those whose remitted assessable income was below the tax threshold need to file a tax return. He stated, quite clearly that they did not And a senior legal officer from TRD did not contradict him! (View the video from about 28 minutes if you don't care to watch it all) So I guess from that and @NoDisplayName' comment above, you've no need to sweat about it.

Thank you sharing your experience @WingNut. I have a similar Dilemma as @Sheryl. In my case I have a mixed bag of assessable income of about 390K (pre taxed pensions) plus a non assessable UK government pension of 438K. So my logic says they only need to know about the former, i.e. 390K. It obviously does make sense to get oneself registered for the reasons that you stated Wingnut, but I'm still in a quandary about what I should actually declare. If, as Sheryl says there is no provision for non assessable income then obvious answer would seem to to be just enter the assessable income, And there was me thinking that 79 years old I could put all this crap behind me!

I'd rather sue for damages than be charged with murder!

I agree with you. I prefer NOT to use pedestrian crossings at all. They can so easily give one a false sense of security. The closest I came to being hit on one was when I was crossing a dual carriageway. I'd made it across the first half ok, but then I was almost struck by a motorcycle going in the wrong direction! I was, of course carefully watching for traffic coming from my left! In Thailand, always expect the unexpected.

And why not? A bull brings in a good deal of income from breeding.

But the owner didn't leave it to walk around did he. He was with the animal and was himself nearly hit by the pick up. But you are right though. I live in rural Issan and one does have to exercise an abundance of caution when driving around here. I ride a motorcycle and it won't be just the bull that suffered if I hit one!