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that is because the western "woMEN" only want to have to compete in sports with girls...oh yeah I just saw that Miss Maryland is a transgender too...sick world nowadays...most must have flunked biology.

US taxes can be efiled too and easy to fill out the forms...believe the IRS is extending that overseas ....check out free filing even. If you have a stateside address, turbotax will fill it out for you.

I fail to understand why one does not update their address to their bank - I can only feel that it is because they are trying to avoid letting someone know and the only reason I can see from that on this forum and this subject is tax avoidance or evasion I sure have no idea. It seems alot of people are getting their shorts all tangled up over something that we still do not have any clue on what the final picture is. When I see folks intentionally not doing what is supposed to be done, and we are talking about paying taxes on in this part of the forum I can only assume since I faithfully pay my taxes and the OECD and 138 other countries said that they were signing onto this July 2023 program, was to insure that people everywhere pay their share of taxes be it in their home country or where they are a tax resident. My opinion anyway and not trying to upset anyone, just saying what it looks like to me.

Well as mentioned elsewhere, I have paid my US taxes faithfully for 60+ years except for the 2 years in Vietnam as a soldier. Even rich and powerful Al Capone fell due to not paying his taxes.

I just read the report again and it sure looks to me the way the sentence reads, supports the 13 others. Poorly written to say otherwise.

one is supposed to update bank of a change of address. If one does not report such acty to avoid paying taxes it is fraud. If one does not update the address then one is also not following requirements. Whether or not that person is ever accused of any fraud or whatever, is a different matter. For me, like I have said elsewhere, rules are rules and I follow those rules and have done so for 77 years to date. If you don't want to follow the rules as I always say "be my guest" or "up to you". I am just stating my opinion.

Fraud is still fraud by any definition. If one fails to advise banks of their current address or change of address in order to avoid paying any taxes, that is by definition FRAUD! in any country, Germany or the US too.

I understand that not providing a change of address to the bank in order to avoid paying taxes somewhere is FRAUD whether or not you believe that. In the US one advises via the 1040 also that he has a foreign bank acct and if the govt learns that a correct address is not provided to the bank then that person could be charged with fraud. You must be one of the avoiders that the OECD, CRS etc was created to find. Strange you would claim this on an open forum.

In the US one also has to report that he/she has a foreign bank account on the tax forms they must file each year. To ignoring that would be to be ignoring the tax law.

tax avoidance is fraud and fraud is still fraud when one intentionally doesn't follow the rules whether or not agree with them or dislike them.

you must also advise the govt that you do have a foreign bankj account on your 1040 tax form! while you don't have to put any FBAR reporting on less than 10K for any one month, the feds would recognize you have a foreign bank acct and could always check for possble fraud reporting.

basically how I was raised, one is supposed to be honest and advising banks of change of address is being honest but not reporting it in order to avoid taxes is fraud whether or not one feels that one cannot escape that fact. If the fed were to audit you and learn you did not report that change of address then a fraud case could be opened. easy to find data on that just by using the google search function.

Then you seem to be one of those that has cause the OECD, CRS, FACTA, FABA etc (at least on the US side) that has avoided paying taxes required by your either resident or tax resident status. While you may avoid filing for taxes in the future, I think bragging about it on an open forum could cost you. Maybe not but breaking the laws whether in your home country or here in Thailand is not correct.

google fraud and providing banks with incorrect address in dealing with US banking. If they suspect fraud then one could be in trouble.

In the US, if one gives incorrect address for account, the address is provided to the feds during CRS or FACTA or whatever and if they THINK it is to prevent proper taxation then they will audit and possibly file a fraud case in which whoever doesn't provide the updated address of an account could be in serious jeopardy. Fraud and US taxes have brought down rich and powerful people in the past - Al Capone for one. Just saying, as I am no fan of taxes but as Ben Franklin mentioned in 1775 or so - "the only constant in life (or words to that effect) are death and taxes".

Other changes to the Thai tax laws need to come into play before this mix with immigration takes place. Many folks do not have to obtain a tax id number nor file for Thai taxes so they need to work that scenario out too before they get immigration involved - can only imagine how the IO's would not like this new requirement.

That could be strange based on the current requirement for obtaining a Thai tax ID number when one will never have assessable income in Thailand. I am of that category both by visa and/or DTA so I need the Thai revenue department come out with a change to the Thai tax law about obtaining an ID number and or no assessable income in Thailand. Hopefully sooner rather than later.

agree that some sort of adjusting reporting times etc as too many countries probably have different tax reporting schedules. Even the US gives overseas workers extra time for reporting though I am unsure as to why since I have always done my taxes upon receipt of the amount of funds received and taxes paid each year thus by the end of January of each year my taxes have been filed - this year I even received my refund by early February! I also have heard on this forum that some country's taxes are filed at different times than those of Thailand - perhaps they will think about that too but then again maybe they won't care at all. This is also why everyone needs to understand how they fare under the DTA with their own country sooner rather than later. Good luck to all.

My father was a supervisor within a manufacturing company until he retired. At the same company were several uncles. During Union-called strikes at that company, my father sat in on the negotiations and then talked with his brothers. The Union was lying to the workers about the negotiations totally. Eventually, they settled but several more weeks later even though the company had already given in to the demands of the union. Yes, UNIONS were necessary decades earlier but then the feds and states passed laws protecting workers rights and working conditions. Once that happened, the need for unions ceased but too many had a desire to continue receiving funds from the workers thus they fought to keep the unions alive. I personally worked at a manufacturing company too, that the workers had forced the union out and replaced it with a workers committee that negotiated anything needed from the company and it worked extremely well from both sides. Unions have outlived their existence in my opinion.

not really familiar with the CRS nor facta - only know that the banks foreward data to feds. I have done tax forms for more than 60 years, then added the FBAR whenever that started...I just include my entire monies remitted into my foreign bank account whether or not it exceeds 10K in any particular month as I am not concerned with reporting of my financial status/activity with the US feds - heard too many stories of folks thinking they could get away with not following the rules..ie AL Capone! I was raised to obey the rules especially of taxes and of telling the truth. These new OECD, CSR, FACTA, FBAR's etc all are basically coming after those folks who have avoided paying their taxes to some place. We ever have folks bragging about that very fact on this OPEN forum. I hope they get caught as they need to pay their fair share SOMEWHERE in my opinion as I am not a fan of taxes but am realistic in the need for taxation.

Agree but after watching the generations younger than mine, I doubt any change is coming in the near future..

you mean how many years has he not done any work just sucked up that govt salary...too many of the US legislators the very same in my opinion based on talking with his Delaware citizens.

googling giving a false address to a bank shows many different situations while seemingly not a criminal act but a big if any "fraudulent" intention when giving a false address to a bank then according to almost every way can lead to serious legal problems. Now that the OECD of July 2023 has been signed by 138 countries, many of those countries will probably be looking closely at these "small" details to see if folks continue cheating or not. I also note that not all folks care about following the law when it comes to their money but hope folks do follow up on what could be legal or illegal as the tax laws are changing here and other places. Since US banks must notify the feds about people with foreign residences, Americans must notify the feds of foreign bank accounts, etc and for Americans to avail the use of DTAs with foreign countries, knowingly using a false address to avoid taxation can be a serious legal matter. Google is an amazing source of info if people only care to use it. Not knowing the laws can have a negative effect on one's future and is not a legal excuse. Just saying.

Germans paying taxes in German would have to show taxes paid by German tax forms (translated into English if necessary to understand), same as with any country and a DTA about double taxation and how to deal with it. USA is no problem for me as DTA is very clear on taxation of GOVT pension. Other taxes are also covered in the DTA between Thailand and the US.

Yeah, I have a daughter and family (brother, nieces, nephews, along the middle Atlantic states, a sister in Tenn, friends along the west coast and I hear stories from them regularly exactly about the negative changes of living in the US. None are rich, most just making it in their particular areas. Daughter doing well in MD but talks about friends and their problems with just making it. None seem happy and stories indicate people seem to respond in violence rather than just letting things go as usually done in the past. Feel sorry for them as the coming election sure doesn't bode well for anyone on either side in my opinion. Sure hope it gets better there soon.