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I'll be driving into Bangkok Monday morning from Sakao and plan to park at the airport and take the train into central Bangkok and use the BST for a few days to get around. I am hoping roads in and around Bangkok have not been severely damaged and BST will be fully operational.

I went to the local tax office in my amphur and told them I wanted to do my income tax and they had no idea why I would want to do that since I don't work here. I told her that in 2024 I transferred 140,000 baht from the USA to my bank account in Thailand. I told her that about 90000 baht of that was social security and because of the tax agreement with Thailand it is exempt. I told her the rest of the money was earned prior to 2024 and had already been taxed in the USA. She repeated that there was no need to file. She obviously didn't have a clue about who needs to file and what all the possible exemptions are.

I I neither received a 7162 last June/July nor one in November. I didn't received a tax statement for 2023 either. This has never happened before. I copied a form 7162 from that I received last year, filled it out and sent it with a short note, I did it again a week later. I don't know what else to do.

Did you attach an explanation?

Thanks guys great advice. I am presently using a Lenovo Ideapad. I bought it about 6 years ago at Bananas at Pattaya Festival. Lots of little things seem to be going wrong with it.

I need to get a new laptop not too pricy. I don't do much on it except YouTube, emails, google searches and download an occasional torrent or document to print. No graphics or detailed spread sheets etc.

Still haven't received the 7162 form. I made some copies of the 7162 form I received last year before I filled it out and returned it to the USA. I filled out a copy of last years 7162 and sent it with a short explanation. Hope it works. Can't understand why I haven't received the latest 7162form, I seem to get all my other post from the states. Maybe I'll get a form in November. 2 years ago I didn't get the from so I di the same as above. It's very annoying.

Still haven't received the 7162 form. A few years ago it came in November. Last year I got it but very late in July. It is kind of annoying and one wonders why it is so inconsistent. I seldom if ever have problems getting mail from overseas. It get everything I order from Amazon, i-herb, magazine subscriptions, IRS forms and letters.

I sent a message to Wise and they actually called me back. They told me there is an updated verification process that I have to complete before I can make a transfer. They told me that they would email me the procedures. It entails selfies and photos of a drivers license or passport. This was not necessary for my previous transfers. I ask him where my money is now and he said they have it. I actually cancelled the transfer before he called. He told me the money would be sent back to my bank in a few days.

Using Wise, I transferred some money from my bank six days ago.. They assured me it would arrive in a few days. It has yet to arrive. I called my Thai bank and they have yet to receive it. I went onto the Wise website. and it said that my transaction is pending. What changed I wonder. It wasn't pending when I made the initial transaction. I was then told to go to my mobile phone and open an email they sent me. I then had to follow a set of instructions. I followed the instructions and nothing happened. Then a notice appeared stating that they were sorry and having problems and should try again. I wonder where my 5000 is. It's not in my bank in Canada or in Thailand. This is beginning to worry me. Maybe it's unwise to use Wise. A few month back I go my money in about 20 minutes. What has happened.

I checked my status at account membership and this is what it said: "Free trial ends Sep 27, 2023 Cancel membership Payment method Manage in Google Play" I guess my concern is that I haven't been able to get YouTube on my cell phone since this morning. . Nothing to do with my Premier bill since the free trial ends on Sept. 27th.

I signed up for one month subscription for YouTube premium. As far as I remember it was for 150 Baht a month to be paid with AIS. I went to my mobile banking to pay but there is no indication of the transaction. It has been one month and now I don't seem to be able to get YouTube on my Cell phone.

I found the following link very helpful regarding my death and things my Thai wife should be aware of and things she will have to do. https://isaanlawyers.com/death-of-foreigner-in-thailand/

My limited understanding is that, in the event of my death, my Thai wife informs the village headman (we live in a small village upcountry) and someone from the local hospital who exams the body and signs a document confirming the death. Don't know about autopsies unless there are suspicious circumstances surrounding the death. I never heard about the requirement of the body having to be sent to Bangkok. The body is then sent to the local hospital and a death certificate is issued. My Thai wife makes arrangements at the local temple for the cremation. She then takes the death certificate with the will to the courthouse and makes her claim for any assets I have left her. She then gets the death certificate translated into English and goes the the US Embassy with other appropriate documents (which she has) to initiate the transfer of any assets I left to her that are in the States. My wife is my only next of kin in Thailand. I have a few brothers in the States and she would call them and inform them of my death. But apparently, this is all too simple and the procedures outlined by the US embassy have to be followed. I am wondering what would happen if I was unaware of the US Embassy's required procedures and my wife was unaware as well. Would the Thai hospital and police know about the body having to be sent to Bangkok.

I am curious. If a Thai who suffers from bad health, was unable to go the the US embassy in Bangkok to have some documents notarized could she have someone go for her. The documents concern an inheritance she is entitled to. The the American investment company suggested she go to the embassy and have documents signed and stamped (application forms for and transfer of funds, death certificate etc )at the US Embassy. I am wondering if she could get some kind of notary public to approve a friend o r relative to go in her place. From what I guessed from scanning the US Embassy's website, the documents must be signed in the presence of embassy staff.