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21 minutes ago, alex8912 said:

If it hasn’t been said already tell us your country and there will be many stories of theft from accounts and some banks not being particularly helpful

In the USA, banks take responsibility even if theft occurs using debit visa/mc in a foreign country. My Ally bank debit card was lost in a Hotel in Bangkok and somebody charged 50,000 baht and bought Gold. I reported and immediately they gave me access to the money and started their investigation. The investigation concluded after four weeks, that it was a theft. I did not have to report to police or anything else. I have 100% confidence in my US banks for credit cards and debit cards. Just a call to them sufficed. I have travelled all over the World with only $100 in my pocket, using credit cards and debit cards only

10 minutes ago, Russell17au said:

Just remember that this bloke at Phuket does not make the rules.

He may be given power to administer his jurisdiction as he sees fit. We don't know how TI works. We can only see different rules in different jurisdiction.

2 hours ago, doremifasol said:

He could get Bt6 million in cash from each of the donor.........

Wow....or he is very skilled or they are very gullible.

A poor Farangs are unable to gather even 800K for their early extension. What a travesty of life

On 11/21/2018 at 4:42 AM, cyberfarang said:

I predict major changes happening and being enforced next year.

How do you predict? What is your basis? I worked as a professional futurist for the Law Department of a fortune 50 Technology company to predict and protect (by creating IP, intellectual property, barriers) future technology. And there is a science to it. Wishing is not the same as prediction unless you're a seer. 

On 7/23/2018 at 1:56 AM, dallen52 said:

And count your fingers after shaking hands with a car dealer..

I am not sure about car dealer here but my girl friend bought a 2011 Toyota VIOS in 2012 for a reasonable price and mileage. Because of her bad credit she had to pay extra in interest and payment (perfectly OK. Same as in the USA). In 2018, she resold the car and bought a new one. The new car dealer was offering 210,000 baht for more than 120K Km but she advertised and sold it to another dealer for 215K baht. I cannot say the dealer cheated her. 

On 10/24/2018 at 10:09 PM, topt said:

Know your customer regs probably only because you are from US. Thailand has no agreement with rest of world to provide account information - yet.

They have with the USA (for US citizens) due to FATCA

22 hours ago, NightSky said:

2 Thai employees for purpose of renewing my work permit next year and can one of those employees be my Thai wife?

Yes, and another can be her mother. Give some social security benefits to the old lady also ????

5 minutes ago, Scottjouro said:

Therefore in this circumstance said online workers are working illegally if they are present in Thailand for =>180 days a year

Split your time between Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Australia, New Zealand, S Korea, Japan, Macau. Good luck to those DNs

3 hours ago, See Will said:

she does all for you incl opening a bank acct for a day.

She opens a new account for each client, put the money and then empty it?

SS income will always be accepted. But most people supplement that with other types income. IRA, 401K, individual savings, Life insurance annuity, dividend, interest, business income, rentals, etc. If it is only SS income, they may as well increase the age to 62, instead of 50 for retirement visa/extension. And if someone is getting 65K baht SS income (single) at 62, they must have had very high wage exceeding SS cap in the preceding ten years.

1 hour ago, ThaiBob said:

Official 1099's cannot reproduced by tax software. Yes, a person could fake a 1099 using tax software

Not tax software. But Software, specifically accounting software. Just google "print your own 1099 MISC". You will also find online tools for creating  1099 MISC. You can fill them, print them up and send to freelancers (and file it with IRS. which one can skip). 

They are also available for downloading (from IRS website, pre internet days you could order in bulk from IRS not sure about now) and typing and mailing to freelancers. When I was running an affiliate marketing business with my own products (circa 2011), I printed and mailed them to all my affiliates.

1 minute ago, JLCrab said:

So then Thai IMM would to have a procedure for when the 1099 or SSA monthly distribution is less than 65K baht per month.

In the US, I don't know any income that is not reported in 1099, unless it is less than USD 600. Even most legitimate businesses report less than 600 on 1099 because reported amount can be used for business expense deduction. Of course, there are foreign incomes. If one is filing 1040, he must report world wide incomes (not necessarily pay tax on that).

14 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

The SSA-1099 I get in the mail in January every year would be very hard to fake. It comes as one of those tear off the ends and peel apart letters that is 2 sided and about 17 inches long. About the same for letter I get in December stating my benefits for next year that is 21 inches long.

The requirement is income not SS income. I can get all my income from 1099-DIV, 1099-INT, 1099-MISC. There are more than a dozen 1099. Even 1099-G (Government 1099) can be faked. You can create your own 1099-MISC for TI and not report to IRS

41 minutes ago, Thaidream said:

Not correct- a 1099 is sent  by  Social Security and  other entities showing exactly how much one is paid. You do not fill out a 1099- it is an official  document from an income source. The 1040 Form is what you report your taxes on and then submit your 1099 ALONG WITH YOUR 1040.

Very easy to read- get one every year.  Very easy for the IO to understand and read.

Sorry it was my mistake. Morning hangover. Well, 1099 can also be faked. I created my own 1009-MISC to send to freelancers who I have paid to when I had a business. I could create one for myself and not report to IRS. It is created by businesses (or Government entities) whenever a payment to a person exceeds 600 USD in a year

15 hours ago, ThaidDown said:

Agreed, but it is only legal if they do not accept any inducement, financial or otherwise , to do so.

But you have no proof that they did (wink wink, they did of course but where is the proof? May be they approved based on their friendship with the agent). May be you can also do the same if you are a friend of a senior immigration officer personally. 

On 11/20/2018 at 10:40 AM, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

However, the Embassy official opined, in a private conversation after the meeting, that transfers into a Thai bank account is probably what they will end up requiring in the future.

I have been saying the exactly same since the announcement - money in a Thai bank. If the IO sees lots of local deposit, they may individually interview on a case by case basis about the source of income.

If I were Thai IO, I would simply refuse to check everyone's 1099 and learn what 1099 is. Even most Americans are unable to read it and complete it for tax return purposes. That's why they end up with H&R block (or entities like that) to complete their tax returns. The sophisticated type use a software and low earners go to Walmart H&R block office.

A 1099 can be faked easily using a Tax return software or by hand written. A 1099 does not mean anything. You can simply fill up anything you want and not submit to IRS or submit a different version to IRS.

On 11/19/2018 at 8:22 PM, Kurtf said:

This is great. Now the consulate (the US gov’t) won’t be able to rip us off for $50 just to have them stamp a piece of paper.

This piece of paper served well for more than a decade. And it has created a firestorm when they stopped issuing it for 50 bucks

16 minutes ago, fanjita said:

You're no help and simply talking complete and utter nonsense.

I am telling you to do what most people do in Western countries. If she has mental problem, she can get treatment and marriage counseling for that which may be lacking in Thailand. She may also change her behavior in a new environment. There are proper procedures to take care of this type of behavior in a Western country.

Before I can comment, let me ask you a few things. If you don't want to answer, it is OK. Are you living in Issan? Does her friends also married to Farangs? Is she adequately supported financially (A women needs more than a roof to live and eat)? Do you feel her dream is shattered due to your financial situation? What is the age difference? Did you marry her for kids only? Can you take her to your home country? 

2 minutes ago, sumrit said:

He did. He presented a fraudulent document to TI stating the money had been seasoned for the required amount of time when he knew that to be untrue.

He presented nothing. He had an agent who presented everything, including printout from his bank book (valid) and a bank letter (valid) for having 800K in bank. The higher up in IO chain approved it based on special circumstances for him which is perfectly allowed in the IO rules. Why do you think, this loophole exists? They just took advantage of the loophole. Why you cannot use the loophole? 

23 hours ago, Pattaya46 said:

PS: "Visa Agent" is not the subject here.

Why you wan to rule out the Visa agent? A visa agent is the best invention since slice breads. Even if you have 800K, give 25K to a visa agent and invest your money in S&P 500. You may be able to make a few short trips to French Riviera in your 10-year retirement life in Thailand