Dan O

it would be helpful if you could tag or mark any new changes or additions to this guide as you've now published several versions, each one with new or edited info. While its great of you to compile this information it's becoming challenging to have to read the whole document each time you update to the next version to see what's changed or added. Other than that outstanding work

Ii believe it also can affect applying for other visa categories also

Not sure what your talking about. I never said anything about retinal scan. Passports have your biodata info encrypted in the passport. Its scanned into the data base in thailand and stored. they also take your pic and finger prints which are also stored.

And I just qualified my statement

The op is about id in thailand not the UK

They've been doing it a couple years now

I never said they were.The finger prints are done in thailand and they finger print you on entry and store in their data base

The OP is about Thailand and the airport in BKK which they fingerprint on entry

Your finger prints along with your biodata encrypted in the passport is captured and any new passport goes into your files in the data base

Another keyboard warrior that hides behind your screen. Id probably avoid you too.. That was a software glitch that crosses the two links. Move on with your crap

Sorry but thats your twisted interpretation not what I wrote, which your intittled too even when you are incorrect. Just don't misquote me while your trolling. You can move on now as we are done now

Your name says it all about your attitude. If you wish to "read" something else into what I wrote tgats on you but do t try and claim that I said that. Your claim is also an exaggeration as you can not be taxed on the same item in both countries and let it stay like that. You are correct in that using a tax thats prepaid on one item in one country would be used as a credit against the same taxable item in another country. So there is no dual tax. so again dont misquote me.

You should first read up on what the OECD is and what they do. You may be overestimating their role and what they do. For what Thailand does or doesn't do although I'm sure they will adapt or try to some if the methodology OECD uses and offers to shares.

Read what I wrote. I never said they don't have to file i said they won't be taxed on some issue and others are exempt. If you are taxed in either country you cant be taxed in both.

Yes I'm always astounded at the mountain of paperwork stored at the Imm office alone in NST along the back wall. And that's a small office.. Somehow they can find your old extension paperwork files fairly quickly too.

I am not sure that the govt could legally just say to do that due to a variety of issues. With the number and variety of DTA's currently in place and all the exclusions and exemptions involved tge differe among them legally that creates huge complications to try to administer, but hey TIT so anything could be said but enforcement would be difficult. Then the banking industry would need to rewrite there guidelines of when and how to do it on a national level and then coordinate with the various internation banks and all the countries they interact with. Its a mess any way you look at it and in typical Thai fashion make a declaration before you develop the strategic mechanism to handle the issue and deal with the complications you've just created

Withholding tax on interest they pay you is completely different than withhold tax on money passing thru accounts. The mechanism you refer to is easy only because they issued the interest payment and they are the source, they have no mechanism to know where the money passing thru the account came from originally, if its taxable or even if taxes have already been paid. I stand by my statement earlier

That's not the banks responsibility and they won't touch that in any way so you can forget that idea

Before anyone panics they need to read up on what The OECD organization is and does. It's not as implied in the article and really holds no control over any countries. It models best practices between countries tax wise and makes recommendation on methods of improvement but they are non binding legally. One the the main positions they hold, unless it's change in the last 2 years is the income earned should only be taxable in the origination country of the income not necessarily the country of residence and mainly aimed at multinational corporations.

I'm not realky trying to be correct as everyone's situation is different so correct is adjustable. My advice has been the same all along. Read your country's DTA to see where you fall in this and then compare it when the final regs are issued here. No one knows for sure and it's different by person and country so no need to panic over what you dont know will happen yet?

Yes and not all pensions are state or personal and as I said not many things are exempt but you need to research tge DTA to determine its impact of each person. There is no cookie cutter answer for everyone

So what you do has nothing to do with the poster. Some people tend to sleep at night time. He also asked for people to reply to his email. so use that " genius " brain you claim to have and figure it out.

Read your country's Dual Tax Agreement and you will see many things including most pensions are exempt from dual taxation

Your still trolling. I answered appropriately and you want to keep going so carry on trolling

I did and replied to you, so stop being a tool and trolling for an argument that you won't win