Etaoin Shrdlu

Social Security benefits are only taxable by the US, not Thailand, as long as the recipient is a US citizen. If you keep the SS benefits in an account in the US prior to remitting them to Thailand, you may wish to keep them in a separate account to avoid commingling them with other funds that may be taxable by Thailand when remitted. My preference would be to have the funds remitted directly by SSA to Thailand and keep all documentation from the SSA as well as the SSA-1199 form that was used to set up the transfers. No question about commingling funds or the source of the funds. Check what the SSA says about when you must use a foreign or US bank for benefits.

Here's what the DLT says: https://www.dlt.go.th/en/international-driving-licence In addition to the listed documents, which in my case included the copy of the red alien identity book, I was asked to provide a copy of my pink ID card.

I don't think your visa category is directly relevant to the coverage provided by your policy, although some insurers will only issue a policy to foreigners who live in Thailand for six months or longer per year. It may not be unusual for an insurer to ask for an applicant's visa status on the proposal form, however. What has caused you to have concern about this?

One of my daughters had a summer internship at Big Chill some years ago thanks to him. RIP, Colin!

Here: https://ph.usembassy.gov/social-security-administration/#:~:text=Phone%3A %2B632-5301-,Email%3A FBU Inquiry Form

The Social Security Administration will transfer funds directly to your Thai bank account. There is no transfer fee levied by the SSA, but your Thai bank may charge an inward remittance fee. The SSA uses Citibank in the US to transmit baht directly to the Thai bank account. Here's a link to the SSA website that also has a link to the SSA-1199 form for use in Thailand along with instructions on how to file the form. https://www.ssa.gov/forms/ssa-1199.html

If you choose to have your SS benefits paid to Bangkok Bank's New York branch for onward transmission to Thailand, you would need to set up a restricted account at Bangkok Bank here. You would have to go in person with your passport every time you wanted to withdraw funds. You would not receive an ATM card for this account and you could not transfer funds out using the BB app or website. Your other option is to have SSA deposit your benefits directly to your bank account here in Thailand. You would not be restricted to Bangkok Bank, but instead could use an account at any Thai bank, either an existing or new account. You would be able to use your ATM card and the banking app or website to make transactions.

Mrs. Shrdlu and I decided to get out of the house and drive down to Jomtien on Sunday, arriving at about 1 pm. Not many people were braving the heat and sunshine to splash in the water or ride the banana boats. Everyone was sitting under the umbrellas eating and chatting. There were very few foreigners about. As the sun dipped lower in the late afternoon, people came out from under the umbrellas and went down to the water. It was a pleasant afternoon followed by a great seafood dinner in Bang Saray. A good day out.

I had no problem setting up the app on my phone and getting access to UOB's internet banking website on my computer, but Citibank's transfer limits did not make the migration to UOB. They've defaulted back to 50,000 baht and a trip to a branch is necessary for a photo for the face recognition software it increase it. I guess it is a good thing that checks aren't used much anymore since UOB won't provide a checkbook to foreigners.

The Bank of Thailand requires this information from the bank. If the reason isn't stated on the remittance documentation when received by the bank, the bank will call the recipient and ask. Even with the reason stated, the bank may ask anyway. I'm not sure if there is a formal threshold.

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I would also add that at all times in your discussions with the directors of the juristic entity that you remain polite. You want the directors on your side, so don't antagonize them. Give them time to formulate a solution and get back to you, but do set a timeframe for their response. But if verbal discussions and perhaps emails don't result in action on their part, then formal letters addressed to each of the directors by name and sent by registered post to the juristic entity should be considered. You may want to ask a lawyer to draft and write the letter if it does get to this point. But I don't think you're quite at this point yet.

Go back to Big C and demand written evidence, including date and transaction number, that a credit to your debit card was processed. Present this to your bank and ask them to confirm it has been received. My experience with "it has been processed" means that it has to some extent been dealt with internally by the company, not that it has actually been credited back to the debit or credit card or account. Refunds can sit for one or more accounting cycles before being credited to your card depending upon the company's internal policy.

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At this point, I don't think you will have success dealing with the admin office. It also sounds like your wife is taking the Thai approach of avoiding any confrontation. I think that the solution to your problem lies in dealing with the directors on the board of the juristic entity. Have you met face to face with any of the directors apart from during a general meeting? If not, then see if you can have a meeting with one or more of the directors to explain the problem and ask for resolution. Don't go through the admin office. Contact the directors directly and ask for a meeting. You can escalate to letter writing later if this fails. By the way, what is the extent of the damage to your condo? Is it only soggy wallpaper or is the damage more significant? Do you have insurance on your unit? If so, see about filing a claim. That may indirectly open discussions with the management company and the board about remedying the underlying issue.

Ok. I think in most cases the admin office is staffed by the employees of the company hired to manage the property by the juristic entity that owns the property. The property management company may not be motivated to help you. While you have verbally brought this up at a general meeting, I think the next step is to write to the individuals who are the directors of the juristic entity and explain your problem and ask them to intercede with the building management company. Put it in writing and state that you want a written response with a timeframe to correct the problem and ask them to identify the person who will be responsible for carrying it out.

Sometimes there really is a witch. Or worse.

But a review of the articles I can find indicate that computers, tablets and phones are also subject to the ban on account sharing. I think this is being implemented country by country based upon the main subscriber's location and not all countries have been added yet.

I think I read somewhere that password sharing was only being blocked on TVs and not on computers, tablets and phones. Can't find that article now, however.

If you closely read section 19 as quoted in freeworld's post, you'll see that the limitations cited are all predicated upon a return having been filed. It is completely silent on limitations when no return is filed. I am not sure whether the RD's regulations deal with the limitation on non-filing elsewhere or whether this falls back on the Thai Civil and Commercial Code with respect to the statute of limitations for various issues.

This is the limitation for taxpayers who have filed tax returns. My understanding is that the RD can go back 10 years if no tax return has been filed.

When my children were in school, I compared the cost of Berkeley with several other schools. Even with a 50% discount, Berkeley was more expensive that a number of other international schools.

Just received the MEA bill for April this morning. 7,013 baht. Last month was 4,434 and February was 2,981.

With their orange Jesus in the dock, it would seem strange for Republicans to make crime a campaign issue.

8 is also for naturalized Thais who have a blue Thai ID card.