So I got the withholding tax form from my bank saying i was entitled to 2,500 B rebate,then I took the form to the tax office
who informed me the rebate would be a couple of weeks, ok no problem I’ve had rebates before by cheque that I could deposit
in my savings account with the Bangkok bank i also remember being given a ATM card from the KTB (although I don’t have a account with the KTB)when the letter arrived there was no cashiers check, no bankers draft only at the bottom of the letter it stated “ PROMPT PAY”
it was mostly in Thai so I thought the best bank to go too was the KTB as i had received tax rebates from this bank before,after waiting over 40 minutes to see a cashier who then informed me that as I don’t have an account with the KTB i would have to go to the Bangkok bank
after waiting over 30 minutes i was informed that the Bangkok bank could not cash the PROMPT payment because i had opened my
Bangkok bank account with my passport but the form said something about my Thai ID card and advised me to go back to the KTB
so after waiting another 45 minutes the cashier advised to go back to the tax office to get clarification,they advised to go to a bank
that was enough for one day so the next morning i decided to go to the Bangkok bank main office we’re i have always found them very helpful
the cashier lady scrutinized the form,spent 15 minutes on the phone talking to the tax office,and then advised that they could not cash the
PROMPT pay form and i must open an account with the KTB in order to receive the rebate.Ok so I went to the head office of the KTB and found i
would number 20 in the queue outside as inside was full,so I returned to the KTB i first went to,on the way i thought i would need my
tabien ban book otherwise i was sure they would send me to immigration for proof of residency letter at a cost of 300B so I dropped my wife near the bank in order to obtain a queue ticket while I went back home for my tabien ban book,any way after waiting another 45 minutes
we seen a cashier who scrutinized my passport,tabien ban,Thai id card plus my wife’s id card,then she asked me if I had our marriage certificate
i know I shouldn’t have raised my voice but i told her that we had been married for over 32 years,my daughter was 30 and was born in the local hospital,my son was 25 and was born in the local hospital and my wife had my surname on her id card.
To cut a long story short after paying 500B to open a savings account they deposited my withholding tax into the account,as I have 4 other
accounts with other banks the last thing I wanted was an account with the KTB,it will know lie dormant until my next withholding tax rebate
so anyone getting a withholding tax rebate,” happy hunting “