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And that's how they do it . I'm surprised that anyone would support their corporate tax avoidance schemes. So you think that Starbucks Thailand's paying billions of baht in tax every year is their way of avoiding paying tax?

Which one?

No, but I do have a background in banking, pensions and insurance, though. I'm glad that I'm not unappreciated.

You mean your Wise account in Thailand or your Thai bank account? UK state pensions can be paid into Thai bank accounts.

Presumably because they are not banks and the pension fund requires that pensions are paid into bank accounts. If pensioners change their own circumstances so they are unable to receive their pension payments as they have been doing, that's not the pension fund's problem to sort out.

That account is only available to existing private banking clients.

Usually to a nominated, acceptable bank account. If the recipient changes that, after the fact, without having a new bank, I guess it's his problem to sort out. If the pension cannot be paid out the unpaid amounts will accrue in his pension fund until he complies.

They're, obviously, not stealing his pension and it is not his choice how his pension provider or pension provider's bankers pay his pension if he alters his circumstances to not complying with their conditions that he originally met.

Your non-UK resident status should have no effect on a Barclays, Isle of Man, off-shore bank account.

More than likely a nil, or negligible, dormant balance if he's not used the account for "many years"

"...I have a UK bank account but no UK address". Don't tempt fate, that could change at any time the bank chooses!

What bank account comes with a cheque book these days Current ("checking") accounts. Which traditional (non-online only) bank does not issue cheques books for current or business accounts?

Although doesn't come with a cheque book. Neither does it come with availability here. Just tried...again.

"Not available in this area", (Thailand).

Hardly believable.

No, I think you'll find that it's probate that needs to be granted, not "probation".

It does not matter, they are established and working in Thailand decades according to the rules in place. I know that they are but it does matter when they are not the same companies paying the tax and a poster is suggesting that the licencee for Starbucks (Thailand) doesn't pay corporation tax. It does, it pays a shedload.

One example. Too many other links to post that prove the same. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/mar/30/starbucks-uk-corporation-tax-profit-administrative-expenses-royalties Starbucks UK? How about linking to something relevant to Thailand such as Starbucks Thailand?!

Clearly, you don't know how much tax they pay to the Thai Revenue Department. Starbucks US and the company that is the licencee of the brand in Thailand (i.e the tax payer here) are independent companies and are not responsible for each other's tax obligations in their respective countries. In the financial year ending 2021 the Thai owner of Starbucks Thailand paid B4,634,097,000 in tax. That is not "avoiding corporation tax the world over".

Starbucks coffee is more like the bus station toilet of public conveniences.

They do.

they have some unique(-ly expensive) products in their gift shops

Short overstay is not a crime but an offense A crime is a violation of law, as is an offence, 'overstaying' is a violation of law.

It's today (17th March) isn't it?? You're right, I got a little muxed ip with the date. I do err, very occasionally!