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Say, how many assassination attempts by MAGA types did Harris survive?

Not as much, or at least not in the same way. Thai drivers like to drive, IMO, just like they see on the TV. They've seen Fast & Furious, they've watched F1, and now everyone wants to be one of the Duke boys. It appears they speed up in the blind curves, maybe cause it feels faster or cooler, I dunno.......but they don't slow down. At least there's a 1/2-km straightaway from the curve to the u-turn zone. But no excuse for coming from the other direction. It's a straight shot for 1-2 km from the village A2 junction to where the trucks turn.

That's a plan. You are prepared. I'm in the "if you don't owe tax, you don't need to file" camp. I get a couple thousand back from interest and dividend withholding.

As you look up 206 in your photo, you can see the curve 'bout 250m further on. At the beginning of the curve, vehicles have just left the 60kmh urban area, and are now in the 80kmh free-fire zone. They will be doing well over 90 to make up for lost time. They're not likely to notice a turning semi as they come out of that curve at speed while scrolling through their tiktok feed. I've driven that road at times. At shift change, pedestrians attempt to cross the road on a zebra crossing (still 80kmh!) at the factory entrance. Insane.

Poor planning. But there are streetlights at the u-turn area, straight section of road, good visibility, very light traffic. No excuse for hitting a semi. Coming from the other direction is a long, blind curve ending just before the salt factory entrance. Trucks turning right at that spot would be even more hazardous.

It's easier than that. File once a year online. My plan is first week of January, file FBAR online (10 minutes), file Thai tax online (10 minutes). First week of March, after 1099's received, file US tax online (30 minutes). Along with that I have 3-4 90-day reports to my probation officer, online (5 minutes each). Only physical attendance is one day per year, bank statements (30 minutes), and extension renewal (1 hour), plus a couple hours driving back and forth to the big city. As long as they don't go with worldwide taxation, we're good.

I'm familiar with this area. Pickup driver would have just left the Talat Khae 60 kmh zone, beginning 4 lane undivided highway now 80 kmh. Trucks u-turn there because a concrete divider begins about 250m before the salt factory entrance, preventing drivers from turning right. Not an official u-turn, as highway markings there are a double yellow line with yellow stripes. https://www.google.com.au/maps/@15.2461778,102.4254482,3a,67.2y,103.4h,84.43t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1suvV3qpCe6QhGKCd8I8zZKw!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D5.569469012013101%26panoid%3DuvV3qpCe6QhGKCd8I8zZKw%26yaw%3D103.40415777546023!7i16384!8i8192!5m1!1e4?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTExMy4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

Calm down, don't get upset. It's just an anonymous post on the intertubes. Have you considered putting that poster on ignore?

Would you be criticizing democratic senators for not having the backbone to defy democratic oligarchs and deny Mz. Harris' underqualifed token woke DEI nominees? I highly doubt that. Fortunately, democracy won, and we shall be unburdened by what has not been.

I thought this was about Trump's cabinet. Why bring DEI-hire Harris into it?

Call me when Trump orders extermination by drone of American citizens without trial.

So you're saying if they are successful and the people approve of their actions, they might win another election, perhaps even bigly'er? Democracy bad!

A spa is not a public space.

We all hate tiktokkers, but............ Spa owner could have called the police and had him trespassed. Instead she assaulted a customer. On camera. Oops. Despicable livestreamer defended himself.

Selling/buying funds to take LTCG's. Not as living expenses or purchases, but to reset cost basis of funds owned. Take the gain now tax-free and reduce/avoid future taxes. Do it NOW in case Thailand goes with worldwide income, in which case US 0% brackets will not be recognized by TRD and will be fully assessable income taxed at up to 35%! Maximum tax-free gains in the US under WW income tax would cost me $10K annually filing single, or $20K annually if filing jointly.

We have a downloaded DIY will with two witnesses. Local amphur will not register it. It's a simple will. I own no physical assets. The house and car in Thailand are in the wife's name. I have bank and brokerage accounts in Thailand, brokerage accounts in US. I've added an addendum page in the will listing all account numbers along with current values as of date of signing. Accessing the Thailand accounts shouldn't be too much trouble. I'm putting together a notebook as I go along with specific instructions to follow for each step of the process; obtaining the death certificate from the embassy, applying for the IRS certificate, contacting Fidelity to arrange for transfer. I might contact a BKK law firm to see if they handle this sort of event. Step one: marry foreigner Step two: ??? Step three: profit! We'll probably go ahead and set up a Fidelity account for her if that can truly be done without an ITIN. Then I can begin researching US and Thai laws on gift transfers.

I am a citizen. As decedent, i will have been a citizen. This particular info page is specifically for "estates of nonresidents not citizens" and defines how the law applies in those cases only. Fidelity requires the transfer certificate.

Yes, using my parents' address. Several years ago, Fidelity went through a phase of attempting to identify non-resident accounts. They caught me. Only change is that now my accounts are not allowed to purchase or add to holdings of mutual funds (registered for sale in US only). I can have the restriction lifted if I physically show up in a US branch and provide utility bills to re-establish residence.

Not required. Fidelity allowed me to list her as beneficiary. When speaking with the rep, I confirmed she knew the wife was non-resident, non-citizen, overseas, with no SSN/TIN. I'm also looking into getting her an ITIN in order to file "married filing jointly" to double the standard deduction and LTCG 0% brackets.

I'm in the early stages of researching and getting this all set up. I'm aware that my Roth will likely be problematic, but fortunately (!) it's only a small portion of my portfolio. I spent the majority of my non-military work life in occupations that paid a large part of the paycheck as non-taxable per diems and allowances. Add to that I spent bigly amounts of time vacationing, such that I have enough credits to receive social security benefits, but not much more, thus many years unable to make contributions.

Thanks for that. Gonna have to bookmark his channel. Will check back when Thailand announces worldwide income tax!

I'll take bitter fruit over word salad any day, thank you very much!

These two statements are not contradictory.

The important thing is that poster (whether he/she/they/them/those/it!) assumed "her" gender. That's unforgivable. Perhaps some time out for self-reflection is called for.

Harris = she campaign staff = they This confusion is why the ridiculous pronoun mess is so ridiculous.