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  1. 14 minutes ago, Yagoda said:

    That remark is so stupid that I'm scratching my head trying to respond. I say a lot of things about my fellow Americans but paranoid isn't one, unless of course you're talking about the fact that every country in the world is whining for us to protect them and we're constantly having to look out for everybody else. Like your place

    No problem, lol. I've met plenty of Americans and they are mostly paranoid. Believe me when I say I wish American military bases were not present on UK soil. Not so much looking out for Brits, more like an occupation! The Old saying, "Yanks go home" is very relevant! 

  2. 6 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

    Dear Folks,

     

    The answer is a resounding....YES!

    Especially from my cultural perspective.

     

    Yes, I do believe that Erin is one of the most attractive women alive today.

    For one thing, she is not too young for me.

    And, for another thing, she grew up in Maryland, which is not too far from The Main Line.

     

    And so, it's all about culture.

     

    I believe that our preferences for women, meaning the types of women we find super attractive, says more about us than it does about the women who turn us on.

     

    And so, what is the type of woman that you find most attractive?

     

    Unfortunately, I never found my Erin Burnett.

    I know that there is still time.

    But also, I realize that time is too short in this life.

     

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    Best regards,

    Gamma

     

     

    Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. But she is most definitely not the most sexiest woman alive today! 

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  3. 1 hour ago, topt said:

    I don't think that's correct - I am non resident but still have to declare it.

    What you get is 5k plus 1k added to the personal allowance that you can earn in savings interest on top if the rest of your earnings are below the PA.

    https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/savings/tax-free-savings/

     

    if your interest was greater than that you are supposed to declare it

    They haven't deducted at source for some (many) years now........

    The amount of interest takes me above the 12,500 tax free sum. However I can only go by what my accountant and HMRC have told me. That is, I do not have to declare or pay tax on that amount in the UK.

     

    As you mentioned, I think the total amount is around 17K GBP before tax is due in the UK. I am just below that threshold!  

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  4. 6 minutes ago, stat said:

    Great info! Problems start to arise on numerous issues such as tax certificates need to be from foreign tax authority. If you receive a dividend you simply do not get a tax certificate from the tax authority, but from the bank only (withholding tax).

    If that leaflet is everything they provide good riddance we are in some deep s...

     

    I know this is Thailand so I am sure this is all we will get. Explanation on a primary school level with pictures instead of a definition of the allowed accounting standards.

     

    I think it really depends. As a UK citizen All I get is my state pension. But I do have quite a lot of savings in a UK bank. HMRC have told me that as a non resident they will not tax the interest I get on those savings. Indeed the bank do not deduct tax on the interest.

     

    To avoid double taxation you may need to apply for non resident status as far as UK taxes are concerned. Which then means any taxes due on dividends would be paid to the Thai Revenue Department. Besides that if you did have to pay UK taxes, you would be able to show a letter from HMRC stating how much tax was due. 

     

    It would mean jumping through hoops which is a pain. But is doable if approached right. 

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  5. 4 minutes ago, AreYouGerman said:

     

    How so? I replaced my German passport a lot of times and it was never a hassle.

     

    If you lose your UK passport too many times The passport office may refuse to issue you with a new one on the basis that you could be selling your passport on the black market for a few thousand pounds. 

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  6. 1 hour ago, proton said:

     

    People said giving government agencies the right to look into our bank accounts without a court order was nonsense, but they passed that law this year. Why would they need to do that if not needing to check on wealth in reference to benefits? No benefits are paid if you have over 16k in savings, would not be surprised if they pegged pensions if you have over 100k. 

     

    That could have something to do with money laundering or potential fraud. As I mentioned in another post. Any government that tried to means test the state pension would lose the next election as pensioners are one of the biggest voting blocks in the UK. Even the DE admit it isn't likely to happen. It is just scare tactics from the Sh...te DE who are anti Labour.

     

    The DE have a history of scare mongering, because they know their idiot readers swallow that crap hook line and sinker!

     

    But, you believe what you like. Grumpy old men will always look for something to be negative about.  

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