Jingthing

A lot of wishful speculation.

The funny thing about that is that the vast majority of social security recipients are NOT taxed federally as their overall income excludes that, so the benefit would only be to wealthier Americans. (See a pattern?) Also that policy would mean that the mandated about 20 percent cut would happen years sooner if no other funding changes are made. So be careful what you wish for.

Makes sense that it "could" but that doesn't mean that it will happen.

You don't even understand the issue.

Here's an interesting question. The current U.S. president (God help us) has promised to end taxation of social security. Social security is currently exempt if remitted to Thailand. Would it become accessable in Thailand if the U.S. makes that change? I don't think so.

Hiding out in Pattaya? Was that very bright? I would think if attempting to hide out in Thailand a backwater might have worked better.

I think the issue here is that you think that the TRD takes the peculiarities of IRS taxation into account on how they classify types of pension income.

The world sees the reality of what Trump is. Maga cult members will take some time or at least until the leapard eats their face. Even the Kremlin gets that the USA democratically elected a dictator. They are thrilled!

Blind partisan knee jerk reaction.

If Roths are accessable then there would no doubt that traditional IRAs would be as well.

There is zero doubt that Trump and Musk are trying to install a dictatorship in every way they can get away with. They will push everything to their absolute limits. They won't even listen to supreme court rulings if they go against them. Voters were warned but they were just too stupid to heed to the warnings.

Very different rules in the U.S. Both accessable pension income if remitted to Thailand.

I find your argument totally specious. The environment has radically changed. Before now, pretty much nobody, certainly not retired expats, was filing or paying Thai tax based on remittances during the current year, regardless of the vehicle. And TRD wasn't interested either. Have you heard of something called POLITICS and changes of government? The priorities and targets changed and expats would need to be totally in denial not to see that.

A type of IRA.

IRAs -- personal pensions.

Good luck.

Not what I was picturing from the headline!

Again, the information I have is that TRD sees both Roth and Traditional as accessable pension income. I understand why people with Roths will balk at that. Don't shoot the messenger.

Yes of course IRA accounts are not your concern. They are weird though as there are two types, one is tax payed later and one is tax payed earlier, but to Thailand same same NOT different. In the UK there are pension types there that would presumably be accessable in Thailand and others exempt.

If the sold investment was sold into cash in a bank account before 2024, then yes that is exempt in any future year you might remit it. If it was in a cash bucket portion in a brokerage account, I am not sure about that though.

Thailand doesn't differentiate between Roth and Traditional IRAs even though yes the IRS treatment is different. Both are accessable pension income if remitted to Thailand.

Try harder.

The end result. Canadians will correctly maintain their hostility towards fascist dictator Putin-like Trump who continues to voice his intention to annex them. They will buy fewer American products even without tariffs and retaliation. Hopefully they will be smart enough to target the maga fascist red states. The world will see Trump and thus the USA is not a country to be taken seriously as they actually put this madman in power TWICE and the big winners will be CHINA and RUSSIA. Idiotic and insane. Epic own goal by Trump.

Xi and Putin are lovin' it. America first? America isolating itself to become America alone and giving global influence away voluntarily. So stupid!

Do you think African American Musk the unelected co-president raised in apartheid SA has something to do with this?