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  1. Jingthing
    I get what you're saying but if you start in Thailand with a conversion to a 90 day O visa as the first step before the retirement extension, it's clear enough that the purpose you're doing that is ... wait for it ... RETIREMENT. So it's kind of splitting hairs. Of course it's true a generic O visa really isn't technically a retirement visa as it is also used for various non retirement purposes.
  2. Jingthing
    Interesting. I wasn't aware that LA was doing 90 day O visas for retirement. Obviously with that you go to Thailand and get an annual extension. I had thought they only did the inferior O-A one year visas for retirement. Years ago I started with a 90 day O visa. Never labelled retirement. But at that time at my local consulate saying "exploring retirement" was accepted as reason.
  3. Jingthing
    Trump's way of provoking this with threats of invasion which gives aid and comfort to Putin is not the way forward with Greenland. Nobody is denying the geopolitical and resource potential importance of Greenland of course. Greenland / Denmark have not been hostile to U.S. interests. How to make them hostile? Be like Trump.
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    Trump doesn't do wins for all. He's wired for zero sum games. Like this last election. Winners -- OLIGARCHS, GLOBAL AUTOCRATS Losers -- His maga base of marks and suckers. Global democracies. Biden in his farewell speech gave voice to the reality of a dystopian Trumpist future of rule by oligarchs. But sadly of course, too little too late.
  5. Jingthing
    Wrong. With Trump it is BILLIONAIRES first and last, at least the ones he can manage to get on his side.
  6. Jingthing
    January 6th. DUH!
  7. Jingthing
    Far from gay, eh?
  8. Jingthing
    I can answer the from old savings point. Prior to Jan 1 2024. Thailand wouldn't know! You self assess and don't report it as its exempt. If ever audited you prove it with your US bank records.
  9. Jingthing
    He's completely unqualified. Defense secretary is way too Important a role for such a Fox News talking head bozo. Maybe Ambassador to Slovénia. At least Trump picked someone credible for Secretary of State with Rubio. Most of his picks are more fit for dark satire than a presidential administration.
  10. Jingthing
    Perhaps this expat club should screen their choice of speakers with more care?
  11. Jingthing
    I recall it's only 60k for single filers.
  12. Jingthing
    They don't. They only need remitted taxable in Thailand income. Depends on the source of funds in your specific case.
  13. Jingthing
    No tin needed. No filing needed. Keep records. Next ..
  14. Jingthing
    No. Whether remitted income is taxable in Thailand depends on the source of the funds. Not only pensions. Since you mentioned pensions some US examples are remitted social security is not taxable but private pensions are. Refer to your nations DTA if any.
  15. Jingthing
    Agreed. Unless they carve out an exception for real estate buying which doesn't yet exist.
  16. Jingthing
    Portugal is Portugal. In Thailand no need to include non accessable income in filing and no need to file if accessable income is under the threshold. Just keep records.
  17. Jingthing
    So they don't understand DTA treaties or lack of them and or don't want to deal with them and consider remittances a dry well target waste of their time. Making such a general statement is objectively wrong. But they are telling you their CURRENT attitude about enforcement.
  18. Jingthing
    Keeping defensable records when the source account contains a mix of types of sources and also spending is actually quite complicated.
  19. Jingthing
    At this point yeah it's all quite the wild east mess.
  20. Jingthing
    Sounds like that was lost in translation. Records don't prevent audits. Records are to be prepared for them.
  21. Jingthing
    Agreed.
  22. Jingthing
    With expats they will often see large remittances so therefore a potential target to audit. They wouldn't want to waste work on dry wells.
  23. Jingthing
    I recall 60k baht single and 120k marriage.
  24. Jingthing
    No. No. Just keep records in case of audit.
  25. Jingthing
    There is a way you can definitely avoid any chance of being liable for Thai tax if remitting money to buy a condo. Do not be a Thai tax resident that year! Period. Sorted.

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