Mike Lister

Meanwhile, back in the real Thailand!

If all your pension income is taxed at source, great you don't need to file a return

He doesn't need any supporting documentation or evidence to prove he was or wasn't tax resident in Thailand, he only needs the stamps in his passport. I used that same method for over 10 years to prove my tax residency in several countries.

I regularly transfer from HSBC UK online, to my Thai bank account of record, but rarely do I need to transfer amounts over 10k Pounds, I believe however there is a maximum I can transfer that way..

As Blackcab states, all true and correct, call your bank and send in Pounds ONLY.

No, the issue is your tax residency at the time the funds were remitted, not when the income was earned.

I agree. People who claim to be UK resident in order to obtain increases to the State Pension every year, had better be filing tax returns as UK residents.

Road Traffic Accidents

Sure, but you wrote, "know how to have a civil debate or handle being questioned", that's not a good fit for most AN posters

And Western posters on AN do? I don't think so! TBH there's not much difference.

If I opened a business that you could easily see was successful and making good profits, and if you had some spare cash and wanted to invest it somewhere, wouldn't you want to invest some money in my business so that you could share in my success and make money? The stock market is nothing more than that.

Thank you for posting that, it helped make things more clear, until your last line above. The first part of what you posted suggested that anyone who receives a pension is allowed to deduct 50% for expenses, up to 100k. But the last line and the example, refers to military and civil servants. Is the deduction restricted to those groups or is it generally available?

UK State Pension is not a benefit.

That's great, I'm pleased to hear that. Can you detail please what your deductions are overall? You claim the one that's being discussed here, 100k for pension expenses, 190K for over age 65 years? 60K Personal allowance? It will also help if you can confirm that you're not making payments into any pension plan in Thailand or overseas, in order to obtain that first deduction or that there is not something else that's non standard, in your case. It's not necessary to detail any other incidental allowances/deductions such as health insurance or spouse etc but if you can clarify those three, that will help clarify things and wrap this up. Thanks.

There's a few posters on here who, if we could get them to leave, that would raise the average IQ level.

Pickup trucks and women, trade them both in within ten years.

How sad, that's a shame, Byee.

Er, almost. I think that if the filer makes the determination that the funds he/she received in Thailand are not taxable for whatever reason, that doesn't mean you don't have to file a return showing excluded income, otherwise, the tally back to the bank transfers isn't there. That's what I think but I can't prove it. TBH I report all my excluded to the RD as and when they enter my tax information into the system. Whether or not they use or retain that information I don't know, at least I have declared it.

Not me, I don't Thai bash, this is my home.

The beauty of these fans is that they not only go fast but they also go slow, how amazing is that. I know it sounds crazy but simply pull the chain and it changes speed, talk about technological advances eh.

LL, as much as I love you dearly, it's not helpful or even a little bit good to go round picking up minor nuances on all the other posters posts, lighten up for god sake man.

Deep throat, I mean thought.

Will you and your wife leave Thailand if you don't get it?

Just make sure you get a year end statement on all tour various investments and accounts showing balances as at 31 December 2023 and use that as your baseline. Anything prior to that date is free and clear, anything after that date is potentially taxable.

So? As the filer they are your funds, you should know where they came from and their origin so it's down to you to determine if they are taxable income or not and to file accordingly.