sirineou

I am very well familiar with the DTA Agreement between the US and Thailand, and I have read the pda agreement, but it is written in legalese and unclear as to what applies or how Thailand will implement that Agreement. I have read several Thai brochures and and IMO they are as clear as mud. for Instance my understanding of the DTA. says that Governmental pensions, social security and other pensions are taxed in their country of Origin. They are called non assessable income. Is My Union Pension only taxed in the US? I comfortably live on my SSI income , and save my Union pension. Are these savings assessable . IF your assessable income falls below a certain level I think you dont have to file a tax return. and if my understanding of the DTA is correct since all of the income I transfer to Thailand is non assessable,and I don't have to file a tax return, how do they know that all of my income is non assessable? before 2024 I sold several pieces of property in the US and have a substantial amount of income in CDs and Treasuries. How s that handled ? Is the interest of such non assessable investments taxable in Thailand. can I only transfer an amount equal to my SSI income and subsidise this from Savings earned before 2024 for the rest of my life here. Or are transfers from savings earned before 2024 0nly non taxable when transferred to Thailand for the first Year. or in perpetuity. I will tell you this , aside from my American passport I have a Greek EEU passport.One of the reasons why we moved here instead of Greece it was the same tax complexity and bureaucracy , In my retirement I want easy. Personally I like it much better in Greece, I speak some of the language, most of the people speak english, and then we have the magnificence of the Greek Islands the mainland I that is understated by mosT people, season, some skiing , the food, but I am not sure how my Thai wife will do there. and If I was to pass away, she will have to come back to Thailand or go to the US, i don't think she will stay there on her own. Anyway I will wait to see how this thing works out, for most of us it is probably a tempest in a tea cup. But if they make me jump through too many hurdles I am out of here.

To all those with the confused emojis'. Obviously it is a Joke. The "I got a lovely pair of coconuts' should had been a clue, which by the way refers to my avatar. Which is also the trending positive meme about Kamala Harris referring to her mom telling her when she was young something like "to listen to you one would think you just fell from a coconut tree"

Might be smoke and mirrors, but it is the same "smoke ad mirrors" they use in other countries also , and of all these countries the US has the strongest economy. Google it!!

It will all be worth it , even nuclear annihilation if we can have Ukraine in NATO

Not sure what the above sentence means First debt is only one of many metrics that score an economy. But per GDP the US is 9th even behind Japan and Singapore. Here is an interesting fact . The national debt under chicken don increases twice as much as under Biden. "The Trump administration borrowed $8.4 trillion during the former president's time in office, while Biden has borrowed $4.3 trillion, ... " https://thehill.com/business/4736740-trump-biden-fiscal-policy-deficit/ Shocked right? I am sure that someone like you who is so interested in the national debt, will be running and changing party affiliation ASAP

Google, strongest economy in the world.

One can take a screen shot of any video and make it look like anything. Is this all you guys got, if so you are all in a lot of trouble,

They better get their act together we only have 5 months remaining in the Year I am transfering funds to Thailand that I don't even know how they will taxed, or even if they will be taxed at all. My next door neighbor wants to sell the lot next to our house. I would love to buy it. But I an afraid to transfer the funds, because I don't know how it will be taxed. Once again they are shooting themselves on the foot.

I watch him on interviews and in hostile venues like fox am he seems like he can hold his own. Who manipulated Bident? No one and I mean no one has more political experience than Biden. This "disaster of administration" has lead this country in to the strongest economy in the world.

But those are not subforums . they are subjects.

Seven months into this, Thousands of replies, and we still don't have a clear understanding of what all this mean. Typical Thailand

Articulate, intelligent with a good sense of humor.

Again!! It would be nice if people in the UK thought he was a true Brit patriot, but I guess he'd take what he can get,

Chicken don is scared!! 🐔

These things are not mutually exclusive. Many people have normal BP numbers and are also confused.

The quiz is fundamentally unfair They said that I got the longest river in the world question wrong. , I said Mississippi and they said it was the Nile river. But I am American and America is the World. so I correctly chose the longest river in the USA! I am very mad Well technically there are other places in the world, but the DeNile of of my unswere on a technicality is IMO outrageous. I am seriously considering taking my toys and leaving. PS: did you all notice that I have a lovely pair of coconuts?

It is good that you have a time limit otherwise some would google the answers, though why? I don't know

Wrong!! do your research before starting a thread "Former president Donald Trump was shot in the ear by a bullet or a bullet fragment " https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/07/26/trump-bullet-shot-assassination-attempt/ :

What's wrong with a drivers licence? It has my picture, and passport number on it . We Just went to a national park (Tat Fa Waterfalls ) they tried to make me pay farang price, wife said "I lived here , and here is his drivers licence, he would not have one if he did not live here" they said Ok and I paid regular price.

And now for your musical and dancing pleasure here is Chicken don

Absolutely wrong! He agreed to debate the Democratic nominee, Biden was not the Democratic nominee yet. So what happen? what changed . I'll tell you what changed , the candidate changed and he is scared to debate Harris , and I don't blame Chickens Don he is right to be scared. She would wipe the floor with him .

First let me say that, what is advocated by some is highly illegal in Thailand and I was under the impression that suggestions for illegal activity is against the rules of this forum. The law is the second step, The first step is to talk to the village headman, he would have a visit with the dog owner . We had an issue with a neighbor that hot a couple of roosters , that were crowing all day. And the roosters were gone, I did not ho and poison the roosters. But if the head man fails to persuade . the call the cops. If none of these actions are affective, then one might have to take matters in their hands, If the dogs are aggressive against people , calling the police might have to be the first step. One can't wait until some kid is killed. But be careful taking the advice of some forum two bit Rambo. and "taking matters in your own hands" , as I said it's illegal and one might find themselves back in farangland or worst.

These are ridiculous informercials I saw another "Chinese Tesla rival BYD says its new hybrid cars can go 1,250 miles without stopping for gas or charging " I got news, I can do 2,000 miles , and do it in my garage, just simply strap on a bigger gas tank.

Harris' numbers are going up. trump's numbers are going down

Hush little baby, baby, don't you cry … trump gonna make everything alright. what a bunch of........