28 minutes ago, lordgrinz said:

 

As to obtaining a TIN, not sure if my wife did so, but not to my knowledge at least. However, she has filed our Thai Taxes as a married couple with my Pink ID in the Tax ID field for years now. I am on a Non-O (Family) Visa, not PR.

Interesting.Maybe once a TIN has been accepted for a number of years nobody is going to check to see whether it was properly authorized or not.It's also quite possible my initial assumption was wrong - ie no problem in using Pink Card number and no separate application for a TIN is necessary.

10 hours ago, lordgrinz said:

using my Pink ID number as my Thai Tax ID

For foreigners subject to income tax, it's true your Pink ID number (if you have one) might be the same as your tax ID (TIN), but not necessarily (see below).

My understanding is that for foreigners a specific application is necessary to the Revenue Department to acquire a TIN (even if the number provided is the same as your Pink Card). It's not possible in other words to submit a tax return without have specifically obtained a TIN. Anyway that's my clear understanding for those with PR.I might well be wrong for other categories of foreigners and in any case I'm not sure their TIN will be same as that on their Pink Card.Someone better clued up could advise.

3 hours ago, jayboy said:

In the last 40 years Christian Adams, David Fall and Mark Gooding have impressed.

I should have also mentioned the very capable and personable Mark Kent.

On 3/11/2024 at 3:14 AM, beautifulthailand99 said:

I had the great pleasure and privilege to work at the Embassy back in 2003 at the old compound on Wireless Road under the wonderful Ambassador Sir David Fall, so I hugely appreciate all the work you do in so many areas, Consular, Trade, Political and Defence to name but 4,all under difficult circumstances. There were 50 UK staff then and 200 LE, and we were always busy, so I can only imagine how run off your feet you must be now. We had Gurkha guards back then, and I remember one morning asking if I could see the knife the kukri they carried, and he replied politely I would love to Mr BT but if I did, I would have to kill you ! If Khun Attakorn is still working there, send my regards, he will know who I am.

David Fall was never knighted though he deserved to be.In fact the only recent Ambassador to be knighted was the likeable James Hodge but this was really because of the Queen's visit during his time.For many years the British Ambassador has not been knighted whereas in the 1960's and before it was almost standard.Whether this reflects the decline of Thailand's importance in British eyes or mediocre Ambassadors, I'm not sure.In the last 40 years Christian Adams, David Fall and Mark Gooding have impressed.There have also been some real stinkers but I will not name them.

If a UK company pension has been agreed by HMRC to be paid free of UK tax (ie has been given an NT coding) does that mean it will be free of tax in Thailand if remitted here? I'm pretty sure that it would be taxable in Thailand but thought the question was just about worth asking.

12 minutes ago, Chongalulu said:

It’s because they moved their onward flights to Australia and the like from Bangkok to Singapore. Obviously AOT became uncompetitive/ inconvenient compared to Singapore,so this just reflects what they reckon Bangkok only route is worth 

And it may explain the silly business class price I quoted earlier.I'm guessing BA hopes to capture the relatively small First Class market with a decent business class and a price to match.To be fair the premium economy and economy fares look quite reasonable

3 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

That's a nonsense equivalence. The sufferings of the Japanese people caused by the American attacks ceased entirely after they surrendered. The Gazans are already conquered and blockaded, and the illegal collective punishment continues anyway.

Have the Hamas criminals surrendered?

15 minutes ago, ozimoron said:

The appropriate reaction to the Hamas crimes should have been to go to the ICJ and ICC and to attempt to apprehend and prosecute as many as possible without any loss to c!vilian life.

Your proposed "solution" would not solve anything as well you know. It seems you are a pacifist, a perfectly honourable position but not mine.

22 minutes ago, ozimoron said:

Not even a tip of the hat to the 20 odd thousand dead Palestinian civilians? While the terrorist massacre was indeed unspeakably horrific and should never be forgotten or forgiven, it is now a matter of history. What isn't history are the ongoing war crimes in gaza. Perhaps that's why one tends to focus more on current events?

This is like someone in 1945 saying saying the Pearl Harbour attack in 1941 was a very unfortunate event which cannot be excused - but that it is all in the past and we should concentrate on the sufferings of the Japanese population perpetrated by American genocidal maniacs.

This type of poster, not necessarily malevolent, curses the Israelis but never ever ventures to suggest what should have been the appropriate response to the Hamas crimes.

8 hours ago, pegman said:

Tough to have much sympathy for these pro genocide zionist students when compared with what is happening in Palestine.

Tough to have much sympathy with this peculiar combination of ignorance, stupidity, racism and muddled thinking.

On 2/29/2024 at 8:11 PM, Mike Lister said:

I haven't watched the video and don't intend to

What an odd comment.It only takes a few minutes and as far as I know it's the only briefing that has been given by a senior source in the Revenue Department.

13 minutes ago, Mike Lister said:

I've no idea who the person in the video is

The video makes it very clear that the person is a senior legal expert from the Thai Revenue Department.

7 hours ago, Sydebolle said:

The ambassador's 15 minutes of fame; something to show back to his ministerial boss on how proactive and busy he is. 

What a pointless comment.In my opinion the ambassador did an excellent job.I

4 hours ago, josephbloggs said:

You do know that is the most rabidly right wing piece of crap on British TV right?

I'm not sure there is a "right wing" position on this issue.In fact many "right wingers" have argued that it is wrong to deny this woman her rights and privileges as a British citizen.It doesn't mean they have any sympathy for this woman but they dislike the concept of a powerful state which ignores ancient constitutional principles.Actually the proponents of a powerful interfering nanny state are usually to be found on the "left."

4 hours ago, Scouse123 said:

 

Nothing has replaced the British legal process, hence this case is still ongoing appeal after appeal at the expense of the British taxpayer,

You and many others on this forum have ignored the great point of principle at stake here.It is perfectly possible to hold this individual in contempt and yet insist she has a right to her nationality.Some will be surprised by the author of what follows.

https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/shamima-begum-shouldnt-have-lost-her-british-citizenship/

Jonathan Sumption, former Justice of the Supreme court and one of the smartest legal brains in the country, demolishes the argument that the UK can cast its obligations aside in this case.

" By statute, the home secretary cannot deprive a person of British citizenship if it would render them stateless. The person must have citizenship of at least one other country. When the decision was made, in 2019, Ms Begum was 19. She was a citizen of Bangladesh, but only in the most technical sense. She had provisional citizenship until she was 21, when it would lapse unless she took it up. This was because her parents were born there. But she has never been to Bangladesh. She has no links with the country. And Bangladesh has disowned her. Her Bangladeshi citizenship always was a legal fiction."

16 hours ago, proton said:

 

Campbell is a nurse not a medical Dr, his opinion is no better than anyone else's

Read his Wikipedia page.It's quite an eye opener.

1 hour ago, jacob29 said:

Someone with high income on the other hand. I believe they're the people who are primarily concerned. 

High income types (lets use the LTR definition of $ 80,000 per year though I think that's on the low side) are very few in the expatriate retired category.Those that are usually aren't residents for more than half the year and in any case are sophisticated people who have decent tax advice. I doubt whether they are particularly concerned because unlike typical pensioners, can easily structure their remittance from pre-2024 wealth and hence non-taxable.

1 hour ago, jacob29 said:

I expect a lot of people will rather take your comment to mean funding most to all your expenses with ATM withdrawals

Then they assume wrong.I was thinking primarily of the use of foreign credit cards for Thailand related goods and services - hotels, flights and the like.For the rather sad thought of some pensioners using ATMs to fund Thailand expenses, I doubt whether most of these will be filing tax returns at all.By definition they will be at the lower end of the income scale.It is anyway at this stage just nonsense to suggest using ATMs will carry any kind of risk.This is a tourist economy, remember?