Just received my US Stimulus wire

[jwdub]

In case anyone had any doubts on being eligible to receive the $1200 stimulus. I live here in Pattaya full time and received mine electronically into my Schwab account moments ago. 

[ubonjoe]

There is a topic about it here.

 

[flexomike]

I live in Rayong and also got mine today, deposited in my US bank account

[Lacessit]

Aussies living overseas don't get the same good fortune, Centrelink thinks of us as traitors for not spending our pensions in Oz, and screw us every opportunity they get.

[johnnynmonic]

Haven't gotten mine yet, but these threads give me hope.

[ProbPossConf]

Got my $2,400.00 deposit yesterday into my credit union account.

[johnnynmonic]

1 hour ago, ProbPossConf said:

Got my $2,400.00 deposit yesterday into my credit union account.

Did you file your taxes with a Thai address, or the U.S. address associated with you credit union?

[Skallywag]

1 hour ago, ProbPossConf said:

Got my $2,400.00 deposit yesterday into my credit union account.

Thought the max was $1200 per person?  You have a conjoined twin - lol

[wasabi]

I also got $2400. Married filing jointly. Payment was for my wife and I.

[ProbPossConf]

Married filing jointly. Payment was for my wife and I.  My residence address, as filed with my tax returns, are in the United States.

 

[jadee]

I'm British so this is really none of my business but I'm just bored and curious - so if you're American and living in Thailand you still need to file a tax return? Even if you don't live in the US? What if you don't have a home in the US? 

[jwdub]

1 hour ago, ProbPossConf said:

Married filing jointly. Payment was for my wife and I.  My residence address, as filed with my tax returns, are in the United States.

 

My residential address which was reported on my tax return is Thailand. Makes no difference as I received my stimulus payment.

[ehs818]

9 hours ago, jadee said:

I'm British so this is really none of my business but I'm just bored and curious - so if you're American and living in Thailand you still need to file a tax return? Even if you don't live in the US? What if you don't have a home in the US? 

Yes, we have to file as long as our income exceeds the minimum thresh hold of about $24,000? Not sure of the precise amount. But I do mine every year so I don't ever have to try to recreate or prove to anyone later exactly what I earned. BTW, if you are still working and living offshore, the first $80,000 it not taxed as it's assumed you pay taxes on that in the foreign country you reside in.....

[thesetat2013]

Still waiting mine. Never file taxes because SSDI barely meets Thailand income reporting requirements. So no need to file US Taxes. One thing concerned me though. Their new app Get my Payment still doesn't show me. 

Has anyone been able to get positive info from that app? 

[bkk6060]

27 minutes ago, ehs818 said:

Yes, we have to file as long as our income exceeds the minimum thresh hold of about $24,000? Not sure of the precise amount. But I do mine every year so I don't ever have to try to recreate or prove to anyone later exactly what I earned. BTW, if you are still working and living offshore, the first $80,000 it not taxed as it's assumed you pay taxes on that in the foreign country you reside in.....

False.

The Foreign Earned Income Exclusion (FEIE, using IRS Form 2555) allows you to exclude a certain amount of your FOREIGN EARNED income from US tax. For tax year 2019 (filing in 2020) the exclusion amount is $105,900. .

[Jeffrey346]

I checked my payment status and got a message stating the IRS can not determine my eligibility. 

There is nothing on the IRS website to tell you what the problem is or how to resolve it. 

[chicowoodduck]

On 4/16/2020 at 7:20 AM, johnnynmonic said:

Haven't gotten mine yet, but these threads give me hope.

 

On 4/16/2020 at 7:20 AM, johnnynmonic said:

Haven't gotten mine yet, but these threads give me hope.

Yup, got mine yesterday as well.....????????????????????????????

[thesetat2013]

5 minutes ago, Jeffrey346 said:

I checked my payment status and got a message stating the IRS can not determine my eligibility. 

There is nothing on the IRS website to tell you what the problem is or how to resolve it. 

I twittered the irs and csnbc and got reply that kept changing. One showed ineligible. The other showed some recipients who collect ssi or other government pensions that are automatically sent to banks are not showing using the app. So it's now just a wait and see thing. 

[tonray]

10 minutes ago, thesetat2013 said:

Still waiting mine. Never file taxes because SSDI barely meets Thailand income reporting requirements. So no need to file US Taxes. One thing concerned me though. Their new app Get my Payment still doesn't show me. 

Has anyone been able to get positive info from that app? 

Yes...mine says I am eligible and they will update it when my payment has been sent.

 

If you don't file...you need to enter your bank account Info if you want to be able to track with this tool

Edited April 17, 2020 by tonray

[Boomer6969]

So Trump is giving you guys USD 1200 to stimulate the US economy in Pattaya. While there is nothing to stimulate there, girls being all back in Issan.

[CrunchWrapSupreme]

6 minutes ago, Boomer6969 said:

nothing to stimulate there, girls being all back in Issan

Heh, I'm back in Issan now stimulating the economy, feeding the fam.

 

However, many like me are running into this same error with the IRS "Get My Payment". I put in my basic info, it says I'm eligible for the payment. Then I do the bank acct section. Then it says "sorry, there's been an error". Then I was locked out for 24 hours. About to try again in an hour.

[Ireland32]

I got mine 14th $1200

[malibukid]

i am donating mine to various charities here,  hope you all do the same to help Thailand.  

[saakura]

The charities in Soi Buakhao and Walking Street, fund for out of work ladyboys....

[ubonjoe]

53 minutes ago, thesetat2013 said:

Their new app Get my Payment still doesn't show me. 

Has anyone been able to get positive info from that app? 

It will not work for you.

"Do not use this application if you receive the benefits below. If you receive these benefits, we already have your information and you will receive $1,200.

• Social Security retirement, disability (SSDI), or survivor benefits
• Railroad Retirement and Survivor Benefits"

Source: https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/economic-impact-payments

[cmarshall]

44 minutes ago, Boomer6969 said:

So Trump is giving you guys USD 1200 to stimulate the US economy in Pattaya. While there is nothing to stimulate there, girls being all back in Issan.

The US payments have been mislabeled as stimulus payments, but this is ridiculous on the face of it.  The US and state govts, having ordered the shutdown of the economy, can hardly expect to stimulate it.  The payments are in fact disaster relief payments, which the govt sometimes gives in the case of disasters.

 

We US expats, unlike you Brits, are obliged to pay US federal income tax each year and we have suffered losses in the current crisis.  Therefore, we are fully entitled to the current remediation.

[lexilis]

I get my US SS deposited into my local Bangkok Bank account through their New York channel. My address for SS is Thai. No received anything yet. Anyone else using BKK bank and Thai address received anything? 

[fittobethaied]

1 hour ago, thesetat2013 said:

Still waiting mine. Never file taxes because SSDI barely meets Thailand income reporting requirements. So no need to file US Taxes. One thing concerned me though. Their new app Get my Payment still doesn't show me. 

Has anyone been able to get positive info from that app? 

 

 

If you will click on the "Frequently Asked Questions" you will see the following information:

 

Payment Status Not Available

Why am I getting "Payment Status Not Available?"

 

In certain cases, the Get My Payment app will be unable to tell you the status of your payment.  You may receive this message for one of the following reasons:

• If you are not eligible for a payment (see IRS.gov on who is eligible and who is not eligible)
• If you are required to file a tax return and have not filed in tax year 2018 or 2019.
• If you recently filed your return or provided information through Non-Filers: Enter Your Payment Info on IRS.gov. Your payment status will be updated when processing is completed.
• If you are a SSA or RRB Form 1099 recipient, SSI or VA benefit recipient – the IRS is working with your agency to issue your payment; your information is not available in this app yet.

You can check the app again to see whether there has been an update to your information.  Get My Payment data is updated once per day, so there’s no need to check back more frequently.

[cmarshall]

11 hours ago, jadee said:

I'm British so this is really none of my business but I'm just bored and curious - so if you're American and living in Thailand you still need to file a tax return? Even if you don't live in the US? What if you don't have a home in the US? 

Americans are liable for federal income tax on our worldwide income no matter where we live.  There are a few other countries like China that tax their citizens on worldwide income.  We envy you Europeans who can move to Thailand and not pay income tax anywhere.  On the other hand, American expats remain fully eligible to receive Social Security payments while living abroad including the same annual cost of living adjustments as recipients residing the US.  I understand that the UK govt denies similar inflation adjustments to NI recipients abroad.  Seems like slow torture into old age poverty to me, but that's the Tories for you.

[TikiT]

Thank you I was wondering about that because the IRS just accepted ours 3 days ago on the 14th. How long did it take for you to receive it after the IRS accepted it? I don’t have any doubts at all because they’ve been really clear about who’s eligible pretty much anyone with a US Social Security number is eligible even if you pay no taxes still eligible!!