K bank E-mail with Tax Forms attached ?

[treetops]

2 minutes ago, MangoKorat said:

Have you ever heard of any UK retirees in The Philippenes receiving free hospital treatment? Genuine question.

 

The UK/Philippines reciprocal agreement which covers pensions does not cover medical treatment.

 

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/living-in-the-philippines#healthcare-in-the-philippines

[Moncul]

On 11/23/2024 at 9:22 PM, Upnotover said:

Outside?  So where do you live?  I know where this email is going if i get it.

It has been suggested that anyone failing to respond in the given time will have their accounts frozen.

[sikishrory]

4 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

What location and branch? kinda useful.

 

Would be good if people could be bothered to mention the branch

Phuket Central

[cdnvic]

Removed some off topic posts.

[trevoromgh]

Can anyone who has visited a branch to complete these forms tell me :-
-  Do they just want a signed copy of the photo page of the passport or each page in the book?
-  Did you  get any type of 'receipt' from the bank to say when/where you attended and provided them with this information?
   I am concerned that if there are any issues later where KBank dispute that you have given them the information requested 
   by the due date you will have no kind of proof the meeting ever took place.
 

[Lacessit]

4 hours ago, trevoromgh said:

Can anyone who has visited a branch to complete these forms tell me :-
-  Do they just want a signed copy of the photo page of the passport or each page in the book?
-  Did you  get any type of 'receipt' from the bank to say when/where you attended and provided them with this information?
   I am concerned that if there are any issues later where KBank dispute that you have given them the information requested 
   by the due date you will have no kind of proof the meeting ever took place.
 

They only want the photo page, side by side with a copy of your passbook balance.

 

I did not get a receipt.

 

It would be a matter of repeating the exercise, if the first did not take.

[Trailmeister]

14 hours ago, garygooner said:

Did you check yes & give your home tax ID no? 

 

When I called KBank customer support, the representative mentioned that I could submit it directly at the branch. However, when I followed up, the staff told me I should handle it myself via email.

 

Eventually, I didn’t submit the form at the branch in Phuket Town because I didn’t have my home country’s tax ID with me and I still wasn't sure if yes or no.

 

Providing my home country’s tax ID wouldn’t be correct, as I am not a resident there. I currently reside in Thailand (more then 180 days), but I don’t have taxable income here (yet.

 

Next week, I plan to apply for a Thai tax ID and eventually send the necessary documents. I suspect this will become increasingly important for dealing with banks, visa applications, and other formalities in the future.

[Wrwest]

20 hours ago, flexomike said:

Not sure how many accounts you have but it is a combination of all accounts held outside of the US

Agreed. Two accounts, use monthly transfers $2200.00 usd monthly) so no cumulative amount meeting the requirements. My status is an economic refugee unable to afford a sustainable working middle class retirement in the USA.

[LarryLEB]

I went yesterday to the Kasikorn branch in Central Festival, Pattaya.  I waited about 7 minutes for my queue number to be called.  The young lady who called my queue number was very knowledgeable about the forms.  As a Canadian, only the first form was required (not the two USA/IRS forms). 

 

She had the form on her computer.  I gave her my Canadian SIN (social insurance number) and she printed out the completed form for me to sign.  She also had me sign a photocopy of my passport ID page along with the ID page of my savings account book.  Took about 5 minutes with her.

Edited 45 minutes ago by LarryLEB

[chang50]

On 11/25/2024 at 11:41 AM, chang50 said:

Just been at  kbank for help with FACTA paperwork it was too easy.All they wanted was my name nationality passport number place of birth.They only want a Thai TIN number if you work in Thailand.Said tick no for all the US questions and ignore the tax resident in another country bit.Sign and date and the jobs a good 'un.Took 2 minutes.

Got to thinking was I advised correctly at my visit to kbank as it was ridiculously simple [reported above] so I rang the kbank call centre and repeated what I was told to do emphasising the ignore the tax resident in another country bit.They confirmed this was in order as I am not American.The call was recorded... might help if there are problems later.Can't see what more I can do.This is Thailand and things are interpreted differently in every branch office department whatever.

[Trailmeister]

19 minutes ago, chang50 said:

Got to thinking was I advised correctly at my visit to kbank as it was ridiculously simple [reported above] so I rang the kbank call centre and repeated what I was told to do emphasising the ignore the tax resident in another country bit.They confirmed this was in order as I am not American.The call was recorded... might help if there are problems later.Can't see what more I can do.This is Thailand and things are interpreted differently in every branch office department whatever.

 

"Please note that KASIKORNBANK PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED does not provide you any tax or legal advice, and we shall not be held liable for any damages, whether direct or indirect, arising from your use of or reliance on any information provided by us related to CRS or taxation."

[BritManToo]

1 hour ago, Trailmeister said:

Next week, I plan to apply for a Thai tax ID and eventually send the necessary documents. I suspect this will become increasingly important for dealing with banks, visa applications, and other formalities in the future.

And I predict in 6 months time they'll quietly forget the whole thing.

Same as they did with banning cannabis, and giving everyone 10kbht. 

Not to mention requiring expats to have Thai health insurance, and giving foreign tourists free insurance.

 

The Thais are great at starting something (usually to comply with foreign edicts) then quietly moving on when they think no-one is looking.

Edited just now by BritManToo