Is my UK State Pension non-assessable for Thai tax purposes under the DTA ?

[cliveshep]

I'm confused. Can anyone explain please if a UK old age pension is or is not assessable income in Thailand? The UK Revenue Dept do take tax on my pension but only on the small balance after deducting the £12570 tax-free allowances. So they want £201 for year to 5/4/25 but next year estimate my liability to be £358. Why I wonder?  Anyway, the question relates to Thailand's tax situation as I bring in my pension for I and my non-working wife.

[topt]

8 hours ago, cliveshep said:

I'm confused. Can anyone explain please if a UK old age pension is or is not assessable income in Thailand?

Yes it is - but depending on how much it is you may have TEDA which mean you are liable to pay nothing anyhow. Theoretically if you have already paid some tax you are supposed to be able to offset that as a credit - except there does not appear to be a standard way to do that.......

 

If you haven't seen it I suggest you may want to read the the first few pages here  which shows you the allowances that can be claimed.

 

8 hours ago, cliveshep said:

Why I wonder? 

Maybe because they are automatically applying the next increase even though you may not be due it - have a look in the Home Country forum and a thread about people trying to stop HMRC adding the increase even though their payments are frozen.