Tax Filing Experience: Jomtien [March-2025]

[bamnutsak]

18 minutes ago, khunPer said:

in case being asked about origin of your foreign transfers.

 

U.S. Social Security, which qualifies as Non-Assessible Income, at least that is my current understanding.

 

So I have ZERO Accessible Income.

 

Am I required to file? 

 

As I understand the 'rules', since my Accessible Income is ZERO, I do not have to file.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[jwest10]

2 hours ago, khunPer said:

Koh Samui, under Surat Thani Province.

Say no more and obviously they certainly do differ.

 

[cardinalblue]

Until the Thai gov requires reportable tax filing tied to your visa extension, what leverage do they have from denying your existence to live in thailand?

[happydreamer]

On 3/12/2025 at 12:36 PM, NoDisplayName said:

 

Well, it kinda is.  Folks in this culture think differently.

 

They don't always answer the question asked, but rather give the answer they think you want for an entirely different question.

 

Keep it simple, keep it specific.

 

And even then, standing by while the wifi speaks on the phone and uses circuitous logic to get information is maddening.  Why it requires a 15-minute conversation to ask a simple yes-no question tells me Tolkein must have based Entish on standard Thai.

 

In ancient days, after meeting the Elves, the Ents developed the desire for a spoken language. The language that resulted from this desire was unlike any among the other races of Middle-earth. It was slow, sonorous, agglomerated, repetitive, and extremely long-winded. The lore-masters of the Eldar made no attempt to represent it in writing, as its many vowel-shades and tonal distinctions were far too numerous to do so.

 

 

YES!!!! This.  It's absolutely maddening when you ask a yes or no question and there's a dance around the topic with still no clear answer given.  This is right around the time my face starts getting a really irritated look that my wife tells me "is not helping your situation".  

Every reason why I have a lawyer who handles anything related to immigration and officials