A few weeks ago the press reported that parcel service between Thailand and the US had been suspended.  (Can't recall the reasons offered - perhaps a spillover from Big Don-inspired tariffs?)

 

Anyone here have an update?  I guess if the block is still in force, I'll have to use a commercial courier firm.  Parcel will contain 10-12 hard-back books: heavy stuff!

 

TIA

Still suspended. Only possible by courier. Unless it can be shipped as a gift with a value under USD100, any small parcel will be hit with a flat fee import duty of USD200 plus courier fees for the import process. 

At Pattaya post office they told me I can only send my letter to Hawaii by registered mail. They charged me 355 baht.

19 hours ago, kawikasudo said:

At Pattaya post office they told me I can only send my letter to Hawaii by registered mail. They charged me 355 baht.

That is not an official rule/requirement.  Regular non registered airmail with or without tracking is permitted.  Here's the official announcement from late August.  If there is a superseding or other announcement I am not aware of one.

Assuming this goes on into 2026. What's the recommendation for sending tax form to IRS? I recall reading many moons ago many preferred and thought best just regular mail. 

 

The above post pretty through and says regular mail going out of Thailand ok

Is e-Filing an option for you? I haven't "mailed" a 1040 in ~ 8 years.

 

If not, I'd use "standard" air-mail, ~ 72-ish baht, which remains available. (355 baht for registered, 1,550 for EMS)

 

THL-US, ~ 10 days or fewer. 

 

US-THL ($1.70 for a letter; we use Forever stamps), 8 - 14 days.

 

IMRE.

23 hours ago, MarcusAurelius said:

Assuming this goes on into 2026. What's the recommendation for sending tax form to IRS? I recall reading many moons ago many preferred and thought best just regular mail. 

 

The above post pretty through and says regular mail going out of Thailand ok

Use Turbo Tax, no ifs ands or butts.  I did my own taxes for 48 years. Tried turbo tax in 2021 because I worked in 3 US states and the state forms were challenging. Turbo tax worked quite well and I plan to stick with it.  If nothing else it makes my reporting of slot jackpots trivial as it lets me just list the totals for each casino.  I I use the manual IRS PDF forms, they make me list all my W2Gs individually which painful.

 

My Federal was always fairly straightforward even with some Gains, losses, dividends, Interest etc.  And the thing about Turbo tax is , it does NOT make math mistakes so the IRS trusts it much more than a manually submitted return, in my opinion anyways.  Sure you could feed it wrong or missing information, but that is true for manual filing.

54 minutes ago, gk10012001 said:

Use Turbo Tax, no ifs ands or butts.  I did my own taxes for 48 years. Tried turbo tax in 2021 because I worked in 3 US states and the state forms were challenging. Turbo tax worked quite well and I plan to stick with it.  If nothing else it makes my reporting of slot jackpots trivial as it lets me just list the totals for each casino.  I I use the manual IRS PDF forms, they make me list all my W2Gs individually which painful.

 

My Federal was always fairly straightforward even with some Gains, losses, dividends, Interest etc.  And the thing about Turbo tax is , it does NOT make math mistakes so the IRS trusts it much more than a manually submitted return, in my opinion anyways.  Sure you could feed it wrong or missing information, but that is true for manual filing.

 

Thanks 

 

My needs very simple. Just interest income. Very possible I won't need to file until 2027 because when SS hits. 

 

No state tax. I live here.

 

Snail mail ok mai krap?

19 minutes ago, MarcusAurelius said:

 

Thanks 

 

My needs very simple. Just interest income. Very possible I won't need to file until 2027 because when SS hits. 

 

No state tax. I live here.

 

Snail mail ok mai krap?

i Krap.  But I would add that turbo tax offers a Free, yes free version if your taxes are extremely simple.  To avoid any physical paper mail issues,  you might take a look at the intuit tubo tax site and consider that.

 

A FREE tax solution for your unique situation

~37% of filers qualify. Simple Form 1040 returns only (no schedules except for Earned Income Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit and student loan interest).

41 minutes ago, MarcusAurelius said:

 

Thanks 

 

My needs very simple. Just interest income. Very possible I won't need to file until 2027 because when SS hits. 

 

No state tax. I live here.

 

Snail mail ok mai krap?

Highly recommend filing even if you do not own any taxes.  It is generally much better to close things out every year. Sometimes situations pop up later in time where you want or are required to show previous tax returns.  

4 hours ago, gk10012001 said:

i Krap.  But I would add that turbo tax offers a Free, yes free version if your taxes are extremely simple.  To avoid any physical paper mail issues,  you might take a look at the intuit tubo tax site and consider that.

 

A FREE tax solution for your unique situation

~37% of filers qualify. Simple Form 1040 returns only (no schedules except for Earned Income Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit and student loan interest).

 

Thanks for that 🙏

 

So, intuit online is TT online as well? I heard there was free it's filing but that was binned.