This is a classic case of a grey area that should be taken advantage of. Give yourself the benefit of the doubt and use the conclusion of this tax firm to not declare your UK State Pension as assessable income in Thailand. Obviously, keep a file of this tax firm's findings and successes in this area, should TRD eventually call you in for a chat. But what are the chances of that -- why would they think all or part of your remittances are a UK State Pension -- CRS won't tell them that. Otherwise, only if you had a super large remittance amount, would they possibly call you in to discuss what part of that remittance might be assessable. And here's where you'd present this tax firms conclusions (and successes) re UK State Pensions. Worst that could happen is that a befuddled TRD would be so confused, they had you pay the tax (but without prejudice, due to your supporting info). But, again, the chance of even being called in to discuss this matter is probably zilch. So, if I were a Brit, remitting my State Pension to Thailand, I sure wouldn't declare it to TRD, after knowing what I do from this tax firm's analysis.
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