Did you note that within the BBB now in the Senate has a provision that will charge one 3% on any funds sent from the US to Thailand? It supposedly says that if you are a US Citizen sending money to yourself that you can then claim a tax credit on that 3% when you file taxes the next year! I sure don't understand why they keep adding things for US citizens or their banks to do. This will make US banks even more less likely to keep an account open for people overseas as they will have to be the one's taking the tax out of that remittance. Maybe using a US credit card and ATM cash out maybe will be okay but I sure don't know for sure on that. We will have to wait until the final bill is signed and then we can see how they word things. My US bank knows about this provision and mentioned that I am a customer for life if I want so guess they will be willing to do the extra work required. My wife too has an ITIN and yeah that extra deduction is handy! Good luck!
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