@Tim ********

if I am unable to figure it out on my own, I suppose I will consult with a tax professional (attorney or accountant) to help me with filing my initial Thai tax return. I've already checked on line and Thai tax returns for tax year 2024 are due to be filed March 31, 2025 if you are filing a paper copy and April 8, 2025 if you are filing electronic.

@John *********

thanks again!

@John *********

thank you. I did not know this! Do you happen to have a link to the revenue dept?

@Sue *********

thank you for the info. I know absolutely nothing about this matter. I've been here on a retirement visa for nearly 7 years and of course I'm not permitted nor do I have the desire to work on a retirement visa. That being said, I can't help but wonder if the revenue office forms don't have requirements / boxes for information such as work permit numbers and employer information. I think I will just wait and see how this all plays out. Who knows, maybe the revenue gawds will implement new procedures / forms for old goats like me.

@Sue *********

if you are correct for pensioners like myself, all I can say is TL better get busy issuing tax ID numbers and promulgating instructions & forms for me to report the taxes I've already paid in the US.

@Ken ******

I'm curious, knowing what you know now, where would you have moved? I was considering the Phils (mostly because of their ability to speak English) but TL doesn't have the typhoons, volcanos, or nearly as powerful of earthquakes. Also, the infrastructure (especially the power grid) and healthcare is much better in TL, IMHO.

@Ken ******

I'm originally from the US and I went to Chat GPT and asked it for a summarization of the tax treaty between TL & the US. It basically said that if I am paying taxes on income I acquire in the US (I do pay US taxes on my pension) then I will NOT have to pay taxes on the same money in TL (up to a certain amount of income of course.) This is the best UNPAID guidance I have found so far. Of course this does not answer questions like will I need to acquire a tax ID number in TL? Will I be required to file tax forms in TL to prove I have already paid taxes on my income in the US, etc??

@Peter ********

right or like the 10,000 THB that was supposed to be given to the poor folks. The "holding pattern" I mentioned above could last for an indefinite time.

Yes but basically, nobody truly knows what is going on with the situation right now. We are all waiting for further guidance with regard to how tax treaties will impact your taxes (I understand Thailand has tax treaties with 61 different nations and each treaty is unique.) Also, your individual circumstances will dictate if you owe any tax to TL. At this point we are in a holding pattern until we receive further instructions from the powers that be.

@Brandon ***********

thanks very much. I truly appreciate it!!