@Todd ********

IAW the tax treaty, US government-sourced pensions are exempt from being taxed by Thailand. Other pensions may or may not be taxed in amounts remitted to Thailand, only subject to the double taxation factor. If the tax in the US is only 10% and the tax in Thailand is 15, then the remitter will owe Thailand the difference (5%). If the tax in the US is equal to, or more than the tax in Thailand, the remitter will owe Thailand nothing. It is not just simple matter of whether it is taxed in the US or not.

@Todd ********

US government-sourced pensions are exempt, regardless of visa type.

Many ignore it, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t income tax rules/laws on the books for monies remitted to Thailand (not monies that remain in your home country).

@Todd ********

The one that is outlined in the tax treaty between Thailand and your country of origin (if there is one). If you spend more than 180 days in Thailand, you are a tax resident.

@Graham *****

How so? I double-checked with chat GPT.

I’ve read that it does not have to be traceable back to a “retirement-type source.” In can be any source. Unless you want to qualify for tax-exempt status - then showing the source would be required . Someone correct me if I’m wrong.

I never count on anything immigration-wise with Thailand until it actually happens. But the back-and-forth, not entirely gossips’ doing, is what still leads me to consider other SÉ Asian nations for retirement.

@David *******

exactly. Some people just need something to get pissy or rude about, I suppose.

Live and learn. Thanks for the lesson. The rest of us will now know. As for all the judgement, WHY? It is what it is, and we already know it can change any time, without making any sense, so why get your blood pressure up, whether you agree with it or not? People can be SO petty.

@Ernesto *******

Sarcasm, or any other kind of humor, unless it’s really outrageous, does not translate when texted unless you indicate that’a what it is somehow, like a lol, or a laughing face or something. Lighten up. Your comment didn’t look humorous to me, either until you said it was.