@Alexis *****

The same jail people get for paying bribes to immigration officers via visa agents to obtain bogus visas? The same jail people get for riding motorcycles unlicensed and with no helmet? The same jail people get for buying fake designer bags and watches? Ok, thanks for clearing that up. Excuse me whilst I spend the next ten minutes ROFLing! 😂😂😂😂

Why are you so keen to pay tax? I've spent my whole life trying to legally minimise tax, and now in Thailand I see so many foreigners desperate to pay tax! What am I missing?

@Stenbjorn ********

This is an extract from the OECD model convention on which DTAs are based, often with some modification to the wording to suit individual country's situations. Unfortunately the section on pensions has been excluded from some countries DTAs, most notably the UK, so UK pensions are taxable in Thailand

@Stenbjorn ********

Every country has its own DTA with Thailand. All I know for sure is Australia, NZ, US, Canada and Germany pensions are only taxable in the country in which they're paid. In these cases there is zero assessable income and hence no tax return is required

@Stenbjorn ********

Not knowing which country you're from I don't know. You need to read the DTA relevant to your country which determines if your pension remittances are assessable income in Thailand

@Matthew ********

Which is why doing it by mail is the best option. Follow the instructions and it's fail-safe. I use it every time

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

She's in Bangkok so she can do the first report by mail - no need for the long hike out to CW

@Ian ********

The UK Double Tax Agreement with Thailand does not include the standard article on Pensions and Annuities, which means UK pensions are assessable for tax in Thailand (if transferred into Thailand). It mentions only pensions for "Government Service" - in other words only civil service pensions are exempt from taxation

@John *********

The same rule appears in many DTAs. US, Canada and NZ amongst them. I think it's only UK that has stuffed up very badly