FBAR News For US Expats

What is an FBAR?

FBAR stands for ‘Foreign Bank Account Report’, a reporting requirement for Americans who have a total of over $10,000 in foreign financial accounts at any time during a year.

FBAR News

Foreign financial accounts include most kinds of bank and investment accounts. Americans who qualify have to report their accounts by filing FinCEN Form 114 online. Find out more here.

US Expats Getting It Right – FATCA and FBAR Explained

02/05/2016
expat explaining fatca and fbar

Recently the FBAR (Foreign Bank Account Report) and FATCA (Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act) filing requirements have generated quite a bit of controversy, as they pertain to the recent IRS crackdown on financial assets in overseas accounts. FATCA in particular has caused some uproar since going into effect in March 2010, as foreign financial institutions […]

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IRS FBAR Voluntary Disclosure Program vs Quiet Disclosure

02/04/2016
IRS FBAR Voluntary Disclosure Program

“It remains uncertain whether the IRS would or could effectively pursue those residing outside the United States in any realistic manner.” “Could the government actually carry their burden of demonstrating that the taxpayer “willfully” violated the FBAR filing requirements?” … U.S. taxpayers residing in the United States having previously undisclosed interests in foreign financial accounts […]

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