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FBAR vs 8938: Which One Applies to You (or Is It Both?)

06/09/2025

Sorting out FBAR vs 8938—because even confident taxpayers want to get it right.

If you’ve ever wondered whether you need to file FBAR, Form 8938, or both, you’re not alone. It’s one of the great rites of passage for U.S. expats: realizing that the IRS and FinCEN both want a peek at your foreign accounts—but through entirely different lenses. Both forms exist to catch unreported foreign financial assets, […]

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