Understanding FBAR: How the U.S. Tracks Foreign Accounts

Young woman using an ATM, a reminder that foreign bank accounts like this may need to be reported under FBAR.

Got a bank account abroad? Congratulations—you’re more interesting than the average taxpayer. Unfortunately, you’re also on the IRS’s radar. Enter the FBAR: the Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts. Filed on FinCEN Form 114, the FBAR exists thanks to the Bank Secrecy Act, which basically says, “If you’ve got money overseas, we want the […]