Foreign Accounts Compliance Update

Posted on: April 22, 2019 | By: Stephen Dunn | Bank Secrecy Act, Delinquent FBAR Submission Procedures, Delinquent International Information Return Submission Procedures, Draconian FBAR Penalty, FBARs, Foreign Accounts Compliance, Penalties for Noncompliance, Statute of Limitations, Streamlined Procedures, The FBAR Filing Requirement, Voluntary Disclosures

Under the Bank Secrecy Act, a U.S. person with foreign account balances aggregating more than $10,000 at any time during a calendar year must file a FinCEN Form...

The FBAR Filing Requirement

Posted on: December 22, 2018 | By: Stephen Dunn | Bank Secrecy Act, Draconian FBAR Penalty, FBAR, FBARs, Foreign Accounts Compliance, International Information Returns, The FBAR Filing Requirement, Uncategorized

The United States taxes its citizens and residents on their worldwide income.  To evade U.S. income tax, U.S. taxpayers were transferring their funds to foreign financial institutions, which...

Foreign Accounts? Here’s What You Need to Know

Posted on: July 8, 2017 | By: Stephen Dunn | Draconian FBAR Penalty, FBARs, Foreign Accounts Compliance, Passive Foreign Investment Companies ("PFICs")

FBARs If the total balance of your foreign financial accounts exceeds $10,000 at any time during a calendar year, then you must file an “FBAR” (the actual name...