The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act is fundamental as it affects how you report your finances, especially as an expat abroad. FATCA is why you may need to file a Report of Foreign Bank and ...
When is a US Taxpayer required to disclose offshore accounts on an FBAR and IRS Form 8938? While many US taxpayers and expatriates have come to understand the requirements of the FinCEN Form 114 or ...
What is an FBAR, and what information is a U.S. taxpayer required to report to the U.S. Government and the IRS? There are many questions about the requirements for U.S. taxpayers with foreign accounts ...
In contrast, FATCA (Form 8938) focuses more broadly on "foreign financial assets," potentially encompassing foreign-held crypto. If an overseas crypto "account" also holds fiat currency like euros or ...
On Feb. 28, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Bittner v. United States, which focused on the correct penalty amount for non-willful violations of the foreign bank and financial ...