Certain individuals who have only signature authority over non-US financial accounts now have until April 15, 2023 to file the Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts. This extended filing ...

June 30 is the deadline for filing the current year Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts, Treasury Form TD F 90-22.1 (FBAR). “United States persons” having a financial interest in or ...

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 ...

The Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Account, or FBAR, is an annual informational tax report that must be filed by certain U.S. individuals and legal entities to report their foreign bank accounts ...

The maximum civil penalty for non-willful failure to comply with FBAR reporting requirements is $10,000. 1 However, additional penalties may apply for willful violations. Penalties for a willful ...

Under the Bank Secrecy Act, U.S. taxpayers must file an FBAR (FinCEN Form 114) if their foreign financial account balances exceed $10,000 in aggregate at any point during a calendar year. A failure to ...

The concept of “willfulness” is an important one in the FBAR civil penalty context. Indeed, a taxpayer’s willful failure to file a timely and accurate FBAR may result in significant penalties: the ...

The Supreme Court is set to decide how penalties are determined for non-willful failure to comply with FBAR filing requirements. On June 21, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ...

A recent U.S. District Court decision considered whether penalties for disclosing a foreign bank account survives the death of the account’s owner (U.S. v Gaynor, Case No.: 2:21-cv-382-JLB-KCD (Sept.

The Supreme Court has docketed Bittner v. U.S. for its fall calendar, setting it to resolve a split between the Fifth Circuit and the Ninth Circuit on the penalty for violation of the Report of ...

The IRS announced Friday in Notice 2009-62 that it is extending for certain taxpayers the due date for filing calendar year 2008 Form TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) ...