Today, FinCEN moved to again clarify questions surrounding the due date for filing Reports of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBARs). The FBAR requirements (31 CFR 103.24) are part of the Banking Secrecy Act (BSA). Under the rules, each “US person” with an interest in, signature or other authority over, one or more bank, securities,…
You may think you know what a taxpayer with foreign assets looks like. It’s easy to paint a picture of the super-rich jetting off to the Caymans, but that’s more Hollywood-driven than real life. Taxpayers with control over foreign assets come in all shapes and sizes. It’s the executive who works in the U.S. on…
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced that Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP) is coming to a close. The program, which has been around in its current form since 2014, will officially end on September 28, 2018.
More than 1 million Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (more commonly, FBARs) were filed in 2015, a record high. Under the Banking Secrecy Act (BSA) and Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), US taxpayers with foreign accounts are under more scrutiny than ever.
Taxpayer asks: Hi Kelly, With all the publicity about UBS and foreign bank accounts, I have some concerns that a lot of parents may be sharing… I know you’re a mom too (though your kids are too young for you to have to worry about this right now!) But, if you were in my shoes,…
