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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Matthew Roberts is a tax attorney who covers tax litigation and fraud. As the world grows smaller, U.S. citizens and residents ...

Today, the Supreme Court issued a 5-4 decision in Bittner v. United States, ruling that the Bank Secrecy Act’s $10,000 maximum penalty for a nonwillful failure to file a timely and accurate FBAR ...

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 ...

IRVINE, Calif., April 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. citizens who hold foreign bank accounts valuing more than $10,000 on any day of the year are required to report file a Report of Foreign Bank and ...

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) ...

In such scenarios, a dual-licensed Criminal Tax Defense Attorney & CPA, such as those at the Tax Law Offices of David W. Klasing, can offer vital attorney-client privilege (in stark contrast to ...