As part of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) passed by Congress in 2010, individual taxpayers are now required to report “specified foreign financial assets” on an information reporting ...

The Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act included a number of information reporting requirements intended to increase worldwide compliance with U.S. tax laws. One of those provisions is Section ...

There are a multitude of information returns that United States taxpayers may need to file if they own foreign assets or have foreign investments. Two of these forms are the FBAR (Foreign Bank Account ...

In the Final Regulations effective December 12, 2014, TD 9706, Reporting of Specified Foreign Financial Assets, the IRS addressed such issues as dual residents, valuation challenges, foreign currency, ...

If you have a foreign bank account or assets, you hopefully know how many IRS eyes are on you. See 5 Nations Join U.S. In Tax Evasion Crackdown. While it's perfectly legal to have money or assets ...

The IRS on Saturday released the final version of Form 8938, Statement of Specified Foreign Financial Assets, and released its instructions on Monday. Affected taxpayers must use the form to report ...

A recent report from the Government Accountability Office found that the Internal Revenue Service's Form 8938 and the Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts, or FBAR, are "duplicative," often ...