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 ...

It is common for a US taxpayer to ask “what happens if you don’t file an FBAR or a Form 8938, Statement of Specified Foreign Assets with the IRS? Why do I have to worry about filing an FBAR in San ...

A Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts must be filed by a U.S person with financial interests in or authority over certain foreign accounts.

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) ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

On Nov. 2, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Bittner v. United States. The case will decide how the penalty for failing to timely file a Foreign Bank Account Report (FBAR) is ...