Topic library
FBAR
31 resources covering fbar for Americans living or filing abroad.
Blog
5 de setembro de 2026Haven't Filed U.S. Taxes While Living Abroad? Your 2026 Guide to Catching Up
Missed U.S. tax returns while living abroad? Learn how to assess how much trouble you're in, what you may owe, which foreign-account reports are missing, and how the Streamlined Foreign Offshore Procedures or ordinary late filing can bring you back into compliance.
Blog
5 de setembro de 2026IRS Streamlined Filing Procedures in 2026: Catch Up on U.S. Taxes While Living Abroad
Behind on U.S. tax returns or foreign account reporting? A structured guide to the IRS Streamlined Filing Compliance Procedures in 2026 — eligibility, covered years, FBARs, Form 14653, penalty treatment, and what a complete submission involves.
Blog
5 de agosto de 2026Dual Citizenship Tax Filing: A U.S. Return and Records Guide
A records-first guide to U.S. filing thresholds, worldwide income, foreign tax, treaty limits, accounts, pensions, investments, entities, and prior returns for dual citizens.
Blog
5 de agosto de 2026FBAR Basics for Americans Living in Ecuador
A records-first guide to fbar basics for americans living in ecuador, including the questions to classify, documents to gather, related U.S. forms, and when a written scope helps.
Blog
5 de agosto de 2026FBAR Signature Authority for Company Officers
A records-first guide to fbar signature authority for company officers, including the questions to classify, documents to gather, related U.S. forms, and when a written scope helps.
Blog
5 de agosto de 2026Foreign Bank Accounts After a Move Abroad
A records-first guide to foreign bank accounts after a move abroad, including the questions to classify, documents to gather, related U.S. forms, and when a written scope helps.
Blog
5 de agosto de 2026Foreign Life Insurance and U.S. Tax Reporting: Cash Value, PFIC, Trust, and Policy Transactions
How a foreign life-insurance or annuity contract can raise separate U.S. questions about section 7702 treatment, cash value, Form 8938, FBAR, PFICs, foreign trusts, surrender, loans, and death benefits—without assuming the product label decides the result.
Blog
3 de agosto de 2026Foreign Crypto Exchange Accounts: U.S. Tax Reporting
How to review a foreign crypto exchange account for income, Form 8938, FBAR, custody, maximum values, and recordkeeping.
Blog
3 de agosto de 2026Crypto Tax Software for Expats: What It Cannot Decide
How to use crypto tax software as a reconciliation tool while preserving custody, foreign-account, entity, treaty, and income classification review.
Blog
3 de agosto de 2026FBAR Aggregation When You Have Accounts in Multiple Countries
Learn how Americans abroad aggregate foreign accounts across countries for FBAR purposes, what balances to collect, and how to document the calculation.
Blog
3 de agosto de 2026FBAR Treasury Exchange Rates: Converting Foreign Account Balances
A practical worksheet for converting foreign account balances into U.S. dollars for FBAR reporting, including multiple currencies, missing statements, and audit support.
Blog
3 de agosto de 2026Foreign Spouse Accounts and FBAR Reporting
How joint accounts, ownership, signature authority, and the married-filing-status rules affect an American’s FBAR review when the spouse is foreign.
Blog
3 de agosto de 2026Foreign Spouse Inherited Accounts: U.S. Tax Reporting
What an American abroad should review after inheriting a foreign account through a spouse, including basis, Form 3520, FBAR, and Form 8938 questions.
Blog
3 de agosto de 2026Green Card Holders Abroad: FBAR and FATCA Reporting
How lawful permanent residents living abroad should review foreign accounts and assets for FBAR and Form 8938 without confusing the two forms.
Blog
3 de agosto de 2026Green Card Holders Abroad: Special Rules
What lawful permanent residents living abroad should review for worldwide income, foreign accounts, FEIE, foreign tax credits, and prior-year compliance.
Blog
3 de agosto de 2026Can the IRS Find Me Abroad? International Tax Notices Explained
How the IRS and foreign financial-information systems can connect a U.S. person abroad to a tax return, and what to do when a notice arrives.
Blog
31 de julho de 2026Accidental American Tax Filing Requirements: FBAR, FATCA, and Catch-Up Options
Use this accidental-American tax filing checklist to separate FBAR, FATCA, income-tax, and catch-up requirements before considering renunciation.
Blog
30 de julho de 2026Do I Report Closed Foreign Accounts on the FBAR?
A foreign account closed during the year can still be relevant to the year's FBAR analysis because the filing test uses maximum values during the calendar year rather than only year-end balances. Learn the rules for reporting closed accounts.
Blog
30 de julho de 2026FBAR and Cryptocurrency: Do Foreign Crypto Exchanges Need to Be Reported?
Cryptocurrency on foreign exchanges creates FBAR and tax reporting questions. Learn FinCEN's current rules for crypto, which foreign accounts count, and what expat crypto investors must do.
Blog
30 de julho de 2026FBAR Joint Accounts: How Married Expats Report Shared Foreign Bank Accounts
Married couples with joint foreign bank accounts must understand FBAR joint filing rules, spousal exceptions, and when each spouse must file separately. Complete guide for expat couples.
Blog
30 de julho de 2026FBAR Penalties After Bittner: What the Supreme Court Decision Means for Expats
The Supreme Court's Bittner decision held that non-willful FBAR penalties accrue per report, not per account. Learn what this means for penalty exposure and catch-up decisions.
Blog
30 de julho de 2026FBAR Signature Authority: When You Must Report Accounts You Don't Own
Signature authority on foreign business accounts, family accounts, or employer accounts creates FBAR filing obligations even if you don't own the funds. Learn the rules and exceptions.
Blog
21 de março de 2026FBAR for Ecuador Bank Accounts, CDs, and Property Sales
How U.S. taxpayers in Ecuador should analyze bank and cooperativa accounts, CDs or pólizas, FBAR aggregation, interest income, and related property-sale reporting questions.
Blog
16 de março de 2026FBAR Late Filing and Reasonable Cause: Current Options for 2026
Missed the FBAR deadline? There is no official FBAR amnesty program. Learn how current IRS late-filing guidance, reasonable-cause analysis, and streamlined procedures fit together.
Blog
26 de fevereiro de 2026Delinquent FBAR: How to File Late and Review Penalty Risk
Missed FBAR filings? Current IRS guidance says to file late FBARs as soon as possible. Learn the filing steps, reasonable-cause factors, and when streamlined procedures may apply.
Blog
26 de fevereiro de 2026FBAR Deadline 2026: April 15 (Auto-Extended to October 15)
The 2026 FBAR deadline is April 15 with an automatic extension to October 15 — no form required. $10,000 threshold, penalties, and how to catch up.
Blog
9 de fevereiro de 2026FBAR vs FATCA: Differences & Do You Need Both?
FBAR and FATCA are separate U.S. reporting systems. FBAR tests reportable foreign financial accounts; FATCA (Form 8938) tests specified foreign financial assets. Learn how they differ and where the full comparison lives.
Blog
5 de fevereiro de 2026Do You Actually Need to File FBAR? The $10,000+ Mistake Americans Abroad Keep Making
If your foreign accounts hit $10,000 for even one day, you likely must file. Here is how to check — and fix it before the IRS does. Penalty exposure depends on the applicable law, the filing period, and the facts.
Blog
1 de fevereiro de 2026Crypto Taxes for US Expats: 2026 IRS Reporting Rules
How Americans abroad report crypto to the IRS in 2026, including current FinCEN guidance, capital gains, earned income, and Form 8938 considerations.
Blog
31 de janeiro de 2026U.S. Taxes for Americans Living in Ecuador: 2026 Guide
Everything Americans in Ecuador need to know about U.S. tax filing: FBAR for Ecuadorian bank accounts, FEIE eligibility, deadlines and tax planning.
Blog
27 de janeiro de 20267 Common Tax Mistakes Americans in Ecuador Make
Avoid these costly errors. The most common U.S. tax mistakes made by Americans living in Ecuador—and how to fix them.