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12 resources covering foreign accounts for Americans living or filing abroad.
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September 22, 2026Five Years of Missed FBARs: What Actually Happens When You Come Forward
A missed FBAR is a reporting failure, not automatically a tax bill. Here is what five missed years really means, why closed accounts still count, and what the review needs before you file a single year.
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September 19, 2026Canadian Brokerage Closing Your Account? A U.S. Citizen's Checklist
Asked to move or liquidate a Canadian investment account after moving abroad? Prepare the custody, transfer, and U.S. tax questions before acting.
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September 19, 2026Foreign Account Records: A Checklist for Your Tax Preparer
Missing statements, an unfinished organizer, or unlabeled uploads do not stop an FBAR. Rebuild the account map year by year, then document what is missing.
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September 19, 2026Foreign CD or Savings Account? Build an Account Map First
Distinguish customer, account and deposit-certificate identifiers, preserve renewal records and organize a private account workpaper.
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September 19, 2026Forgot a Foreign CD on Your FBAR? Check the Tax Return Too
An omitted foreign CD can affect more than one filing. Gather the original FBAR, tax return, interest records, and preparer confirmations before correcting it.
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August 5, 2026IRS Notices for Expats: CP2000, FATCA Letters
Received a CP2000, foreign-account question, or FATCA-related letter while abroad? Learn how to classify the notice, preserve the deadline, reconcile the records, and respond within scope.
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August 3, 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.
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August 3, 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.
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August 3, 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.
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July 30, 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.
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March 21, 2026FBAR for Ecuador Bank Accounts, CDs, and Property Sales
Organize Ecuador deposit certificates, account statements, interest records and prior filings for a U.S. reporting review.
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February 9, 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.