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FinCEN Clarifies FBAR Deadline Confusion

On October 14, 2020, FinCEN posted an incorrect message on its Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) E-Filing website. The message incorrectly stated there was a new filing extension until December 31, 2020, for all filers of Reports of...more

FinCEN Extends FBAR Deadline To December 31 For Victims Of Recent Natural Disasters

The Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has announced that victims of the California Wildfires, the Iowa Derecho, Hurricane Laura, the Oregon Wildfires, and Hurricane Sally have until December...more

The New IRS Voluntary Disclosure Regime: Worth The Price Of Admission?

Following the termination last fall of its immensely successful Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced a new regime to govern all voluntary disclosures regarding tax...more

FinCEN Grants Further Extension Of FBAR Deadline For Certain Financial Professionals

On December 4, 2018, the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced a further extension of time for Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) filings for certain individuals with...more

Internal Revenue Service Reminds Taxpayers To Report Offshore Bank Accounts On FBAR Form

The Internal Revenue Service has issued its annual reminder to taxpayers that they report their foreign assets on their individual tax returns due on April 17, 2018. Individuals with offshore assets such as bank accounts...more

Offshore Accountholders Beware: New DOJ Sentencing Policy For FBAR Cases Is A Game-Changer

The Justice Department’s Tax Division has recently announced a major policy shift that will invariably result in longer jail sentences for individuals convicted of failing to report their offshore bank accounts on the FBAR...more

FinCEN Clarifies Upcoming FBAR Due Date For Calendar Year 2017

Today the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network posted a “FBAR Due Date Clarification” on its website, which confirms that the annual filing deadline for FinCEN Form 114 (commonly referred to as the FBAR...more

FinCEN Announces Yet Another FBAR Filing Extension For Certain Financial Professionals

Last week the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) again extended the deadline for certain financial professionals to file foreign bank accounting reporting forms known as FBARs. In FinCEN...more

Could U.S. Tax Reform Include An End To Citizenship-Based Taxation?

With tax reform a hot topic in Washington, key Republican lawmakers in Congress are considering a major change to the U.S. tax system: eliminating citizenship-based taxation and moving to a residence-based system, according...more

10/27/2017  /  FATCA , FBAR , Income Taxes , Tax Reform

FinCEN Provides FBAR Relief To Victims Of The California Wildfires

The Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced today that California wildfire victims in affected areas of California have until January 31, 2018, to file their Report of Foreign Bank and...more

10/20/2017  /  FBAR , FEMA , FinCEN , Natural Disasters , Wildfires

FinCEN Provides Updated FBAR-Filing Relief To Victims of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, And Maria

The Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today updated two previous notices regarding FBAR-filing relief to victims of the recent hurricanes. Extension filers have until January 31, 2018 to...more

FinCEN Extends FBAR Relief To Victims Of Hurricane Irma

We previously reported that the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) had granted FBAR filing relief to the victims of Hurricane Harvey. FinCEN announced today that Hurricane Irma victims in...more

No Rest For The Weary: Offshore Tax Evasion Crackdown Continues With Flurry Of Mid-Summer Activity

Dashing any thought that they were taking a hiatus from investigating and prosecuting taxpayers with secret offshore bank accounts and the bankers that helped them, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service have...more

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