Many taxpayers are now aware that the various voluntary disclosure programs offered to American taxpayers and expats provide a reasonably straightforward and affordable method of correcting mistakes relating to the offshore account and asset disclosure. Most Americans...
It is no secret that complying with FBAR obligations are a complicated and burdensome process. However, expats and other U.S. taxpayers with foreign assets must satisfy their FBAR disclosure obligations if their foreign assets and accounts exceed certain thresholds....
For expats and others with potentially significant offshore assets, filing Report of Foreign Bank Account (FBAR) and other informational reports is essential. The failure to file FBAR can be punished with severe consequences and result in monetary consequences for the...
Whether you are living overseas in a foreign nation as an expatriate or are merely spending some time overseas for business purposes, U.S. tax filing and payment obligations do not vanish the second your leave the U.S. In fact, most expats and others living overseas...
Offshore Voluntary Disclosure and Streamlined Voluntary Disclosure are two programs that can permit a taxpayer to correct mistakes made regarding offshore non-compliance. In recent years, an array of obligations regarding the disclosure of offshore accounts and assets...
This year’s FBAR (Report of Foreign Bank Account) deadline has not quite yet arrived, but this year will mark the last year where the FBAR is due on June 30th. For many expats living in foreign nations like Brazil, China, Saudi Arabia, and other countries the...