Category Archives: FINCEN

Bozo Tax Tip #4: They Shoot Jaywalkers, Don’t They?

Posted on April 12, 2022 by Russ

I have, unfortunately, become quite competent in the Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts. That form is better known as the FBAR. It used to have the form number TD F 90-22.1 (yes, it really did) but now goes … Continue reading →

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Online Gambling and Cryptocurrency Addresses for 2022

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Russ

[This listing has been replaced by the 2023 listing.] If you have one or more foreign financial accounts and you have $10,000 aggregate in those account(s) at any time during 2019, you must file the Report of Foreign Bank and … Continue reading →

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IRS Reminds Taxpayers of April FBAR Deadline. So What!

Posted on April 9, 2021 by Russ

The IRS sent out a press release this morning noting the FBAR deadline remains April 15th.  The FBAR is the Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FinCEN Form 114), and must be filed if you have $10,000 aggregate in … Continue reading →

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Online Gambling and Cryptocurrency Addresses for 2021

Posted on February 19, 2021 by Russ

If you have one or more foreign financial accounts and you have $10,000 aggregate in those account(s) at any time during 2019, you must file the Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (the “FBAR”). This is Form 114 from … Continue reading →

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Clarity on Whether Cryptocurrency Must be Reported on the FBAR

Posted on January 7, 2021 by Russ

A vexing question has been whether or not foreign cryptocurrency exchanges must be reported on the FBAR. At a conference in 2019, a representative from FINCEN said no; however, the instructions on the FBAR imply they should be reported. At … Continue reading →

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Forgot to File the FBAR? A Typo Gives You Two More Weeks

Posted on October 17, 2020 by Russ

The FBAR (Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts) was effectively due last Thursday, October 15th. FINCEN (the Financial Crimes Enforcement Agency) issued an extension (the notice was released on October 6th) for those impacted by the recent natural disasters … Continue reading →

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Just File the FBAR

Posted on October 8, 2020 by Russ

One week from today is the tax filing deadline. It’s also the effective deadline for filing the Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts, FINCEN Form 114; that’s the form that’s better known as the FBAR. The FBAR is part … Continue reading →

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Bozo Tax Tip #2: They Shoot Jaywalkers, Don’t They?

Posted on July 12, 2020 by Russ

I have, unfortunately, become quite competent in the Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts. That form is better known as the FBAR. It used to have the form number TD F 90-22.1 (yes, it really did) but now goes … Continue reading →

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Should You Be Reporting Cryptocurrency Held in a Foreign Exchange on the FBAR and Form 8938?

Posted on August 5, 2019 by Russ

It’s been assumed that the answer to the question I posed as the title to this post is “Yes”, that you should be reporting cryptocurrency held in foreign cryptocurrency exchanges on the FBAR. However, the AICPA Virtual Currency Task Force … Continue reading →

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Bozo Tax Tip #6: They Shoot Jaywalkers, Don’t They? (Or Ignoring the FBAR)

Posted on April 5, 2019 by Russ

I have, unfortunately, become quite competent in the Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts. That form is better known as the FBAR. It used to have the form number TD F 90-22.1 (yes, it really did) but now goes … Continue reading →

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