FinCEN Seeks to Mandate FBAR Filings for Offshore Virtual Currency Accounts
Posted in News, Offshore Account Update on January 29, 2021
Under the federal Bank Secrecy Act, U.S. taxpayers who own offshore financial accounts worth $10,000 or more are required to disclose these accounts to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) using FinCEN Form 114, Report Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR). At present, this requirement does not apply to offshore virtual currency accounts. However, as US International Tax Advisors explains below, this may soon change.
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