Form 8938 2017-2025

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Form 8938 is a tax form used by specified individuals, partnerships, corporations, and trusts to report specified foreign financial assets to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). It requires detailed information about foreign deposit and custodial accounts, other foreign assets, and any related tax items. The form must be attached to the taxpayer's annual tax return.

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What to do if I forgot to file form 8938?

I filed my income tax return but now realize that I should have filed Form 8938 with my return, what should I do? If you omitted Form 8938 when you filed your income tax return, you should file Form 1040X, Amended U.S. Individual Income Tax Return, with your Form 8938 attached.

Do you file both FBAR and 8938?

Depending on your situation, you may be required to file Form 8938 or the FBAR or both forms, and certain foreign accounts may be required to be reported on both forms.

Can form 8938 be filed separately?

FBAR: Filed separately from the individuals tax return, directly to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) using the BSA E-Filing System. Form 8938: Filed as part of an individuals annual tax return to the IRS, making it directly tied to the tax filing process.

What is the penalty for filing form 8938 late?

Form 8938 Penalty and Form 8938 Fine The failure to timely file a Form 8938 (or timely filing a Form 8938, but one which was incorrect or incomplete) is subject to a $10,000 penalty for each year of noncompliance.

Can I file form 8938 online?

Filing Form 8938 is only available to those using TurboTax Deluxe or higher. To get to the 8938 section in TurboTax, refer to the following instructions: Open or continue your return in TurboTax by selecting the Continue or Start button on the Tax Home screen.

How is form 8938 filed?

Attach Form 8938 to your annual return and file by the due date (including extensions) for that return. You must specify the applicable calendar year or tax year to which your Form 8938 relates in the appropriate space(s) at the top of the form. An annual return includes the following returns. Form 1040.

Who is required to file IRS form 8938?

You have to file Form 8938. You own both the specified foreign financial asset owned by the disregarded entity and the specified foreign financial asset you own directly, for a total value of $55,000. You satisfy the reporting threshold of more than $50,000 on the last day of the tax year.

What happens if you dont file form 8938?

Section 6038D(d) If any individual fails to furnish the information described in subsection (c) with respect to any taxable year at the time and in the manner described in subsection (a), such person shall pay a penalty of $10,000.

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