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The document provides detailed instructions for Form 8938, which is used by specified individuals to report their specified foreign financial assets if the total value exceeds certain thresholds. It outlines who must file, the reporting thresholds based on marital status and residency, and the types of assets that need to be reported. The document also includes information on filing procedures, exceptions, penalties for non-compliance, and specific instructions for completing the form.

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What foreign assets must be reported to the IRS?

What foreign assets should be reported to the IRS? Foreign bank accounts. Securities. Financial accounts. Foreign-issued instruments like stocks and bonds.

What is the total maximum value for form 8938?

You do not have to file Form 8938. You do not satisfy the reporting threshold of more than $50,000 on the last day of the tax year or more than $75,000 at any time during the tax year. I am not married and do not live abroad.

Do I need to file both FBAR and 8938?

However, its entirely possible and often necessary to file both forms. For example, if you have a foreign bank account that exceeds $10,000 and foreign stocks valued at $50,000, youll need to file FBAR for the bank account and Form 8938 for both the bank account and stocks.

What exchange rate do you use for form 8938?

You must convert the maximum account value for each account into United States dollars using the Treasury year-end exchange rate. If no Treasury Financial Management Service rate is available, use another verifiable exchange rate and provide the source of that rate.

Do I need to report real estate on form 8938?

The value of the real estate held by the entity is taken into account in determining the value of the interest in the entity to be reported on Form 8938, but the real estate itself is not separately reported on Form 8938.

What do I report on form 8938?

Use Form 8938 to report your specified foreign financial assets if the total value of all the specified foreign financial assets in which you have an interest is more than the appropriate reporting threshold.

Do I have to file both form 8938 and FBAR?

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.

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