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Form 8938 is a tax document used by specified individuals and domestic entities to report specified foreign financial assets to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). It requires detailed information about foreign deposit accounts, custodial accounts, and other foreign assets, including their maximum values during the tax year and any applicable currency conversions. The form must be attached to the taxpayer's return and includes sections for reporting tax items related to these assets.

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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.

Is form 8938 the same as FBAR?

The filing of Form 8938 does not relieve you of the separate requirement to file the FBAR if you are otherwise required to do so, and vice-versa. 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.

Does form 8938 trigger audit?

Individuals must report foreign assets worth at least $50,000 on the new Form 8938. Failing to report foreign assets can lead to an audit.

What happens if I forgot to file 8938?

Failure to report foreign financial assets on Form 8938 may result in a penalty of $10,000 (and a penalty up to $50,000 for continued failure after IRS notification).

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.

What is the statute of limitations on 8938?

Non-compliance with Form 8938 reporting requirements If you fail to file or properly report an asset on Form 8938, the statute of limitations for the tax year is extended to three years following the time you provide the required information.

Is there a penalty for not filing form 8938?

If you do not file a correct and complete Form 8938 within 90 days after the IRS mails you a notice of the failure to file, you may be subject to an additional penalty of $10,000 for each 30-day period (or part of a period) during which you continue to fail to file Form 8938 after the 90-day period has expired.

Who should report 8938?

Form 8938 must be filed by specified individuals with specified foreign financial assets. A specified individual is a U.S. citizen; a resident alien of the U.S. for any part of the tax year; a nonresident alien who makes an election to be treated as resident alien for purposes of filing a joint income tax return;

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