The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act is fundamental as it affects how you report your finances, especially as an expat abroad. FATCA is why you may need to file a Report of Foreign Bank and ...
The penalty for nonwillful failure to file a Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Form 114, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR), is assessed per FBAR not timely or properly ...
In a recent case, the Fifth Circuit analyzed whether the $10,000 maximum non-willful FBAR penalty cap applies for each failure to file an annual FBAR or each failure to report an account. In an ...
The law regarding computation of FBAR penalties is unclear. The United States Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case to settle a conflict among the circuit courts. Until the Supreme Court case is ...
On Feb. 28, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Bittner v. United States, which focused on the correct penalty amount for non-willful violations of the foreign bank and financial ...
Today, the Supreme Court issued a 5-4 decision in Bittner v. United States, ruling that the Bank Secrecy Act’s $10,000 maximum penalty for a nonwillful failure to file a timely and accurate FBAR ...
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