Eurofast Webinar: Are you up to date with your US FBAR Reporting Requirements?

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U.S. FBAR(FOREIGN BANK AND FINANCIAL ACCOUNT REPORTING)

WEBINAR

June 18, 2015

• What is the obligation? • Relevant Legislation

• Enforcement Authority

• Form 114 and 114 (a) • Filing system

GENERAL ON FBAR FILING OBLIGATION

“United States Persons” must file if,

1. They have “financial interest” in or “signature authority” over an account

2. That account is a “foreign financial account(s)”, maintained outside the U.S.

3. The aggregate value of the account(s) exceeds $10,000 at any time during the calendar year

WHO MUST FILE THE FBAR ? BASIC REQUIREMENTS

Who is considered as a United States Person?

• U.S. citizens

• U.S. residents

• U.S. entities

ANALYSIS OF FBAR BASIC REQUIREMENTSUnited States Persons

Financial interest in a foreign financial account

• US person is the owner of record or holder of legal title directly,

• Someone else holds title for the benefit of the US Person; or

• US person is the owner of record or holder of legal title indirectly

ANALYSIS OF FBAR BASIC REQUIREMENTSFinancial Interest

Signatory authority :

The authority of an individual (alone or in conjunction with another

individual) to control the disposition of assets held in a foreign financial

account by direct communication (whether in writing or otherwise) to the

bank or other financial institution that maintains the financial account

ANALYSIS OF FBAR BASIC REQUIREMENTSSignatory Authority

Foreign Financial account

• foreign means “Located outside of the United States”

• Which financial accounts are included?

What is the aggregate value and what happens if you exceed it?

ANALYSIS OF FBAR BASIC REQUIREMENTSForeign Financial Account

EXCEPTED ACCOUNTS

• U.S. Military banking facility

• Accounts of U.S. governmental entities

• International financial institutions

• Correspondent or nostro accounts

• Consolidated FBAR filing

• Individual Retirement Account

• Participants in or Beneficiaries of a Tax – Qualified Retirement plan

WHEN AND WHERE ?

• Deadlines

• How to file?

• Penalties for non compliance (willful and non-willful)

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Eurofast is at your disposal to support you with the filing of the FBAR FORM

For more information please contact us Cyprus Andri ChristodoulouEmail: [email protected]: +357 22 699 222

Greece Maria Sarantopoulou Email: [email protected] Telephone:+30 210 8257722

THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING OUR US FBAR WEBINAR