Foreign Assets: Filing Requirements and Penalty Relief

This webinar will provide an overview of compliance obligations related to foreign assets; including but not limited to foreign bank accounts, foreign corporations, foreign gifts and estates, foreign partnerships, and more. This session will discuss when taxpayers have a duty to report these foreign assets, and the consequences for a taxpayer’s failure to timely report or disclose these foreign assets. Taxpayers may be selected for enforcement action by the IRS for their failure to report these foreign assets and we will discuss how to navigate those audits and enforcement actions.

Webinar Objectives

This webinar will discuss the requirements for reporting worldwide income from all sources including foreign accounts, foreign corporations and partnerships, paying taxes on the income from those accounts and entities, and paying penalties for noncompliance. Topics addressed include: FBAR reporting and penalties, types of foreign assets, comparison of Form 8938 and FBAR, passive foreign investment companies, Form 5471, the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Initiative, and much more.

Webinar Highlights

• When and how to file FinCEN Form 114
• Identify the appropriate penalty for willful failure to file an FBAR
• Choose which assets are reportable on Form 8938
• Identify the filing threshold for gifts from foreign corporations or partnerships
• Determine how to fix past non-compliance mistakes – intentional or inadvertent.
• Discuss eligibility requirements for the Streamlined Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program

Who Should Attend

Accountants, tax preparers, CFOs, financial compliance professionals, and lawyers