The willful failure to file the FBAR report or retain
records of your foreign accounts can potentially lead to a ten-year prison
sentence and fines of up to $500,000. This criminal penalty applies to all US
citizens pursuant to 31U.S.C Section S322B and 31 C.F.R. Section 103.S.9.C It
may also apply to persons living in the United States who are not citizens.
If you fail to answer the question truthfully on schedule B
of your Form 1040 which asks if you “have an interest in or a signature or
other authority over a financial account in a foreign country”, then your false
statement might be deemed a criminal offense by the IRS per the sections
mentioned above if other surrounding facts and circumstances apply.
Our office is headed by a former international tax IRS agent
with 37 years experience as a CPA and Associate Professor of accounting. Call
our office immediately so you can avoid the dire circumstances described above
and deal with the other associated problems.
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