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December 30, 2011

Final Form 8938- Statement of Foreign Financial Assets Released

US Taxpayers including US Citizens, US Permanent Residents, and US Expatriates  may have to file Form 8938 with their US Income tax returns for 2012 to report their foreign financial assets.  The estimated time to complete this form is 1 to 3 hours.

Every taxpayer with assets located outside the US should review the instructions to this form to determine if they must file it. Read the Instructions to Form 8938 here.   Failure to file the Form 8938 when required can result in severe monetary penalties and criminal prosecution.


View the 2012 tax  year Form 8938  here.

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