Draft
General Instructions
Who Must File this Report. Each United States person who
has a financial interest in or signature or other authority over
any foreign financial accounts, including bank, securities, or
other types of financial accounts, in a foreign country, if the
aggregate value of these financial accounts exceeds $10,000
at any time during the calendar year, must report that
relationship each calendar year by filing this report with the
Department of the Treasury on or before June 30, of the
succeeding year.
Exceptions
An officer or employee of a bank which is currently examined
by Federal bank supervisory agencies for soundness and
safety need not report that he has signature or other
authority over a foreign bank, securities or other financial
account maintained by the bank, if the officer or employee
has NO personal financial interest in the account.
An officer or employee of a domestic corporation whose
equity securities are listed upon any United States national
securities exchange or which has assets exceeding $10
million and 500 or more shareholders of record need not file
such a report concerning signature or other authority over a
foreign financial account of the corporation, if he has NO
personal financial interest in the account and he has been
advised in writing by the chief financial officer or similar
responsible officer of the corporation that the corporation has
filed a current report, which includes that account. An officer
or employee of a domestic subsidiary of such a domestic
corporation need not file this report concerning signature or
other authority over the foreign financial account if the
domestic parent meets the above requirements, he has no
personal financial interest in the account, and he has been
advised in writing by the responsible officer of the parent that
the subsidiary has filed a current report which includes that
account. If a United States subsidiary is named in a
consolidated FBAR of the parent, the subsidiary will be
deemed to have filed a report for purposes of this exception.
An officer or employee of a foreign subsidiary more than
50% owned by such a domestic corporation need not file
this report concerning signature or other authority over the
foreign financial account if the employee or officer has no
personal financial interest in the account, and he has been
advised in writing by the responsible officer of the parent that
the parent has filed a current report which includes that
account.
General Definitions
United States Person. The term “United States person”
means a citizen or resident of the United States, or a person
in and doing business in the United States. See 31 C.F.R.
103.11(z) for a complete definition of “person.” The United
States includes the states, territories and possessions of the
United States. See the definition of United States at 31
C.F.R. 103.11(nn) for a complete definition of United States.
A foreign subsidiary of a United States person is not required to file this report,
although its United States parent corporation may be
required to do so. A branch of a foreign entity that is doing business in the United States is required to file this report even if not separately incorporated under U.S. law.
Financial Account. This term includes any bank, securities,
securities derivatives or other financial instruments accounts.
Such accounts generally also encompass any accounts in
which the assets are held in a commingled fund, and the
account owner holds an equity interest in the fund (including mutual
funds). The term also means any savings, demand, checking, deposit, time
deposit, or any other account (including debit card and prepaid credit card
accounts ) maintained with a financial institution or other
person engaged in the business of a financial institution.
Individual bonds, notes, or stock certificates held by the filer
are not a financial account nor is an unsecured loan to a
foreign trade or business that is not a financial institution.
Account in a Foreign Country. A “foreign country” includes
all geographical areas located outside the United States. See
“United States Person” above for a definition of United
States. The geographical location of the account, not the
nationality of the financial entity in which the account is
found determines whether it is in a foreign country. Report
any financial account (except a military banking facility) that
is located in a foreign country, even if it is held at an affiliate
of a United States bank or other financial institution. Do not
report any account maintained with a branch, agency, or
other office of a foreign bank of other institution that is
located in the United States.
Military Banking Facility. Do not consider as an account in
a foreign country, an account in an institution known as a
“United States military banking facility” (or “United States
military finance facility”) operated by a United States financial
institution designated by the United States Government to
serve U.S. Government installations abroad, even if the
United States military banking facility is located in a foreign
country.
Financial Interest. A financial interest in a bank, securities,
or other financial account in a foreign country means an
interest described in one of the following three paragraphs:
1. A United States person has a financial interest in each
account for which such person is the owner of record or has
legal title, whether the account is maintained for his or her
own benefit or for the benefit of others including non-United
States persons.
2. A United States person has a financial interest in each
bank, securities, or other financial account in a foreign
country for which the owner of record or holder of legal title
is: (a) a person acting as an agent, nominee, attorney, or in
some other capacity on behalf of the U.S. person; (b) a
corporation in which the United States person owns directly
or indirectly more than 50 percent of the total value of shares
of stock or more than 50 percent of the voting power for all shares of stock; (c) a partnership in which the United States person
owns an interest in more than 50 percent of the profits(distributive share of income, taking into account any special allocation agreement) or more than 50 percent of the capital of the partnership; or (d) a trust in which the United States person either has a present beneficial interest, either directly or indirectly, in more than 50 percent of the assets or from which such person receives more than 50 percent of the current income.
3. A United States person has a financial interest in each bank, securities, or other financial account in a foreign country for which the owner of record or holder of legal title is a trust, or a person acting on behalf of a trust, that was established by such United States person and for which a trust protector has been appointed. A “trust protector” is a person who is responsible for monitoring the activities of a trustee, with the authority to influence the decisions of the trustee or to replace, or recommend the replacement of, the trustee.
Correspondent or “nostro” accounts (international
interbank transfer accounts) that are
maintained by banks need not be reported on this form. but are
subject to other Bank Secrecy Act filing requirements. This
exception is intended to encompass those accounts utilized
for bank-to-bank settlement purposes only.
Signature or Other Authority Over an Account. A person
has signature authority over an account if such person can
control the disposition of money or other property in it by
delivery of a document containing his or her signature (or his
or her signature and that of one or more other persons) to
the bank or other person with whom the account is
maintained. Other authority exists in a person who can
exercise comparable power over an account by
communication with the bank or other person with whom the
account is maintained, either directly or through an agent,
nominee, attorney, or in some other capacity on behalf of the
U.S. person, either orally or by some other means.
Filing Information—Do NOT file with your
Federal Tax Return
When and where to file. This report must be filed on or
before June 30 of the year following the calendar year
reported. The report is required annually. File by mailing this report to the
Department of the Treasury, Post Office Box 32621, Detroit,
MI 48232-0621, or by hand-carrying it to any local office
of the Internal Revenue Service for forwarding to the
Department of the Treasury, Detroit, MI. Tax attaches are
located in the U.S. embassies in some countries.
A filer can receive instructions for verifying that a report
has been filed by calling the Detroit Computing Center
Hotline at 1-800-800-2877.
Extensions of time to file federal tax returns do not extend the
time for filing this report. There is no extension of time available
for filing this report. If a delinquent FBAR is filed, also
attach a statement explaining the reason for the late filing. See “When and where to file” (above) for filing instructions.
Amendment of a previously filed FBAR is accomplished by
checking the “Amended” box in the upper right hand corner of the first page of the form, making the needed additions or corrections,and then stapling it to a copy of the original form. Please also attach a statement
explaining the changes. See “When and where to file” (above) for filing instructions.
Record Keeping Requirements. If this Report is required,
certain records must be retained. Such records must contain the name in which
each such account is maintained, the number or other
designation of such account, the name and address of the
foreign bank or other person with whom such account is
maintained, the type of such account, and the maximum
value of each such account during the reporting period.
Retaining filed copies of this Report will help to meet these
requirements. The records must be retained for a period of
five years and must be kept at all times available for
inspection as provided by law.
Explanations for Specific Items
Part I
Item 1. The Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts
(FBAR) is an annual report. Enter the calendar year being reported.
Amendment of a previously filed FBAR is accomplished by
checking the “Amended” box in the upper right hand corner of the first page of the form, making the needed additions and corrections, and then stapling it to a copy of the original report. See “When and where to file” (above) for filing instructions.
Item 2. Check the appropriate box describing the filer. A
corporation which owns directly or indirectly more than a 50
percent interest in one or more other entities required to file
this report will be permitted to file a consolidated report on
TD F 90-22.1, on behalf of itself and such other entities.
Check box “d” in Item 2 and complete Part V. Consolidated
reports should be signed by an authorized official of the
parent corporation. Trusts and other entities, including tax-exempt organizations, should check box “e” and describe the filer on the line following box “e.”
Item 3. A filer should provide the filer’s taxpayer identification
number. Generally this is the filer’s U.S. social security
number (SSN)or employer identification number (EIN). Numbers
should be entered with no spaces, dashes or other punctuation throughout this report. If the filer does not possess such U.S. identification, the filer should complete Item 4.
Item 4. Complete Item 4 only if the filer has no U.S. taxpayer
identification number. Item 4 requires the filer to provide the
information about an official foreign government document
evidencing the filer’s nationality or residence. The filer should
write in the document number followed by the country of
issuance. The filer may check off the type of document. If
“other” is checked, the filer should write in the type of
document. For example, an individual who is not a U.S. citizen would provide a
passport number, the name of the country of issuance, and
check off “passport”.
Item 5. Enter the date of birth of the filer using the month,
day, and year convention.
Items 6, 7 and 8. Enter the name of the filer. An
organization should enter its name
in the Last Name space.
Items 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13. Enter the address of the filer.
An individual filer residing in the United States should enter the
street address of filer’s United States residence, not a post
office box. An individual filer residing outside the United
States should enter the filer’s United States mailing address.
If the filer has no U.S. mailing address the filer may provide a
foreign address. An organization should enter its United
States mailing address.
Item 14. If the filer has a financial interest in 25 or more
foreign financial accounts, the filer should check the yes box,
sign and date the report (Items 44, 45 and 46) and leave
blank Part II (Continuation of Separate Accounts) or Part III
(Joint Accounts) of the report. If the group of
entities covered by a consolidated report has a financial
interest in 25 or more foreign financial accounts, the
reporting parent corporation need only complete Part V (for
consolidated reporting) Items 34 through 42, for the identity
information of the account owners, but need not complete
the account information. Detailed information about each
account, including all information called for on this report,
must be recorded and retained for five years from June 30 of
the year following the calendar year reported. Any person
who reports 25 or more foreign financial accounts must,
when requested by the Department of the Treasury, provide
all the information omitted from Part II, III or V as
appropriate.
Part II
Item 15. Provide the maximum value of the account during
the calendar year being reported. The maximum value of an
account is the largest amount of currency or non-monetary
assets that appear on any quarterly or more frequent account
statement issued for the applicable year. If periodic account
statements are not issued, the maximum account asset
value is the largest amount of currency and non-monetary
assets in the account at any time during the year.
Convert foreign currency by using the official exchange
rate at the end of the year. In valuing currency of a country
that uses multiple exchange rates, use the rate which would
apply if the currency in the account were converted into
United States dollars at the close of the calendar year.
The value of stock, other securities or other non-monetary
assets in an account reported on TD F 90-22.1 is the fair
market value at the end of the calendar year or, if withdrawn
from the account, at the time of the withdrawal. For purposes
of Item 15, if the filer had a financial interest in more than
one account, each account is to be valued separately
in accordance with the foregoing two paragraphs. If the filer
had a financial interest in one or more but fewer than 25
accounts, and is unable to determine whether the maximum
value of these accounts exceeded $10,000 at any time
during the year, complete Part II, III, or V for each of these
accounts and enter “value unknown” in Item 15 for these
accounts.
Item 16. Indicate the type of account. If “Other” is selected
describe the account.
Item 17. Provide the name of the financial institution with
which the account is held.
Item 18. Provide the account number which the financial
institution uses to designate the account.
Item 19–23. Provide the complete mailing address of the
financial institution where the account is located. If the
foreign state or postal code is not known leave them blank.
Part III
Item 24. Enter the number of joint owners for the account. If
the exact number is not known, provide an estimate. In determining the
number of joint owners, the filer is not counted.
Items 25–33. Enter this identity information about the joint
owner. If there is more than one joint owner, enter the
identity information about the principal joint owner. The filer may
leave blank items for which no information is available.
A spouse having a joint financial interest in an account
with the filing spouse should be included as a joint account
owner in Part III of this report. The filer should write (spouse) on
Line 26 after the last name of the joint spousal owner. If the
only reportable accounts of the filer’s spouse are those
reported as joint accounts, the filer’s spouse need not file a separate report. If the accounts are owned jointly by both spouses, the filer’s spouse
should also sign the report. See the instructions for Item 44.
If the filer’s spouse has a financial interest in other
accounts that are not jointly owned with the filer or
has signature or other authority over other accounts, the
filer’s spouse should file a separate report for all accounts
including those owned jointly with the other spouse.
Part IV—No Financial Interest in Account
Item 34. You must provide the name, address, and
identifying number of the owner of a foreign financial account
over which you had signature or other authority but no
financial interest in the account. If there is more than one owner of the account over which you have authority, provide the information in Items 34-43 for
the primary owner for which you have authority.
If you complete the account information for more than one
account of the same owner, you need identify the owner only
once. Write “Same Owner” in Item 34 for the succeeding
accounts of the same owner.
Item 35. Provide the taxpayer identification number of the
owner of the account.
Items 36–42. Provide the identity information of the owner of
the account.
Item 43. Enter filer’s title for the position which gives him
authority over the account.
Part V—Consolidated Report for Corporate
Parent & Subsidiary Corporations
A corporation which owns directly or indirectly more than a 50
percent interest in one or more other entities required to file
this report will be permitted to file a consolidated report on
TD F 90-22.1, on behalf of itself and such other entities.
Check box “d” in Item 2 in Part I and complete Part V.
Item 34. You must provide the corporate name, identifying
number and address of the owner of the foreign financial
account as shown on the books of the financial institution.
If you complete the account information for more than one
account of the same owner you need identify the owner only
once. Write “Same Owner” in Item 34 for the succeeding
accounts of the same owner.
Item 35. Provide the taxpayer identification number of the
owner of the account.
Items 36–42. Provide the address of the owner of the
account.
Signatures
This report must be signed by the person named in Part I. If
the report is being filed on behalf of a partnership,
corporation, fiduciary or other legal entity, it must be signed by an authorized
individual. A spouse included as a joint owner, who elects
not to file a separate report in accordance with the
instructions in Part III, must also sign this report. See the
instructions for Part III.
Enter the title of the individual signing for a legal entity,
such as a corporation, which is shown as the filer. Leave
“Filer’s Title” blank if the filer is only reporting as an individual.
An individual filing because of a financial interest in his
individual accounts is filing as an individual. An individual
filing because of signature or other authority over a foreign
financial account is filing as an individual. If the filer only has signature authority over the account, he should enter his title in Part IV Item 42,
Filer’s Title with this Owner, to show his relationship to the
account. Enter the actual date signed.
File Type | application/msword |
File Title | Draft as of01/27/2006 |
Author | 9C0FB |
Last Modified By | 9C0FB |
File Modified | 2008-08-06 |
File Created | 2008-08-06 |