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Deductions & credits

The law says:

A United States person that has a financial interest in or signature authority over foreign financial accounts must file an FBAR if the aggregate value of the foreign financial accounts exceeds $10,000 at any time during the calendar year.

In your case, if the aggregate value of the foreign accounts exceeds $10,000 at any time in 2016, you must file an FBAR,

You can file the FBAR online by visiting this link:

https://www.efilefbar.com/?gclid=CNyUnaDejtICFUNafgod2lEA2A

On your US tax return, you need to indicate that you have foreign bank accounts and report all your foreign income.

Please see this IRS document for more information:

https://www.irs.gov/businesses/income-from-abroad-is-taxable





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