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You need report the Interest income on USD on your Form 1040. You cannot deduct the decrease in your bank account balance as a loss on your return.

 

Losses on investments can only be taken when you sell the investment.  A foreign exchange gain/loss occurs when a person sells goods and services in a foreign currency.

 

 

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