https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/question-for-fbar-report/01/425748#M175452 I am H1B and my wife live in china normally. So she is non-resident alien.&nbsp;&nbsp;We are filing tax jointly.<BR />&nbsp;She has a account over $10,000 in china, should we file a fbar report ? Tue, 04 Jun 2019 21:27:35 GMT zengjia0413 2019-06-04T21:27:35Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/question-for-fbar-report/01/425748#M175452 I am H1B and my wife live in china normally. So she is non-resident alien.&nbsp;&nbsp;We are filing tax jointly.<BR />&nbsp;She has a account over $10,000 in china, should we file a fbar report ? Tue, 04 Jun 2019 21:27:35 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/question-for-fbar-report/01/425748#M175452 zengjia0413 2019-06-04T21:27:35Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/yes-if-you-or-your-wife-are-taxpayers-meaning-she-is-li/01/425755#M175456 <P>Yes,&nbsp;if you or your wife are taxpayers (meaning she is listed on your return) with an interest in, or signature or other authority over, foreign financial accounts whose aggregate value exceeded $10,000 at any time during 2016 generally must file.&nbsp;</P><P>For more on filing requirements, see&nbsp;<A href="https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/report-of-foreign-bank-and-financial-accounts-fbar" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Current FBAR Guidance</A>&nbsp;on IRS.gov. Also see the&nbsp;<A href="http://www.irsvideos.gov/ElectronicFBAR/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">one-hour webinar</A>&nbsp;explaining the FBAR requirement.</P> Tue, 04 Jun 2019 21:27:36 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/yes-if-you-or-your-wife-are-taxpayers-meaning-she-is-li/01/425755#M175456 LeeM 2019-06-04T21:27:36Z