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Level 1
posted Jan 25, 2020 8:21:59 AM

Hi, I'm wondering if buying bitcoin, ethereum and litecoin in robinhood app considered as foreign investment?

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Expert Alumni
Jan 27, 2020 7:06:48 AM

Virtual currency is not reportable on the FinCEN Form 114, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR).  The IRS has not commented regarding Form 8938, 

 

The US Treasury finally responded in 2019 that regulations do not define virtual currency held in an offshore account as a type of reportable account. Therefore, virtual currency is not reportable on the FBAR, at least for now.

 

Please see the following article Journal of Accountancy