turbotax icon
cancel
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 
turbotax icon
cancel
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 
Announcements
Close icon
Do you have a TurboTax Online account?

We'll help you get started or pick up where you left off.

hosmercpas
Returning Member

If there is a loan in excess $10,000 from a foreign individual to a family member in the United States, is an FBAR required to be filed?

No interest will be charged.  Loan repayments will be made to the foreign family member through wire.  A promissory note will be used to document the loan.

x
Do you have an Intuit account?

Do you have an Intuit account?

You'll need to sign in or create an account to connect with an expert.

1 Best answer

Accepted Solutions

If there is a loan in excess $10,000 from a foreign individual to a family member in the United States, is an FBAR required to be filed?

The FBAR report is required if a US "taxpayer" (citizen, or resident alien subject to US tax law) owns a foreign bank account worth more than $10,000.

If someone is loaning you money, presumably they are putting money in your bank account for you to spend.  If that account is in the US, it's not a foreign account even though the money is from a foreign source.  If the account is foreign, and you draw money from the account as needed, then you own a foreign account.

View solution in original post

1 Reply

If there is a loan in excess $10,000 from a foreign individual to a family member in the United States, is an FBAR required to be filed?

The FBAR report is required if a US "taxpayer" (citizen, or resident alien subject to US tax law) owns a foreign bank account worth more than $10,000.

If someone is loaning you money, presumably they are putting money in your bank account for you to spend.  If that account is in the US, it's not a foreign account even though the money is from a foreign source.  If the account is foreign, and you draw money from the account as needed, then you own a foreign account.

message box icon

Get more help

Ask questions and learn more about your taxes and finances.

Post your Question
Manage cookies