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Sending money home to family in your native country does not require you to file an FBAR, as long as the aggregate value of all your foreign financial accounts did not exceed $10,000 at any time during the calendar year reported.
United States persons are required to file an FBAR if:
United States person includes U.S. citizens; U.S. residents; entities, including but not limited to, corporations, partnerships, or limited liability companies, created or organized in the United States or under the laws of the United States; and trusts or estates formed under the laws of the United States.
Exceptions to the Reporting RequirementExceptions to the FBAR reporting requirements can be found in the FBAR instructions. There are filing exceptions for the following United States persons or foreign financial accounts:
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