Foreign Real Estate Purchase for Personal Use (only made down payment)

[Daniel_W224]

If I made a down payment for an apartment outside of USA a few months ago would turbotax be able to support me and would I need to declare it? I have made a down payment of roughly 50k and the apartment alongside the building is still being built in the foreign country. At the end of this year I am expected to pay the rest of the apartment price. The down payment I made a few months ago was a way to secure the apartment while it's being built.

Once the apartment is built, it will not be used for rental, just for personal use so I won't make an income off of it. So do I need to report this purchase when filing my taxes this year or do I report it only after I pay for it in full the coming year? 

To pay for the down payment, I made a wire transfer to the foreign property's bank. I, myself, don't have a foreign bank account. 

Please advise and thank you.

[DaveF1006 · Accepted solution]

No, you have no reporting requirement for the purchase of your foreign residence since it is not an specified foreign asset on a FATCA or FBAR report. You also would not report the down payment to an foreign account you do not own. 

[Daniel_W224]

Great to know, thank you!