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Not filing an FBAR might cost you more than not filing a 1040
Filing an FBAR seems unimportant. It’s not. It’s cheap financial disaster insurance.
Jul 25, 2023 • 
Warren O. Eaton

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Not filing an FBAR might cost you more than not filing a 1040
Should you tell Uncle Sam you’re an American?
There are good reasons not to.
Jul 13, 2023 • 
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Should you tell Uncle Sam you’re an American?
Expat by chance
How random events led me from a small Wyoming town to a life in Canada
Nov 23, 2022 • 
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Breaking up is hard to do
The romantic truth about selling stock
Jan 26, 2023 • 
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Breaking up is hard to do
A scary Chat prospect...for me
I’m going to use Substack Chat to discuss a guide I’m currently writing. Read below and comment on Chat, and I'll give you a free copy of the finished…
Feb 5, 2023 • 
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A scary Chat prospect...for me
🇺🇸 Expats’ black widow spider
FBAR, the silent overlooked threat to your financial health
Feb 25, 2023 • 
Warren O. Eaton
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🇺🇸 Expats’ black widow spider
Expat IRS escape routes
How to put 1040's and FBARs in the rearview mirror
Oct 20, 2023 • 
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Expat IRS escape routes
Are you an American with a foreign bank account?
You really need to know what an FBAR is.
Jun 21, 2023 • 
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Are you an American with a foreign bank account?
Crime-Punishment Mismatch
The Foreign Bank Account Report (FBAR) is an annual filing required of any American who has foreign financial accounts whose calendar-year maxima total…
Mar 25, 2023 • 
Warren O. Eaton

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Crime-Punishment Mismatch
Is FBAR efficiency an oxymoron?
Streamlining my FBAR preparations made it less of an oxymoron.
Apr 12, 2023 • 
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Is FBAR efficiency an oxymoron?
Before you leave
…arrange a US investment account
Dec 4, 2022 • 
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𝗛𝗮𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗙𝗕𝗔𝗥?
A startling US Department of Treasury regulation states that "... a child is responsible for filing his or her own FBAR report."
May 15, 2023 • 
Warren O. Eaton

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𝗛𝗮𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗙𝗕𝗔𝗥?
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