What is FBAR?

NK Posted by: Neel Kaul
• 08 January, 2026
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Foreign Bank Account reporting (FBAR) is an important report that should be submitted by the taxpayers of US citizens and NRIs, which helps them disclose their foreign financial accounts. FBAR is a separate form, which is different from the US tax return, which is used to prevent tax evasion and money laundering, and it is governed by the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and allows individuals to report their financial holdings to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) through the Form 114. 

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  • Suresh Pillai 10 January, 2026

    Types of accounts that you can report under the FBAR, NRIs can report different types of their financial accounts in the FBAR file, which we are going to see below: 

    • Mutual funds, stocks, brokerage accounts. 
    • Foreign retirement accounts. 
    • If it has any signing authority in any account but receives no financial interest. 
    • Any savings and checking accounts. 
    • Any FD accounts and depositing accounts. 
    • Insurance policies with a cash value. 

  • Khushi Shetty 09 January, 2026

    Given below are the easy and simple steps through which you can file your FBAR: 

    • You need to go to th official website of the BSA E-filing website. 
    • You need to select the no-registration filing, which is used to file individually. 
    • Then you need to fill out your Form 114 with all the correct information. 
    • Submit all the essential details for every foreign account you own. 
    • You need to double-check all the information before submitting the file. 
    • Now, you can submit your file through the BSA system. 

  • Alisha Thomas 08 January, 2026

    Here are the documents required to file FBAR: 

    • You need to provide the account statements which the highest balance during a financial year. 
    • Submit all the bank details like the account number, address, and name. 
    • Submit the foreign institution's address. 
    • You need to provide your Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) and Social Security Number (SSN). 

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