FBAR Penalty Applies To Offshore Poker Account

FBAR filing deadline is June 30. Foreign bank accounts are not the only type of reportable account; a costly lesson for this taxpayer. On June 4, 2014 in U. S. v. John C. Hom the Court determined accounts at FirePay, PokerStars, and PartyPoker were foreign accounts reportable on a Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) under 31 U.S.C. 5314 and subject to penalties under 31 U.S.C. 5321.

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