Specified Foreign Financial Assets: New Form Must Be Filed With US Tax Return

The US Department of the Treasury (the “IRS”) recently released temporary and proposed regulations (the “Temporary Regulations”), effective December 19, 2011, to implement the provisions of the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act that require individuals to report specified foreign financial assets (“SFFAs”) to the IRS. The Temporary Regulations apply to individuals required to file Form 1040, “US Individual Income Tax Return,” and to certain individuals required to file Form 1040-NR, “Nonresident Alien Income Tax Return.” The reporting required under the Temporary Regulations must be made on Form 8938, Statement of Specified Foreign Financial Assets.

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John Harrington is the co-leader of Dentons' US Tax practice, which was recognized by The Legal 500 in 2020 for outstanding work in international and non-contentious tax. Recognized by Chambers Global as a Notable Practitioner, he advises clients on inbound and outbound transactional and compliance issues; international tax legislative, regulatory and treaty matters; and a variety of domestic tax issues.

About Marc Teitelbaum

Marc Teitelbaum is the former chair of Dentons' Tax practice, which was recognized by The Legal 500 in 2020 for outstanding work in international and non-contentious tax. Marc has been involved in advising public companies, underwriters and investment funds principally in the following areas: acquisition and disposition of domestic and foreign corporations whether taxable or tax-free transactions; the US tax consequences of foreign operations and foreign joint ventures, in particular, multinational manufacturing and sales operations; debt and equity financings; and investment strategies in partnership form, including tax- and accounting-advantaged structured domestic and cross-border financing arrangements.