FBAR
#1
Not quite sure if i should report my GBP Wise account on the FBAR. Bank address is shown as Wise US Inc, 30 W 26th St, New York, NY, USA but i have a UK account number and sort code. What do others do?
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#2
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I report it. I figured there is no downside to reporting it, but potential for problems if I don’t and the US considers it a foreign account. I also get interest on mine, in GBP, so that ended up on my US tax return. Also for me, in the wise app for the GBP account, it shows the bank address as Wise Payments Limited, 1st Floor, Worship Square, 65 Clifton Street, London, EC2A 4JE, United Kingdom
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I report it. I figured there is no downside to reporting it, but potential for problems if I don’t and the US considers it a foreign account. I also get interest on mine, in GBP, so that ended up on my US tax return. Also for me, in the wise app for the GBP account, it shows the bank address as Wise Payments Limited, 1st Floor, Worship Square, 65 Clifton Street, London, EC2A 4JE, United Kingdom
#7
I do 2 entries on the FBAR. One for the bank account which as it has a sort code is listed as a bank. The other for the currency exchange account, they have different account numbers, which is listed as "other".




