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Old 08-15-2011, 11:54 PM
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Could the cumulative FBAR penalties potentially exceed the amount in a taxpayer's foreign accounts?

Per the IRS, "under the penalty provisions found in 31 U.S.C. 5314(a)(5), it is possible to assert civil penalties for FBAR violations in amounts that exceed the balance in the foreign financial account."

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