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Just a brief update in case anyone else is in my situation. Yesterday I drove down to Seattle and amended three years of tax statements and filed three years of missing FBARs with the accountant who had taken care of my joint tax return when I used to live in the US. We also filed 3 years of FBARs f...

No, you're right. I assumed I would need to amend my taxes with the original accountant since he has our joint tax statements. Can you recommend a cross-border tax specialist in the Vancouver area?

No excuse. I should have taken a proactive role in my finances and left my controlling husband sooner. He kept a lot of information from me, I should probably sue him. In any case, I guess I'm confused over the seriousness of this FBAR filing when my US accountant doesn't seem too concerned. And the...

Hi, like many people here on the forum, we didn't know about FBAR--so obviously we're not the only ones worrying about filing overdue FBARS and amended income tax statements. In any case, I've heard back from our US accountant who pretty much told me I was worried about nothing since we're talking a...

Sorry, I logged in under my son's user name--he has asperger's so I'm helping him with his questions--you've answered him on his post and I think he feels safe in moving forward to filing the FBARS without getting his dad into trouble. He's been through a lot--his dad married an american and moved h...

So I could only use this next year for filing my 2015 FBAR? I returned to Canada mid-2014. And yes, I'm going to see a professional. Not sure whether to see a Canadian cross border tax expert or return to Seattle and see an American accountant.

HI, I found the following on another forum which might be helpful to some. Has anyone filed using this online application? If you wanted to get into compliance, note the amnesty that the IRS has provided over the last year or so: http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/International-Taxpayers/New-Filing-Comp...

I see, thanks. I will have to contact our old accountant again to explain this to him and ask him to redo the 2011 joint tax return. So ironic becuase I never wanted to file joint returns. My ex wanted the deductions so forced me to file jointly. Sorry, just one more question, Nelson. The FBAR came ...

Oh no. You mean I still have to report less than $300 in investment interest for 2011 otherwise face fines and penalites? I have a restraining order on my ex, can't contact him and my last email to his/our accountant was ignored. Since I no longer have a GC, can the IRS still come after me for such ...

Seriously? Why would the accountant be telling me to get a tax lawyer? For some reason, I thought the FBAR accounts were taxed on given his response to me. The first year I was in the US --2011--I had a savings account in Canada that slightly exceeded 10K. I did not file FBAR nor did I include it in...

Well, I've spent several hours reading the forum and it appears I should have given up my green card last year in order to avoid paying FBAR for 2015. I was told to hang on to my GC until the house was sold--it sold this spring. What a mistake. Now, next year I'll have to do my taxes for the IRS and...

I've read a number of posts in an effort to get information but am still confused regarding my situation. I lived in the US for three years--GC--with my American citizen spouse. We filed jointly. I did not earn income--had a couple of small savings accounts in Canada. I left abusive spouse in August...