FBAR Debit Card confusion

chewbacca · Post by **chewbacca** » Mon Jun 01, 2015 3:29 pm

Hi,

So as a U.S. resident I have a Canadian Bank account that has a debit card attached to it.

Naturally, the bank account has an account number, also, the debit card has a credit card style number printed on it.

So on the FBAR, I report the Canadian Bank account number. But what about the debit card number printed on the debit card? The debit card is not an account itself with money in it, it is simply tied to the bank account.

Do I also report the number printed on the debit card as a separate account in addition to the bank account number?

Thanks

nelsona · Post by **nelsona** » Mon Jun 01, 2015 3:44 pm

FBAR is for accounts. Don't overthink this.
Write the bank account number only. the debit card number is meaningless without an account.

chewbacca · Post by **chewbacca** » Mon Jun 01, 2015 3:51 pm

Thanks nelsona.