I'm in the process of filling in an 8939 and not certain on whether some accounts should be classified as Foreign Financial Accounts or Other Foreign Financial Assets.
Firstly I have some UK pension funds which I would have presumed should be classified as Other Foreign Financial Assets (the description of OFFA says "...including foreign pension plans ...". However last year my tax return was completed by an accounting firm and they reported these as Foreign Financial Accounts, was that therefore a mistake by them?
Secondly, I have some online accounts, one is Bullionvault.com which is for buying/selling/holding gold and silver, and questrade.com which is for dealing in stocks/shares. I presume both of these should be classified as Other Foreign Financial Assets.
8938: Foreign Financial Accounts or Other Foreign Financial
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