FBAR filing with joint account

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pdfc
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FBAR filing with joint account

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I have a joint checking account with my disabled brother in law who is in a care facility. None of this money is mine. I just pay his bills. Do I claim this account on my FBAR.
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JGCA
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Post by JGCA »

If you have signing authority and its over the $10K threshold along with any other bank accounts or investments.
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