New FBAR Filing Deadline | April 18, 2017
The IRS requires taxpayers that have an interest in or authority over foreign financial accounts to provide information about the account by filing a form called the Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR). For accounts held in 2016, the annual deadline filing for FBARs has changed to April 18, 2017, which now coincides with individual tax filing deadlines under the Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015. Previously, the deadline was June 30, excluding weekends and holidays.