What are the exceptions to the FBAR filing requirement?
Accounts in U.S. military banking facilities, operated by a United States financial institution to serve U.S. Government installations abroad, are not considered as accounts in a foreign country. For this reason, these accounts do not have to be reported on an FBAR. An officer or employee of a bank which is subject to the Supervision of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Office of Thrift Supervision, or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation need not report that he has signature or other authority over a foreign bank, securities or other financial account maintained by the bank, if the officer or employee has NO personal financial interest in the account. An officer or employee of a domestic corporation whose equity securities are listed on a national securities exchange or which has assets exceeding $10 million and 500 or more shareholders of record, need not file a report concerning the other signature authority over a foreig
