Advice needed on FBAR

[Sonnenkind 0]

I came to the US in 2011 on a K1 Visa. Ever since my husband and I filed our taxes jointly and he prepared the paperwork himself. I also still have a foreign bank account in my home country which my mother is authorized to handle since I am not present and my husband was always aware of this account. She occasionally helped us out financially and put,money into that account for us to use or for christmas or birthdays. It never exceeded $10.000 at any time. Unfortunately my husband and I are going through a separation and he threatens to report me to the IRS because I didn't file FBAR which I had never heard of until he mentioned it and because I trusted him when filing our taxes.

If he reports me, wouldn't that be bad for him too since he always filed kour taxes?

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

If the account never had $10,000 then you don't have to file FBAR.

It is not part of the tax return, so not really tied to the IRS. It goes to the Treasury Dept. Your foreign account and not his.