Originally Posted by
bankops
2. The State Department, NOT the IRS, requires that you declare any account outside of the US where the average balance exceeds $10k.
For US persons with foreign accounts having an aggregate value of $10,000 at any time during the calendar year, the foreign bank and financial accounts report is required by the
IRS:
http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/...148849,00.html