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   by throwaway676890 8y ago

   The article is informative. It seems the requirements are only for banks that have a presence in the US. I'm not sure if the bank I went to has a presence in the US. But I can see the Pakistani government simply giving a blanket "
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   by throwaway676890 8y ago

   Do you have any details about this? My impression was that the Pakistani government felt that requiring US based people to report details of foreign accounts was a way to gather intelligence about other countries, and they didn't want
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   by throwaway676890 8y ago

   From what I have heard, the issue isn't paying taxes, but filing them. Do you not have to file even if your income is below $127K? As in you need to file and disclose everything, but won't owe any taxes? The burden I always hear
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   by throwaway676890 8y ago

   >Their American status can make them untouchable by many banks. Many foreign banks do not want American account holders. This is an understatement. Some years ago, I was a citizen of Pakistan and had a green card in the US. I never had a