IRS Form 8938 - Statement of Specified Foreign Financial Assets. Required under FATCA (Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act) for U.S. taxpayers with foreign financial assets exceeding reporting thresholds. FILING THRESHOLDS: U.S. residents - Single: >$50,000 end of year or >$75,000 any time; Married filing jointly: >$100,000 end of year or >$150,000 any time. Living abroad - Single: >$200,000 end of year or >$300,000 any time; Married filing jointly: >$400,000 end of year or >$600,000 any time. SPECIFIED FOREIGN FINANCIAL ASSETS include: foreign bank/brokerage accounts, foreign stocks/securities not held in U.S. account, interests in foreign entities, foreign-issued life insurance/annuities, foreign hedge funds/PFICs, foreign partnership interests. DOES NOT INCLUDE: U.S. mutual funds investing abroad, real estate held directly, precious metals held directly, art/collectibles, social security from foreign governments. PENALTIES: $10,000 failure to file; up to $50,000 for continued failure; 40% penalty on tax understatement from undisclosed assets; 6-year statute of limitations extension. IMPORTANT: Form 8938 does NOT replace FBAR (FinCEN 114) - both may be required. FBAR has different thresholds ($10,000 aggregate) and is filed separately with FinCEN. Use Treasury exchange rates for currency conversion. Attach to annual tax return (1040, 1040-NR, 1041, 1065, 1120, 1120-S).