My US LLC has an account at a foreign crypto exchange — does it file an FBAR?
The LLC (US-registered, foreign-owned, disregarded) keeps an account at a crypto exchange based outside the United States. The account holds only crypto — no fiat balances right now, though we have occasionally parked stablecoins and once held some euros there after a sale.
I assumed FBAR was only for US citizens. Does my LLC have a FinCEN filing here, and does the crypto-only point matter?
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