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Instructions for Form 8938

(Rev. November 2021)

1121 Inst 8938 (PDF) · 2026-10-03 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · United States

Statement of Specified Foreign Financial Assets

Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service

An annual return includes the following returns.

  • Form 1040.

  • Form 1040-NR.

  • Form 1040-SR.

  • Form 1041.

  • Form 1041-N.

  • Form 1065.

  • Form 1120.

A reference to an “annual return” or “income tax return” in these instructions includes a reference to any return listed here, whether it is an income tax return or an information return.

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