{"id":16047,"date":"2026-08-28T06:39:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T06:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/taxrep.us\/?page_id=16047"},"modified":"2026-08-28T06:40:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T06:40:31","slug":"deutsche-konten-fbar-formular-8938","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/taxrep.us\/de\/united-states-germany\/german-accounts-fbar-form-8938\/","title":{"rendered":"Deutsche Konten FBAR Formular 8938"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"16047\" class=\"elementor elementor-16047\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-93c4892 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"93c4892\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column 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deutschen Bank-, Brokerage- oder anderen Finanzkonten haben m\u00f6glicherweise separate FBAR- und Formular 8938-Meldepflichten. Die beiden Regelungen \u00fcberschneiden sich, verwenden jedoch unterschiedliche Schwellenwerte, Formulare und Meldekonzepte und sollten jedes Jahr unabh\u00e4ngig voneinander \u00fcberpr\u00fcft werden.\r\n      <\/p>\r\n\r\n      <nav class=\"tgaf-jump-nav\" aria-label=\"Seitenbereiche\">\r\n        <a class=\"tgaf-jump-link\" href=\"#overview\">\u00dcbersicht<\/a>\r\n        <a class=\"tgaf-jump-link\" href=\"#fbar\">FBAR<\/a>\r\n        <a class=\"tgaf-jump-link\" href=\"#8938\">Formular 8938<\/a>\r\n        <a class=\"tgaf-jump-link\" href=\"#accounts\">Kontotypen<\/a>\r\n        <a class=\"tgaf-jump-link\" href=\"#planning\">Jahrescheckliste<\/a>\r\n      <\/nav>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/section>\r\n\r\n  <section id=\"overview\" class=\"tgaf-section\">\r\n    <div class=\"tgaf-wrap\">\r\n      <div class=\"tgaf-two-col\">\r\n        <div class=\"tgaf-intro\">\r\n          <p class=\"tgaf-eyebrow\">\u00dcbersicht<\/p>\r\n          <h2>FBAR und Formular 8938 sind miteinander verwandt, aber nicht dieselbe Meldung<\/h2>\r\n\r\n          <p class=\"tgaf-lead\">\r\n            Deutsche Konten k\u00f6nnen in beiden Meldungen auftreten, aber die Meldeschwellen, Kontendefinitionen und Berichtsmechanismen unterscheiden sich. Die Einreichung der einen erf\u00fcllt nicht automatisch die der anderen.\r\n          <\/p>\r\n\r\n          <p>\r\n            Ein sauberer j\u00e4hrlicher Prozess beginnt mit der Identifizierung aller ausl\u00e4ndischen Finanzkonten und Verm\u00f6genswerte, der Feststellung des Eigentums oder der Zeichnungsberechtigung und der Dokumentation des H\u00f6chstwertes f\u00fcr das entsprechende Jahr.\r\n          <\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <aside class=\"tgaf-side-box\">\r\n          <h3>H\u00e4ufige deutsche Konten<\/h3>\r\n          <ul class=\"tgaf-side-list\">\r\n            <li>Giro- und Sparkonten<\/li>\r\n            <li>Broker- und Depotkonten<\/li>\r\n            <li>Gemeinschaftskonten<\/li>\r\n            <li>Gesch\u00e4ftskonten mit Zeichnungsberechtigung<\/li>\r\n            <li>Bargeld und Wertpapiere bei deutschen Banken<\/li>\r\n            <li>Andere ausl\u00e4ndische Finanzkonten<\/li>\r\n          <\/ul>\r\n        <\/aside>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n\r\n      <div class=\"tgaf-sister\">\r\n        <div>\r\n          <h3>Deuerliche Sichtweise<\/h3>\r\n          <p>\r\n            Das deutsche TaxRep-Gegenst\u00fcck konzentriert sich auf die deutsche Steuerberichterstattung \u00fcber Bank-, Investment- und andere Finanzanlagen, die von US-Steuerzahlern in Deutschland gehalten werden.\r\n          <\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <a class=\"tgaf-button tgaf-button-alt\"\r\n           href=\"https:\/\/taxrep.de\/fachwissen\/deutschland-usa\/steuererklaerungen-und-meldepflichten\/\">\r\n          Offene deutsche Perspektive\r\n        <\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/section>\r\n\r\n  <section id=\"fbar\" class=\"tgaf-section tgaf-section-soft\">\r\n    <div class=\"tgaf-wrap\">\r\n      <p class=\"tgaf-eyebrow\">FBAR<\/p>\r\n      <h2>FBAR konzentriert sich auf ausl\u00e4ndische Finanzkonten und aggregierte Kontowerte<\/h2>\r\n\r\n      <div class=\"tgaf-situation-grid\">\r\n\r\n        <article class=\"tgaf-situation-card\">\r\n          <h3>Aggregatschwellenwert<\/h3>\r\n          <p>\r\n            Die FBAR-Meldung basiert auf dem Gesamtwert der ausl\u00e4ndischen Finanzkonten und nicht darauf, ob jedes einzelne Konto den Schwellenwert f\u00fcr sich \u00fcberschreitet.\r\n          <\/p>\r\n          <div class=\"tgaf-tags\"><span class=\"tgaf-tag\">FBAR<\/span><span class=\"tgaf-tag\">Gesamtwert<\/span><\/div>\r\n        <\/article>\r\n\r\n        <article class=\"tgaf-situation-card\">\r\n          <h3>Maximaler Kontowert<\/h3>\r\n          <p>\r\n            F\u00fcr jedes meldepflichtige Konto ist im Allgemeinen der im Laufe des Kalenderjahres erreichte H\u00f6chstwert erforderlich, der f\u00fcr die Meldung in US-Dollar umgerechnet wird.\r\n          <\/p>\r\n          <div class=\"tgaf-tags\"><span class=\"tgaf-tag\">H\u00f6chstsaldo<\/span><span class=\"tgaf-tag\">FX<\/span><\/div>\r\n        <\/article>\r\n\r\n        <article class=\"tgaf-situation-card\">\r\n          <h3>Zeichnungsberechtigung<\/h3>\r\n          <p>\r\n            FBAR kann auch dann anwendbar sein, wenn die US-Person das Konto nicht besitzt, aber dar\u00fcber \u00fcber berichtspflichtige Unterschrifts- oder sonstige Verf\u00fcgungsberechtigung verf\u00fcgt.\r\n          <\/p>\r\n          <div class=\"tgaf-tags\"><span class=\"tgaf-tag\">Beh\u00f6rde<\/span><span class=\"tgaf-tag\">Gesch\u00e4ftskonten<\/span><\/div>\r\n        <\/article>\r\n\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/section>\r\n\r\n  <section id=\"8938\" class=\"tgaf-section\">\r\n    <div class=\"tgaf-wrap\">\r\n      <p class=\"tgaf-eyebrow\">Formular 8938<\/p>\r\n      <h2>Das Formular 8938 kann ausl\u00e4ndische Finanzwerte abdecken, die \u00fcber Bankkonten hinausgehen<\/h2>\r\n\r\n      <div class=\"tgaf-question-grid\">\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"tgaf-question-card\">\r\n          <h3>Getrennte Einreichungsschwellenwerte<\/h3>\r\n          <p>\r\n            Das Formular 8938 verwendet eigene Schwellenwerte, die je nach Steuerstatus und danach variieren k\u00f6nnen, ob der Steuerzahler in den Vereinigten Staaten oder im Ausland lebt.\r\n          <\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"tgaf-question-card\">\r\n          <h3>Breiterer Anlageumfang<\/h3>\r\n          <p>\r\n            Das Formular 8938 kann bestimmte ausl\u00e4ndische Finanzwerte umfassen, die nach FBAR nicht unbedingt auf dieselbe Weise behandelt werden.\r\n          <\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"tgaf-question-card\">\r\n          <h3>Eingereicht mit Formblatt 1040<\/h3>\r\n          <p>\r\n            Das Formular 8938 wird im Gegensatz zum FBAR, das separat eingereicht wird, im Allgemeinen der US-Einkommensteuererkl\u00e4rung beigef\u00fcgt.\r\n          <\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"tgaf-question-card\">\r\n          <h3>Kein 1:1-Ersatz<\/h3>\r\n          <p>\r\n            Ein im FBAR gemeldetes Konto muss m\u00f6glicherweise auch f\u00fcr das Formular 8938 ber\u00fccksichtigt werden; die Meldung auf einem Formular ersetzt nicht die des anderen.\r\n          <\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/section>\r\n\r\n  <section id=\"accounts\" class=\"tgaf-section tgaf-section-soft\">\r\n    <div class=\"tgaf-wrap\">\r\n      <p class=\"tgaf-eyebrow\">Deutsche Kontotypen<\/p>\r\n      <h2>Verschiedene Kontostrukturen erfordern unterschiedliche Dokumentationen<\/h2>\r\n\r\n      <div class=\"tgaf-article-grid\">\r\n\r\n        <article class=\"tgaf-article-card\"><div class=\"tgaf-article-accent\"><\/div><div class=\"tgaf-article-body\">\r\n          <div class=\"tgaf-article-meta\">Bankkonten<\/div>\r\n          <h3>Giro- und Sparkonten<\/h3>\r\n          <p>Standardm\u00e4\u00dfige deutsche Bankkonten sind typischerweise die am einfachsten zu identifizierenden und zu dokumentierenden ausl\u00e4ndischen Konten.<\/p>\r\n          <a class=\"tgaf-card-link\" href=\"\/de\/vereinigte-staaten-deutschland\/fbar-americans-germany\/\">FBAR-Leitfaden lesen<\/a>\r\n        <\/div><\/article>\r\n\r\n        <article class=\"tgaf-article-card\"><div class=\"tgaf-article-accent\"><\/div><div class=\"tgaf-article-body\">\r\n          <div class=\"tgaf-article-meta\">Maklergesch\u00e4ft<\/div>\r\n          <h3>Deutsche Wertpapier- und Verwahrdepots<\/h3>\r\n          <p>Depokonten k\u00f6nnen Bargeld, Wertpapiere und Anlageprodukte kombinieren und zus\u00e4tzliches PFIC- oder Einkommensteuer-Reporting erfordern.<\/p>\r\n          <a class=\"tgaf-card-link\" href=\"\/de\/vereinigte-staaten-deutschland\/deutsche-anlagekonten-fur-us-burger\/\">Anlagekonto-Leitfaden lesen<\/a>\r\n        <\/div><\/article>\r\n\r\n        <article class=\"tgaf-article-card\"><div class=\"tgaf-article-accent\"><\/div><div class=\"tgaf-article-body\">\r\n          <div class=\"tgaf-article-meta\">Gemeinschaftskonten<\/div>\r\n          <h3>Gemeinsame deutsche Konten<\/h3>\r\n          <p>Gemeinschaftskonten sollten auf der Grundlage der Eigentums- und Meldevorschriften f\u00fcr US-Personen \u00fcberpr\u00fcft werden, anstatt den Saldo einfach nur zu teilen.<\/p>\r\n          <a class=\"tgaf-card-link\" href=\"\/de\/vereinigte-staaten-deutschland\/fbar-americans-germany\/\">FBAR-Leitfaden lesen<\/a>\r\n        <\/div><\/article>\r\n\r\n        <article class=\"tgaf-article-card\"><div class=\"tgaf-article-accent\"><\/div><div class=\"tgaf-article-body\">\r\n          <div class=\"tgaf-article-meta\">Formular 8938<\/div>\r\n          <h3>Deutsche Verm\u00f6genswerte auf Formular 8938<\/h3>\r\n          <p>Bestimmte ausl\u00e4ndische Finanzwerte k\u00f6nnen \u00fcber gew\u00f6hnliche Sparkonten hinausgehen.<\/p>\r\n          <a class=\"tgaf-card-link\" href=\"\/de\/vereinigte-staaten-deutschland\/form-8938-german-assets\/\">Leitfaden zu Formular 8938 lesen<\/a>\r\n        <\/div><\/article>\r\n\r\n        <article class=\"tgaf-article-card\"><div class=\"tgaf-article-accent\"><\/div><div class=\"tgaf-article-body\">\r\n          <div class=\"tgaf-article-meta\">PFIC<\/div>\r\n          <h3>Deutsche Fonds in Brokerkonten<\/h3>\r\n          <p>Ausl\u00e4ndische Fondsbest\u00e4nde k\u00f6nnen zus\u00e4tzlich zu den Meldepflichten f\u00fcr FBAR und Formular 8938 auf Kontoebene eine Berichterstattung nach Formular 8621 erforderlich machen.<\/p>\r\n          <a class=\"tgaf-card-link\" href=\"\/de\/vereinigte-staaten-deutschland\/form-8621-german-etfs\/\">Lesen Sie die Anleitung zu Formular 8621<\/a>\r\n        <\/div><\/article>\r\n\r\n        <article class=\"tgaf-article-card\"><div class=\"tgaf-article-accent\"><\/div><div class=\"tgaf-article-body\">\r\n          <div class=\"tgaf-article-meta\">J\u00e4hrliche Compliance<\/div>\r\n          <h3>US-Steuererkl\u00e4rungen w\u00e4hrend des Lebens in Deutschland<\/h3>\r\n          <p>FBAR und Formular 8938 sollten mit Formular 1040, ausl\u00e4ndischen Steuergutschriften und anderen j\u00e4hrlichen Informationsmeldungen abgestimmt werden.<\/p>\r\n          <a class=\"tgaf-card-link\" href=\"\/de\/vereinigte-staaten-deutschland\/steuererklarung-fur-us-burger-mit-wohnsitz-in-deutschland\/\">Leitfaden f\u00fcr die Einreichung des Jahresabschlusses lesen<\/a>\r\n        <\/div><\/article>\r\n\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/section>\r\n\r\n  <section id=\"planning\" class=\"tgaf-section\">\r\n    <div class=\"tgaf-wrap\">\r\n      <p class=\"tgaf-eyebrow\">Checkliste f\u00fcr den Jahresbericht<\/p>\r\n      <h2>F\u00fchren Sie buchhaltungsspezifische Aufzeichnungen, bevor Daten zum Jahresende schwer zu rekonstruieren sind.<\/h2>\r\n\r\n      <div class=\"tgaf-question-grid\">\r\n        <div class=\"tgaf-question-card\"><h3>Kontoliste<\/h3><p>F\u00fchren Sie eine vollst\u00e4ndige Liste aller deutschen Bank-, Broker- und anderen ausl\u00e4ndischen Finanzkonten, die im Laufe des Jahres gehalten wurden.<\/p><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"tgaf-question-card\"><h3>H\u00f6chstwerte<\/h3><p>Erfassen Sie den h\u00f6chsten Jahreswert jedes Kontos, anstatt sich nur auf den Saldo vom 31. Dezember zu verlassen.<\/p><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"tgaf-question-card\"><h3>Miteigentum<\/h3><p>Dokumentieren Sie alle Eigent\u00fcmer sowie das Eigentum oder die Verf\u00fcgungsgewalt der US-Person \u00fcber jedes gemeinsame Konto.<\/p><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"tgaf-question-card\"><h3>Kontotyp<\/h3><p>Unterscheiden Sie zwischen Einlagenkonten, Broker- bzw. Depokonten und Konten f\u00fcr gesch\u00e4ftliche oder institutionelle Zwecke.<\/p><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"tgaf-question-card\"><h3>Wechselkurse<\/h3><p>Verwenden Sie eine einheitliche US-Dollar-Umrechnungsunterst\u00fctzung f\u00fcr H\u00f6chstst\u00e4nde und den Jahresabschluss.<\/p><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"tgaf-question-card\"><h3>Unterst\u00fctzende Aussagen<\/h3><p>Bewahren Sie j\u00e4hrliche Bank- und Maklerausz\u00fcge auf, damit gemeldete Salden sp\u00e4ter belegt werden k\u00f6nnen.<\/p><\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/section>\r\n\r\n  <section class=\"tgaf-section tgaf-section-soft\">\r\n    <div class=\"tgaf-wrap\">\r\n      <p class=\"tgaf-eyebrow\">Verwandte US-Deutschland-Leitf\u00e4den<\/p>\r\n      <h2>Fahren Sie mit den entsprechenden Meldepflichten fort<\/h2>\r\n\r\n      <div class=\"tgaf-topic-grid\">\r\n        <a class=\"tgaf-topic-card\" href=\"\/de\/vereinigte-staaten-deutschland\/steuererklarungen\/\">\r\n          <div class=\"tgaf-topic-number\">08<\/div>\r\n          <h3>Steuererkl\u00e4rungen und Berichterstattung<\/h3>\r\n          <p>Zur\u00fcck zum vollst\u00e4ndigen USA-Deutschland-Berichterstattungs-Hub.<\/p>\r\n          <span class=\"tgaf-card-link\">Berichterstellung erkunden<\/span>\r\n        <\/a>\r\n\r\n        <a class=\"tgaf-topic-card\" href=\"\/de\/vereinigte-staaten-deutschland\/fbar-americans-germany\/\">\r\n          <div class=\"tgaf-topic-number\">FBAR<\/div>\r\n          <h3>FBAR f\u00fcr US-Amerikaner in Deutschland<\/h3>\r\n          <p>Meldung ausl\u00e4ndischer Bank- und Finanzkonten.<\/p>\r\n          <span class=\"tgaf-card-link\">FBAR erkunden<\/span>\r\n        <\/a>\r\n\r\n        <a class=\"tgaf-topic-card\" href=\"\/de\/vereinigte-staaten-deutschland\/form-8938-german-assets\/\">\r\n          <div class=\"tgaf-topic-number\">8938<\/div>\r\n          <h3>Formular 8938<\/h3>\r\n          <p>FATCA-Meldung f\u00fcr deutsche Finanzanlagen.<\/p>\r\n          <span class=\"tgaf-card-link\">Formular 8938 erkunden<\/span>\r\n        <\/a>\r\n\r\n        <a class=\"tgaf-topic-card\" href=\"\/de\/vereinigte-staaten-deutschland\/deutsche-anlagekonten-fur-us-burger\/\">\r\n          <div class=\"tgaf-topic-number\">INV<\/div>\r\n          <h3>Deutsche Anlagekonten<\/h3>\r\n          <p>Brokerlage-Konten, PFICs und damit zusammenh\u00e4ngende US-Meldepflichten.<\/p>\r\n          <span class=\"tgaf-card-link\">Investitionen erkunden<\/span>\r\n        <\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/section>\r\n\r\n  <section class=\"tgaf-section\">\r\n    <div class=\"tgaf-wrap tgaf-contact\">\r\n      <p class=\"tgaf-eyebrow\">US-amerikanisch-deutsche Meldepflicht f\u00fcr ausl\u00e4ndische Konten<\/p>\r\n      <h2>Besitzen Sie deutsche Bank- oder Depotkonten?<\/h2>\r\n      <p>\r\n        Wir k\u00f6nnen die FBAR, das Formular 8938, die Meldung von Gemeinschaftskonten, Brokerkonten, Wechselkursdokumentationen und damit zusammenh\u00e4ngende US-Steuererkl\u00e4rungen koordinieren.\r\n      <\/p>\r\n      <a class=\"tgaf-button\" href=\"\/de\/kontakt\/\">Besprechen Sie Ihre Meldepflicht f\u00fcr ausl\u00e4ndische Konten<\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/section>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home United States\u2013Germany Tax Returns &amp; Reporting German Accounts \u2013 FBAR &amp; Form 8938 U.S.\u2013Germany Foreign Account Reporting German Accounts: FBAR &amp; Form 8938 U.S. persons with German bank, brokerage or other financial accounts may have separate FBAR and Form 8938 reporting obligations. 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