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2019 FBAR Conversion Rates | FBAR Tax Lawyer & Attorney

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The 2019 FBAR conversion rates are highly important in US international tax compliance. The 2019 FBAR and 2019 Form 8938 instructions both require that 2019 FBAR conversion rates be used to report the required highest balances of foreign financial assets on these forms (in the case of Form 8938, the 2019 FBAR conversion rates is the default choice, not an exclusive one). In other words, the 2019 FBAR conversion rates are used to translate foreign-currency highest balances into US dollars for the purposes of FBAR and Form 8938 compliance.

The U.S. Department of Treasury  already published the 2019 FBAR conversion rates online (they are called “Treasury’s Financial Management Service rates” or the “FMS rates”).

Since the 2019 FBAR conversion rates are highly important to US taxpayers, international tax lawyers and international tax accountants, Sherayzen Law Office provides the table below listing the official 2019 FBAR conversion rates (note that the readers still need to refer to the official website for any updates).

Country – Currency Foreign Currency to $1.00
AFGHANISTAN – AFGHANI77.6250
ALBANIA – LEK108.2100
ALGERIA – DINAR118.7800
ANGOLA – KWANZA475.0000
ANTIGUA – BARBUDA – E. CARIBBEAN DOLLAR2.7000
ARGENTINA – PESO59.8700
ARMENIA – DRAM475.0000
AUSTRALIA – DOLLAR1.4250
AUSTRIA – EURO0.8900
AZERBAIJAN – NEW MANAT1.7000
BAHAMAS – DOLLAR1.0000
BAHRAIN – DINAR0.3770
BANGLADESH – TAKA85.0000
BARBADOS – DOLLAR2.0200
BELARUS – NEW RUBLE2.1040
BELGIUM – EURO0.8900
BELIZE – DOLLAR2.0000
BENIN – CFA FRANC582.0000
BERMUDA – DOLLAR1.0000
BOLIVIA – BOLIVIANO6.8300
BOSNIA – MARKA1.7410
BOTSWANA – PULA10.5490
BRAZIL – REAL4.0200
BRUNEI – DOLLAR1.3450
BULGARIA – LEV1.7410
BURKINA FASO – CFA FRANC582.0000
BURMA-KYAT1,475.0000
BURUNDI – FRANC1,850.0000
CAMBODIA (KHMER) – RIEL4,051.0000
CAMEROON – CFA FRANC578.1200
CANADA – DOLLAR1.3000
CAPE VERDE – ESCUDO99.2910
CAYMAN ISLANDS – DOLLAR0.8200
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC – CFA FRANC578.1200
CHAD – CFA FRANC578.1200
CHILE – PESO751.4800
CHINA – RENMINBI6.9610
COLOMBIA – PESO3,278.7500
COMOROS – FRANC439.0600
CONGO – CFA FRANC578.1200
COSTA RICA – COLON569.6500
COTE D’IVOIRE – CFA FRANC582.0000
CROATIA – KUNA6.4900
CUBA – Chavito1.0000
CYPRUS – EURO0.8900
CZECH REPUBLIC – KORUNA22.1650
DEM. REP. OF CONGO – FRANC1,650.0000
DENMARK – KRONE6.6520
DJIBOUTI – FRANC177.0000
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC – PESO52.6600
ECUADOR – DOLARES1.0000
EGYPT – POUND16.0000
EL SALVADOR – DOLARES1.0000
EQUATORIAL GUINEA – CFA FRANC578.1200
ERITREA – NAKFA15.0000
ESTONIA – EURO0.8900
ETHIOPIA – BIRR31.8000
EURO ZONE – EURO0.8900
FIJI – DOLLAR2.1420
FINLAND – EURO0.8900
FRANCE – EURO0.8900
GABON – CFA FRANC578.1200
GAMBIA – DALASI51.0000
GEORGIA – LARI2.8700
GERMANY – EURO0.8900
GHANA – CEDI5.6600
GREECE – EURO0.8900
GRENADA – EAST CARIBBEAN DOLLAR2.7000
GUATEMALA – QUENTZAL7.6900
GUINEA BISSAU – CFA FRANC582.0000
GUINEA – FRANC9,380.0000
GUYANA – DOLLAR215.0000
HAITI – GOURDE87.6550
HONDURAS – LEMPIRA25.0000
HONG KONG – DOLLAR7.7860
HUNGARY – FORINT294.2900
ICELAND – KRONA120.7600
INDIA – RUPEE71.0000
INDONESIA – RUPIAH13,895.0000
IRAN – RIAL42,000.0000
IRAQ – DINAR1,138.0000
IRELAND – EURO0.8900
ISRAEL – SHEKEL3.4540
ITALY – EURO0.8900
JAMAICA – DOLLAR136.0000
JAPAN – YEN108.5300
JERUSALEM – SHEKEL3.4540
JORDAN – DINAR0.7080
KAZAKHSTAN – TENGE381.1800
KENYA – SHILLING101.2500
KOREA – WON1,153.7000
KOSOVO – EURO0.8900
KUWAIT – DINAR0.3030
KYRGYZSTAN – SOM69.6000
LAOS – KIP8,865.0000
LATVIA – EURO0.8900
LEBANON – POUND1500.0000
LESOTHO – MALOTI14.0560
LIBERIA – DOLLAR186.9900
LIBYA – DINAR1.3960
LITHUANIA – EURO0.8900
LUXEMBOURG – EURO0.8900
MADAGASCAR – ARIARY3,627.2000
MALAWI – KWACHA760.0000
MALAYSIA – RINGGIT4.0890
MALDIVES – RUFIYAA15.4200
MALI – CFA FRANC582.0000
MALTA – EURO0.8900
MARSHALL ISLANDS – DOLLAR1.0000
MARTINIQUE – EURO0.8900
MAURITANIA – OUGUIYA37.0000
MAURITIUS – RUPEE36.2000
MEXICO – PESO18.8920
MICRONESIA – DOLLAR1.0000
MOLDOVA – LEU17.1000
MONGOLIA – TUGRIK2,733.5200
MONTENEGRO – EURO0.8900
MOROCCO – DIRHAM9.5970
MOZAMBIQUE – METICAL 60.8500
NAMIBIA – DOLLAR14.0560
NEPAL – RUPEE113.7500
NETHERLANDS – EURO0.8900
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES – GUILDER1.7800
NEW ZEALAND – DOLLAR1.4830
NICARAGUA – CORDOBA33.8000
NIGER – CFA FRANC582.0000
NIGERIA – NAIRA361.0000
NORWAY – KRONE8.7820
OMAN – RIAL0.3850
PAKISTAN – RUPEE154.8500
PANAMA – BALBOA1.0000
PANAMA – DOLARES1.0000
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – KINA3.3110
PARAGUAY – GUARANI6,442.3301
PERU – SOL3.3140
PHILIPPINES – PESO50.6400
POLAND – ZLOTY3.7890
PORTUGAL – EURO0.8900
QATAR – RIYAL3.6400
REP. OF N MACEDONIA – DINAR54.7600
REPUBLIC OF PALAU – DOLLAR1.0000
ROMANIA – NEW LEU4.2560
RUSSIA – RUBLE62.2730
RWANDA – FRANC925.0000
SAO TOME & PRINCIPE – NEW DOBRAS22.1220
SAUDI ARABIA – RIYAL3.7500
SENEGAL – CFA FRANC582.0000
SERBIA – DINAR104.9200
SEYCHELLES – RUPEE13.6200
SIERRA LEONE – LEONE9,639.5898
SINGAPORE – DOLLAR1.3450
SLOVAK REPUBLIC – EURO0.8900
SLOVENIA – EURO0.8900
SOLOMON ISLANDS – DOLLAR8.0650
SOMALI – SHILLING575.0000
SOUTH AFRICA – RAND14.0560
SOUTH SUDANESE – POUND160.0000
SPAIN – EURO0.8900
SRI LANKA – RUPEE181.3000
ST LUCIA – E CARIBBEAN DOLLAR2.7000
SUDAN – SUDANESE POUND45.0000
SURINAME – GUILDER7.5200
SWAZILAND – LANGENI14.0560
SWEDEN – KRONA9.3010
SWITZERLAND – FRANC0.9660
SYRIA – POUND435.0000
TAIWAN – DOLLAR29.9420
TAJIKISTAN – SOMONI9.6500
TANZANIA – SHILLING2,293.0000
THAILAND – BAHT29.7700
TIMOR – LESTE DILI1.0000
TOGO – CFA FRANC582.0000
TONGA – PA’ANGA2.2090
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO – DOLLAR6.6970
TUNISIA – DINAR2.7720
TURKEY – LIRA5.9420
TURKMENISTAN – NEW MANAT3.4910
UGANDA – SHILLING3,660.0000
UKRAINE – HRYVNIA23.6900
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – DIRHAM3.6730
UNITED KINGDOM – POUND STERLING0.7580
URUGUAY – PESO37.1300
UZBEKISTAN – SOM9,500.0000
VANUATU – VATU112.8000
VENEZUELA – BOLIVAR SOBERANO70,675.7400
VENEZUELA – FUERTE (OLD)248,832.0000
VIETNAM – DONG23,171.0000
WESTERN SAMOA – TALA2.5370
YEMEN – RIAL480.0000
ZAMBIA – NEW KWACHA14.0500
ZIMBABWE – RTGS16.2800

2016 FBAR Currency Conversion Rates | FBAR Lawyer and Attorney

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Using proper currency conversion rates is a critical part of preparing 2016 FBAR and 2016 Form 8938. The instructions to both forms require (in case of Form 8938, this is the default choice) US taxpayers to use the 2016 FBAR Currency Conversion Rates published by the Treasury Department. The 2016 FBAR Currency Conversion Rates also serve other purposes beyond the preparation of the 2016 FBAR and Form 8938.

The 2016 FBAR Currency Conversion Rates are the December 31, 2016 rates officially published by the U.S. Department of Treasury (they are called “Treasury’s Financial Management Service rates” or the “FMS rates”) and they are the proper conversion rates that must be used while preparing FBAR and Form 8938.

Due to this importance of 2016 FBAR Currency Conversion Rates to US taxpayers, international tax lawyers and international tax accountants, Sherayzen Law Office provides the table below with the official 2016 FBAR Currency Conversion Rates (keep in mind, you still need to refer to the official website for any updates).

Country Currency Foreign Currency to $1.00
Afghanistan Afghani 66.5000
Albania Lek 128.2500
Algeria Dinar 110.0180
Angola Kwanza 170.0000
Antigua-Barbuda East Caribbean Dollar 2.7000
Argentina Peso 15.9030
Armenia Dram 480.0000
Australia Dollar 1.3850
Austria Euro 0.9490
Azerbaijan New Manat 1.8400
Bahamas Dollar 1.0000
Bahrain Dinar 0.3770
Bangladesh Taka 79.0000
Barbados Dollar 2.0200
Belarus New Ruble  1.9590
Belarus Ruble  19585.0000
Belgium Euro  0.9490
Belize Dollar 2.0000
Benin CFA Franc  625.1400
Bermuda Dollar 1.0000
Bolivia Boliviano  6.8700
Bosnia-Hercegovina Marka  1.8560
Botswana Pula  10.6720
Brazil Real  3.2530
Brunei Dollar  1.4450
Bulgaria Lev  1.8560
Burkina Faso CFA Franc  625.1400
Burma-Myanmar Kyat  1365.0000
Burundi Franc  1650.0000
Cambodia (Khmer) Riel 4103.0000
Cameroon CFA Franc  621.7300
Canada Dollar  1.3460
Cape Verde Escudo  104.7280
Cayman Islands Dollar 0.8200
Central African Republic CFA Franc  621.7300
Chad CFA Franc  621.7300
Chile Peso  668.8000
China Renminbi  6.9420
Colombia Peso 3001.5000
Comoros Franc  462.6500
Congo CFA Franc  621.7300
Congo, Dem. Rep Congolese Franc  1210.0000
Costa Rica Colon  546.0000
Cote D’Ivoire CFA Franc  625.1400
Croatia Kuna  7.0500
Cuba Peso 1.0000
Cyprus Euro  0.9490
Czech Republic Koruna  25.0450
Denmark Krone  7.0540
Djibouti Franc  177.0000
Dominican Republic Peso  46.5900
Ecuador Dolares 1.0000
Egypt Pound  18.0000
El Salvador Dolares 1.0000
Equatorial Guinea CFA Franc  621.7300
Eritrea Nakfa  15.0000
Estonia Euro  0.9490
Ethiopia Birr  22.4000
Euro Zone Euro  0.9490
Fiji Dollar  2.0730
Finland Euro  0.9490
France Euro  0.9490
Gabon CFA Franc  621.7300
Gambia Dalasi  44.0000
Georgia Lari  2.6600
Germany FRG Euro  0.9490
Ghana Cedi  4.2200
Greece Euro  0.9490
Grenada East Carribean Dollar 2.7000
Guatemala Quetzal  7.5220
Guinea Franc  9225.0000
Guinea Bissau CFA Franc  625.1400
Guyana Dollar  205.0000
Haiti Gourde  66.4600
Honduras Lempira  23.4000
Hong Kong Dollar  7.7560
Hungary Forint  293.7500
Iceland Krona  112.8700
India Rupee  67.8000
Indonesia Rupiah  13380.0000
Iran Rial  32376.0000
Iraq Dinar  1166.0000
Ireland Euro  0.9490
Israel Shekel  3.8410
Italy Euro  0.9490
Jamaica Dollar  128.0000
Japan Yen  117.0300
Jerusalem Shekel  3.8410
Jordan Dinar 0.7080
Kazakhstan Tenge  333.3000
Kenya Shilling  102.4500
Korea Won  1203.2100
Kuwait Dinar  0.3050
Kyrgyzstan Som  69.3000
Laos Kip  8170.0000
Latvia Euro  0.9490
Lebanon Pound 1500.0000
Lesotho South African Rand  13.7070
Liberia Dollar  91.0000
Libya Dinar  1.4380
Lithuania Euro  0.9490
Luxembourg Euro  0.9490
Macao Mop 8.0000
Macedonia FYROM Denar  58.1200
Madagascar Aria  3350.5400
Malawi Kwacha  747.0000
Malaysia Ringgit  4.4850
Mali CFA Franc  625.1400
Malta Euro  0.9490
Marshall Islands Dollar 1.0000
Martinique Euro  0.9490
Mauritania Ouguiya  355.0000
Mauritius Rupee  35.8700
Mexico New Peso  20.6520
Micronesia Dollar 1.0000
Moldova Leu  19.9000
Mongolia Tugrik  2489.5300
Montenegro Euro  0.9490
Morocco Dirham  10.1540
Mozambique Metical  70.8000
Namibia Dollar  13.7070
Nepal Rupee  108.7000
Netherlands Euro  0.9490
Netherlands Antilles Guilder 1.7800
New Zealand Dollar  1.4370
Nicaragua Cordoba  29.0500
Niger CFA Franc  625.1400
Nigeria Naira 304.2000
Norway Krone 8.6210
Oman Rial 0.3850
Pakistan Rupee  104.3500
Palau Dollar 1.0000
Panama Balboa 1.0000
Papua New Guinea Kina  3.1010
Paraguay Guarani  5755.0000
Peru Nuevo Sol  3.3570
Philippines Peso  49.5910
Poland Zloty  4.1850
Portugal Euro  0.9490
Qatar Riyal 3.6410
Romania Leu  4.3050
Russia Ruble  61.0220
Rwanda Franc  815.0000
Sao Tome & Principe Dobras 23556.0240
Saudi Arabia Riyal 3.7500
Senegal CFA Franc 625.1400
Serbia Dinar  117.1400
Seychelles Rupee  13.2190
Sierra Leone Leone  7451.0000
Singapore Dollar  1.4450
Slovak Republic Euro  0.9490
Slovenia Euro  0.9490
Solomon Islands Dollar  7.9370
South Africa Rand  13.7070
South Sudan Pound  80.0000
Spain Euro  0.9490
Sri Lanka Rupee  149.6000
St Lucia East Caribbean Dollar 2.7000
Sudan Pound  7.1000
Suriname Guilder  7.4850
Swaziland Lilangeni  13.7070
Sweden Krona  9.0630
Switzerland Franc  1.0190
Syria Pound  515.0000
Taiwan Dollar  32.4010
Tajikistan Somoni 7.8000
Tanzania Shilling  2178.0000
Thailand Baht  35.7700
Timor-Leste Dili 1.0000
Togo CFA Franc 625.1400
Tonga Pa’anga  2.1530
Trinidad & Tobago Dollar  6.6900
Tunisia Dinar  2.3010
Turkey Lira  3.5220
Turkmenistan Manat 3.4910
Uganda Shilling  3607.0000
Ukraine Hryvnia  27.0000
United Arab Emirates Dirham 3.6720
United Kingdom Pound Sterling  0.8120
Uruguay New Peso  29.0700
Uzbekistan Som  3286.0000
Vanuatu Vatu  111.8000
Venezuela New Bolivar  673.8300
Vietnam Dong  22770.0000
Western Samoa Tala  2.4960
Yemen Rial  250.5000
Zambia Kwacha (New)  9.9150
Zambia Kwacha  5455.0000
Zimbabwe Dollar 1.0000

1. Lesotho’s loti is pegged to South African Rand 1:1 basis
2. Macao is also spelled Macau: currency is Macanese pataka
3. Macedonia: due to the conflict over name with Greece, the official name if FYROM – Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.