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Married filing jointly, whose name & SSN/TIN should go on 8938 for spouse's foreign account?

Personal Finance & Money Asked on April 17, 2021

I am required to file 8938 as I am filing jointly with my wife. She has 2 foreign account in her home country. On 8938, the first items are:

Name(s) shown on return.

should this be both our names like "John Doe & Jane Doe" or just her name "Jane Doe".

TIN.

Should this be my SSN or Her SSN/TIN?

The instructions state:

Lines 1 and 2
Enter your name(s) and TIN as shown
on the annual return you are filing with
Form 8938. If you are a specified
individual (see Specified Individual,
earlier), enter the first TIN shown on
your income tax return. A TIN is a social
security number (SSN) or individual
taxpayer identification number (ITIN). In
the case of a specified domestic entity
(see Specified Domestic Entity, earlier),
enter the entity’s employer identification
number (EIN)

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