Check the Yes box on line 7a if either (1) or (2) below applies.

1. You own more than 50% of the stock in any corporation that owns one or more foreign bank accounts.
2. At any time during 2008 you had an interest in or signature or other authority over a financial account in a foreign country (such as a bank account, securities account, or other financial account).

Check the No box if any of the following applies to you.

• The combined value of the accounts was $10,000 or less during the whole year.
• The accounts were with a U.S. military banking facility operated by a U.S. financial institution.
• You were an officer or employee of a commercial bank that is supervised by the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; the account was in your employer's name; and you did not have a personal financial interest in the account.
• You were an officer or employee of a domestic corporation with securities listed on national securities exchanges or with assets of more than $10 million and 500 or more shareholders of record; the account was in your employer's name; you did not have a personal financial interest in the account; and the corporation's chief financial officer has given you written notice that the corporation has filed a current report that includes the account.

See Form TD F 90-22.1 to find out if you are considered to have an interest in or signature or other authority over a financial account in a foreign country (such as a bank account, securities account, or other financial account). You can get Form TD F 90-22.1 by visiting the IRS website at www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f90221.pdf.

If you checked the Yes box on line 7a, file Form TD F 90-22.1 by June 30, 2009, with the Department of the Treasury at the address shown on that form. Do not attach it to Form 1040.

If you checked the Yes box on line 7a, enter the name of the foreign country or countries in the space provided on line 7b. Attach a separate statement if you need more space.

If you received a distribution from a foreign trust, you must provide additional information. For this purpose, a loan of cash or marketable securities generally is considered to be a distribution. See Form 3520 for details.

If you were the grantor of, or transferor to, a foreign trust that existed during 2008, you may have to file Form 3520.

Do not attach Form 3520 to Form 1040. Instead, file it at the address shown in its instructions.

If you were treated as the owner of a foreign trust under the grantor trust rules, you are also responsible for ensuring that the foreign trust files Form 3520-A. Form 3520-A is due on March 16, 2009, for a calendar year trust. See the instructions for Form 3520-A for more details.