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124 STAT. 110 PUBLIC LAW 111–147—MAR. 18, 2010 ‘‘(2) INCREASE IN PENALTY WHERE FAILURE CONTINUES AFTER NOTIFICATION.—If any failure described in paragraph (1) continues for more than 90 days after the day on which the Secretary mails notice of such failure to the individual, such individual shall pay a penalty (in addition to the penalties under paragraph (1)) of $10,000 for each 30-day period (or fraction thereof) during which such failure continues after the expiration of such 90-day period. The penalty imposed under this paragraph with respect to any failure shall not exceed $50,000. ‘‘(e) PRESUMPTION THAT VALUE OF SPECIFIED FOREIGN FINAN- CIAL ASSETS EXCEEDS DOLLAR THRESHOLD.—If — ‘‘(1) the Secretary determines that an individual has an interest in one or more specified foreign financial assets, and ‘‘(2) such individual does not provide sufficient information to demonstrate the aggregate value of such assets, then the aggregate value of such assets shall be treated as being in excess of $50,000 (or such higher dollar amount as the Secretary prescribes for purposes of subsection (a)) for purposes of assessing the penalties imposed under this section. ‘‘(f) APPLICATION TO CERTAIN ENTITIES.—To the extent provided by the Secretary in regulations or other guidance, the provisions of this section shall apply to any domestic entity which is formed or availed of for purposes of holding, directly or indirectly, specified foreign financial assets, in the same manner as if such entity were an individual. ‘‘(g) REASONABLE CAUSE EXCEPTION.—No penalty shall be imposed by this section on any failure which is shown to be due to reasonable cause and not due to willful neglect. The fact that a foreign jurisdiction would impose a civil or criminal penalty on the taxpayer (or any other person) for disclosing the required information is not reasonable cause. ‘‘(h) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall prescribe such regula- tions or other guidance as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section, including regulations or other guidance which provide appropriate exceptions from the application of this section in the case of— ‘‘(1) classes of assets identified by the Secretary, including any assets with respect to which the Secretary determines that disclosure under this section would be duplicative of other disclosures, ‘‘(2) nonresident aliens, and ‘‘(3) bona fide residents of any possession of the United States.’’. (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for subpart A of part III of subchapter A of chapter 61 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 6038C the following new item: ‘‘Sec. 6038D. Information with respect to foreign financial assets.’’. (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enact- ment of this Act. SEC. 512. PENALTIES FOR UNDERPAYMENTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO UNDISCLOSED FOREIGN FINANCIAL ASSETS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6662, as amended by this Act, is amended— 26 USC 6662. Applicability. 26 USC 6038D note. Determination. Time period.