ktmrfs wrote:
show up at a bank with more than 10K cash to deposit into an account and you will need to provide plenty of identity to deposit the cash. and the deposit will be reported to at the very least the feds. Part of the money laundering problem. doing multiple small transactions won't get around it unless they are well spaced out.
Last time I sold a motorcycle it was for cash, about 5K and even though the bank tellers knew me, and it was under the 10K limit I still had to answer a bunch of questions, have my ID photocopied and sign some documentation to deposit the money into my account.
From the fed's
When a cash deposit of $10,000 or more is made, the bank or financial institution is required to file a form reporting this. This form reports any transaction or series of related transactions in which the total sum is $10,000 or more. So, two related cash deposits of $5,000 or more also have to be reported.
And whomever provides you with the cash will need to go through the same process since withdrawls above 10K also must be reported to the feds. Again it's cumulative withdrawls over a period of time, so breaking them up likely won't get around it.
Not just cash transactions, any deposit of $10k or more or per the terminology...structured deposits (ie: putting in 2 - $5k deposits gets reported.
So long as you have the paperwork showing the sales transaction and it's all legitimate and presuming you haven't been involved in tax fraud, drug sales or other red flag transactions...not a big deal that they report it to the feds.