This ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^I don't try to pay in cash any more. It draws too much heat from the IRS and DEA who are alerted on purchases, transfers, etc of $10,000+
I don't need the headaches.
No one fills out a Form 8300 for cash sales over $10,000. It's supposed to help prevent money laundering and if it's income, taxes are supposed to be paid on it. But.............. The IRS calls it tax evasion if you don't pay but I already paid taxes on the income used to purchase the car in the first place and I paid taxes to have it registered and licenced. Just remember, what we think is right may be against the law and could get us in trouble if we would get caught. $10,000 worth of $100 bills will attract attention unless you use it to buy groceries every week. Don't expect to carry in a breif case full if hundreds into your bank and not attract some attention.
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Yes, banks are required to fill out paperwork, specifically a Currency Transaction Report (CTR), for any cash deposits exceeding $10,000, which is mandated by the Bank Secrecy Act to help combat money laundering and other illegal activities; this paperwork typically includes the depositor's personal information and details about the deposit.