Anyone in a trade or business who, in
the course of such trade or business, receives more than $10,000 in
cash or foreign currency in one or more related transactions must
report it to the IRS and provide a statement to the payor. Any
transaction must report be reported under Title 31 on Form 4789 is
exempted from reporting the same transactoin on Form 8300. The USA
Patriot Act of 2001 (P.L. 107-56) authorized the Financial Crimes
Enforcement Network to collect the information reported on Form
8300. In a joint effort to develo a dual use form, IRS and FinCEN
worked together to ensure that the transmission of the data
collected to .......
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.