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 which must be reported under Title 31 on FinCEN Form
104 is exempted from reporting the same transaction on Form 8300.
The USA Patriot Act of 2001 (P.L. 107-56) authoirzed the Financial
Crimes Enforcement Network to collect the information reported on
Form 8300. In a joint effort to develop a dual use form, IRS and
FinCEN worked together to ensure that the transmission of the data
collected to ........
US Code:
31
USC 5331 Name of Law: Money and Finance - Monetary
Transactions
The IRS, under OMB control
number 1545-0892, accounted for the burden for both agencies on the
2003 renewal. For the current renewal, the burden has been
reflected seperately.
$0
No
No
Uncollected
Uncollected
Uncollected
Uncollected
Russell Stephenson 202
354-6012
No
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.