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Bank Secrecy Act Forms and Filing Requirements

There are hundreds of thousands of financial institutions currently subject to BSA reporting and recordkeeping requirements for which the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network is authorized responsibility. These include:

• Depository institutions, e.g., banks, credit unions and thrifts
• Brokers or dealers in securities and/or futures
• Money services businesses (MSBs) [e.g., money transmitters; issuers, redeemers and sellers of money orders and travelers’ checks; check cashers and currency exchangers]
• Casinos and card clubs
• Insurance companies
• Mutual funds
• Individual(s) transporting over $10,000 in currency or other monetary instruments into/out of the US
• Shippers/Receivers of over $10,000 in currency or other monetary instruments into/out of the US
• Individuals or entity's that receive more than $10,000 in cash in one or more related transactions in a trade or business
• US persons who have a financial interest in or signature or other authority over a foreign financial account if the aggregate value exceeds $10,000 at any time during the reporting year

The following are links to PDF versions of the BSA forms, which you may search in three ways: most frequently requested, type or form number.

Forms

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network encourages the use of electronic filing of Bank Secrecy Act forms. Forms should be e-filed through the Bank Secrecy Act Direct E-Filing System (BSA E-Filing). Please visit http://bsaefiling.fincen.treas.gov/index.jsp to register. The forms are also available for download below or may be ordered (see ECC-D Contacts, BSA Form Filing Addresses, and How to Obtain BSA Forms).

Most Frequently Requested Forms:

• FinCEN Form 104 - Currency Transaction Report
• FinCEN Form 105 - Report of International Transportation of Currency or Monetary Instruments
• TD F 90-22.47 - Suspicious Activity Report by Depository Institutions
• FinCEN Form 109 - Suspicious Activity Report by Money Services Business

Forms By Type:

• Currency Transaction Reports(CTRs)
• Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs)
• Other Forms

Forms By Number:

Useful Information for Filing

• Line Item Instructions for the Depository Institutions SAR
• Standard Country/State Abbreviation Codes
• US State and Territory ZIP Code Validation List
• BSA Form Filing Addresses, IRS-Enterprise Computing Center-Detroit Contacts and How to Obtain BSA Forms
• Legal References to the Code of Federal Regulations
• BSA Electronic Filing Specifications
  • General
         SAR-C
         SAR-MSB
         SAR-DI (TD F 90-22.47)
         SAR-SF
         CTR and DOEP
         CTR-C
  
  
  Required Forms for Filing Magnetic Media (For use by approved filers until 12/31/2008)
  
  
  • Fill-in Form DCC-4804 Transmittal of Magnetic Media Reporting of Currency Transactions
  • Form DCC-4802 Transmittal for Multiple Magnetic Media Reporting of Currency Transactions (continuation of Form DCC-4804)

Forms By Type (DETAILED)

Currency Transaction Reports(CTRs)

• Currency Transaction Report by Depository Institutions (FinCEN 104)
• Currency Transaction Report by Casinos and Card Clubs (FinCEN 103)

Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs)

• Suspicious Activity Report by Depository Institutions (TD F 90-22.47)
• Suspicious Activity Report by Securities and Futures Industries
  (FinCEN 101)
• Suspicious Activity Report by Casinos and Card Clubs (FinCEN 102)
• Suspicious Activity Report by Money Services Business (FinCEN 109)

Other Forms

• Money Services Business Registration (FinCEN 107)
• (CMIR) Report of International Transportation of Currency or Monetary Instruments (FinCEN 105)
• (DOEP) Designation of Exempt Person (FinCEN 110)
• FinCEN 8300 (Cash Over 10K Rcv'd in Trade/Business)
• (FBAR) Foreign Bank Account Report TD F 90-22.1