What Is a Ctr in Banking?

Federal law requires financial institutions to report currency (cash or coin) transactions over $10,000 conducted by, or on behalf of, one person, as well as multiple currency transactions that aggregate to be over $10,000 in a single day. These transactions are reported on Currency Transaction Reports (CTRs).

What happens when a CTR is filed?

Structuring your transactions to dodge a CTR can result in imprisonment for up to five years and/or a fine of up to $250,000. If you are found guilty of structuring more than $100,000 over a twelve-month period or if you violated another law at the same time, the penalty is doubled.

Are CTR's reported to the IRS?

Although CTR data are officially collected and maintained by FinCEN, the IRS can use CTR data for compliance purposes. TIGTA found that 5,266 subjects of cash-in CTRs totaling more than $1.9 billion did not file income tax returns for Tax Year 2017; however, the IRS is not using this data to identify nonfilers.