Create Your Form 8300

1 Report & business details

Transaction year

The IRS original is Rev. December 2023, used unchanged for these transaction years. The year here helps organize the receipt date and your order.

Threshold-triggering cash receipt date *

For accumulated related payments, use the payment date that caused qualifying cash to exceed $10,000. Filing is generally due within 15 days; review the applicable transaction, weekend / holiday and filing rules.

Amendment / suspicious report Only if applicable

This amends a prior report · 1aSuspicious transaction · 1b

An amended report includes all corrected Parts I–IV. A voluntary suspicious report can be below the normal threshold. Explain circumstances in Comments as applicable.

Name of business receiving cash *Cash-recipient business type

Individual identifying number type

Business identifying number *

Sole proprietor EIN · if held

Business street address / suite *Business city *Business state *Business ZIP code *Specific nature of business *

For example, “jewelry dealer” or “attorney,” rather than “store” or “business.”

2 Individuals delivering the cash · Part I

How many individuals delivered the cash?

Identify the actual people who gave the business the cash. The two original pages include up to three people; attach separate original Part I copies for additional people.

Cash payer 1

Last name *

First name *Middle initial

Individual identifying number type

Identifying number availability

Identifying number *

Street address / apartment *City *Country

State *

ZIP / postal codeDate of birth *Specific occupation / profession / business *

Official identification · 14

Verify the individual’s name and address using an accepted official document. All three identification entries are required.

Identification document typeIssued byDocument number · letters and digits only

Cash payer 2

Last name *

First name *Middle initial

Individual identifying number type

Identifying number availability

Identifying number *

Street address / apartment *City *Country

State *

ZIP / postal codeDate of birth *Specific occupation / profession / business *

Official identification · 14

Verify the individual’s name and address using an accepted official document. All three identification entries are required.

Identification document typeIssued byDocument number · letters and digits only

Cash payer 3

Last name *

First name *Middle initial

Individual identifying number type

Identifying number availability

Identifying number *

Street address / apartment *City *Country

State *

ZIP / postal codeDate of birth *Specific occupation / profession / business *

Official identification · 14

Verify the individual’s name and address using an accepted official document. All three identification entries are required.

Identification document typeIssued byDocument number · letters and digits only

3 On whose behalf? · Part II

Who was the transaction for?

The first payer’s identity, address and occupation will also appear in Part II. Changes to their details update both parts.

How many people / organizations was it for?

Identify each person or organization separately. More than three requires additional original Part II copies.

On-behalf-of person / organization 1

Person typeLast name / organization legal name *

First name *Middle initial

Individual identifying number type

Identifying number availability

Identifying number *

Different business / trade name Only if applicable

Doing business as (DBA)

Street address / apartment *City *Country

State *

ZIP / postal codeSpecific occupation / profession / business *

Foreign-person identification · 27

Complete these official-document details when a TIN is not required / unavailable. Explain the actual exception or solicitation circumstances in Comments.

Identification document typeIssued byDocument number · letters and digits only

On-behalf-of person / organization 2

Person typeLast name / organization legal name *

First name *Middle initial

Individual identifying number type

Identifying number availability

Identifying number *

Different business / trade name Only if applicable

Doing business as (DBA)

Street address / apartment *City *Country

State *

ZIP / postal codeSpecific occupation / profession / business *

Foreign-person identification · 27

Complete these official-document details when a TIN is not required / unavailable. Explain the actual exception or solicitation circumstances in Comments.

Identification document typeIssued byDocument number · letters and digits only

On-behalf-of person / organization 3

Person typeLast name / organization legal name *

First name *Middle initial

Individual identifying number type

Identifying number availability

Identifying number *

Different business / trade name Only if applicable

Doing business as (DBA)

Street address / apartment *City *Country

State *

ZIP / postal codeSpecific occupation / profession / business *

Foreign-person identification · 27

Complete these official-document details when a TIN is not required / unavailable. Explain the actual exception or solicitation circumstances in Comments.

Identification document typeIssued byDocument number · letters and digits only

4 Cash & transaction details

Enter whole U.S. dollars in the original’s .00 fields. Include only qualifying cash under the instructions. A payer’s personal check is not cash. Certain monetary instruments of $10,000 or less count only under the designated-reporting / avoidance rules and exceptions. Foreign currency uses its U.S. dollar equivalent.

U.S. currency · 32aForeign currency · U.S. dollar equivalent · 32bQualifying cashier’s checks · 32cQualifying money orders · 32dQualifying bank drafts · 32eQualifying traveler’s checks · 32f

U.S. currency in $100 bills or higher · part of 32aCash was received in more than one payment · 30The total transaction price differs from total qualifying cash · 31

Transaction type · choose up to three

Personal property purchasedReal property purchasedPersonal services providedBusiness services provided (including bail bondsmen)Intangible property purchasedDebt obligations paidExchange of cashEscrow or trust fundsBail received by court clerksOther · describe below / in CommentsSpecific property / service description · 34 (include applicable serial, registration, address or docket details)

5 Comments & special circumstances

Comments · up to 720 characters for the entire section

Use Comments to clarify entries, missing-TIN circumstances or instrument details. Related-party and consolidated-parent text below also counts toward the 720-character total.

Related parties / consolidated parent Only if applicable

Related-party transaction · add required comment markerThis is a consolidated-group member report.

6 Authorized official & contact

Authorized official title *Contact person name *Contact telephone number *

An individual authorized by the business receiving the cash signs item 42. The contact person can be different.

Signature

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Your signature and signing date will stay blank. Print and sign before submitting your report to the IRS.

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I verified qualifying cash / instrument rules, related payments and the threshold-triggering receipt date.I verified every payer and on-behalf-of identity against the required identification records.I reviewed the applicable electronic-filing, annual payer-statement and five-year record-retention requirements.

From 2024, businesses generally e-file Form 8300 if required to e-file 10 or more other information returns for the year, subject to applicable waivers / exemptions. This purchase creates a PDF; it does not e-file with IRS / FinCEN. The normal annual payer statement is generally due by January 31 of the following year; voluntary suspicious reports follow the separate instructions.

By clicking Continue to checkout, you confirm you reviewed both complete original pages. Extra person pages and required separate statements must be prepared and attached as applicable.

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1 Report & business details

2 Individuals delivering the cash · Part I

Cash payer 1

Official identification · 14

Cash payer 2

Official identification · 14

Cash payer 3

Official identification · 14

3 On whose behalf? · Part II

On-behalf-of person / organization 1

Foreign-person identification · 27

On-behalf-of person / organization 2

Foreign-person identification · 27

On-behalf-of person / organization 3

Foreign-person identification · 27

4 Cash & transaction details

Transaction type · choose up to three

5 Comments & special circumstances

6 Authorized official & contact

Signature

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