31 C.F.R. § 1010.306

Filing of reports

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(a)(1) A report required by § 1010.311 or § 1021.311, shall be filed by the financial institution within 15 days following the day on which the reportable transaction occurred.

(2) A copy of each report filed pursuant to §§ 1010.311, 1010.313, 1020.315, 1021.311 and 1021.313, shall be retained by the financial institution for a period of five years from the date of the report.

(3) All reports required to be filed by §§ 1010.311, 1010.313, 1020.315, 1021.311 and 1021.313, shall be filed with FinCEN, unless otherwise specified.

(b)(1) A report required by § 1010.340(a) shall be filed at the time of entry into the United States or at the time of departure, mailing or shipping from the United States, unless otherwise specified by the Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection.

(2) A report required by § 1010.340(b) shall be filed within 15 days after receipt of the currency or other monetary instruments.

(3) All reports required by § 1010.340 shall be filed with the Customs officer in charge at any port of entry or departure, or as otherwise specified by the Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection. Reports required by § 1010.340(a) for currency or other monetary instruments not physically accompanying a person entering or departing from the United States, may be filed by mail on or before the date of entry, departure, mailing or shipping. All reports required by § 1010.340(b) may also be filed by mail. Reports filed by mail shall be addressed to the Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, Attention: Currency Transportation Reports, Washington, DC 20229.

(c) Reports required to be filed by § 1010.350 shall be filed with FinCEN on or before June 30 of each calendar year with respect to foreign financial accounts exceeding $10,000 maintained during the previous calendar year.

(d) Reports required by § 1010.311, § 1010.313, § 1010.340, § 1010.350, § 1020.315, § 1021.311 or § 1021.313 of this chapter shall be filed on forms prescribed by the Secretary. All information called for in such forms shall be furnished.

(e) Forms to be used in making the reports required by § 1010.311, § 1010.313, § 1010.350, § 1020.315, § 1021.311 or § 1021.313 of this chapter may be obtained from BSA E-Filing System. Forms to be used in making the reports required by § 1010.340 may be obtained from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection or FinCEN.

[75 FR 65812, Oct. 26, 2010, as amended at 81 FR 76864, Nov. 4, 2016]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 50 cases (32 in the last 5 years), 2012–2026 · leading case: United States v. Isac Schwarzbaum
United States v. Isac Schwarzbaum (2022) ca11 · cites it 4× “See 31 C.F.R. § 1010.306 (c). B. Facts and Procedural History Isac Schwarzbaum is a wealthy, naturalized U.”
United States v. Jane Boyd (2021) ca9 · cites it 4× “See 31 C.F.R. § 1010.306 (d) (‘Reports required by .”
United States v. Barbara Coney (2012) ca5 · cites it 2× “See 31 C.F.R. §§ 1010.306 (a)(3), 1010.311, 1010.”
United States v. Jung Joo Park (2019) illinoised · cites it 2× “" See 31 C.F.R. § 1010.306 (c). Congress authorized the Secretary of the Treasury (the "Secretary") to assess penalties against those who fail to satisfy the FBAR filing requirement.”
Crawford v. United States Department of the Treasury (2017) ca6 “§ 5314 ; 31 C.F.R. §§ 1010.306 (c), .350. The FBAR appears to have nothing to do with FATCA or the IGAs other than that presumably most if not all individuals-subject to FATCA’s reporting requirement are also required to file an FBAR, since the reporting threshold for the FBAR…”
Bittner v. United States (2023) scotus “§ 5314 ; 31 CFR § 1010.306 (2021). These reports are designed to help the government “trace funds” that may be used for “illicit purposes” and identify “unreported income” that may be subject to taxation 90 BITTNER v.”
Arthur Bedrosian v. United States (2018) ca3 “31 C.F.R. § 1010.306 (c). The authority to enforce the FBAR requirement has been delegated to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue.”
United States v. Richard Collins (2022) ca3 · cites it 2× “§ 5314 ; 31 C.F.R. §§ 1010.306 (c), 1010.350(a); see Pub.”
United States v. Isac Schwarzbaum (2025) ca11 · cites it 4× “See 31 C.F.R. § 1010.306 (c). The maximum civil penalty for a willful violation of the FBAR reporting requirements is: [T]he greater of .”
United States v. Estate of Schoenfeld (2018) flmd “" See 31 C.F.R. § 1010.306 (c). Congress authorized the Secretary of the Treasury (the "Secretary") to assess penalties against those who fail to satisfy the FBAR filing requirement.”
United States v. Kahn (2021) ca2 “350(a); 31 C.F.R. § 1010.306 (c). 3 A. The Facts 4 The facts of this case are not in dispute, as the parties have stipulated as 5 follows: 6 1.”
United States v. J. Williams (2012) ca4 “The FBAR must be filed on or before June 30 of each calendar year with respect to foreign financial accounts maintained during the previous calendar year, 31 C.F.R. § 1010.306 (c), and the Secretary of the Treasury may impose a civil money penalty on any person who fails to…”
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