How much cash is in your wallet?

How much cash in your wallet?

  • 0 to 100

    Votes: 80 58.4%

  • 100 to 200

    Votes: 29 21.2%

  • 200 to 300

    Votes: 8 5.8%

  • more than $300

    Votes: 20 14.6%
  • Total voters
    137
MichaelB said:
Yes, the bank is required to file the report. The IRS has an additional requirement, if you receive $10k or more in a single transaction, you too are required to file this transaction with them.
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Yes, the bank files the report when you are depositing that amount of cash. But if you sold, say, a car, and the proceeds were delivered to you in cash, you would be required to fill out the report, AND, your bank also would be required to report it if you deposited it all in one go.

For that reason, when I was working in Japan and receiving a cost of living allowance (which was way more that I ever used, and was on top of my salary paid in the US) I would change $5000 worth of yen into dollars every couple of months, and deposit $4500 or so, and built a cash cache hidden in the house with the rest, each time I flew here on business. When we moved back, we had the cash cache to pay for things like a new fridge, a freezer, a couple of dogs and everything that goes with that, etc, and some was deposited, again just $4k at a time, over a period of months. I felt safer with it in the house than having to report or having the bank report a single huge transaction to big brother...and invite some kind of investigation.
 
cyber888 said:
TrapperJohn & Flyboy

Here's the IRS policy for reporting $10,000 cash. It's true. Form 8300. It's an honor system I suppose.

*BTW, you didn't say you deposited $10K CASH, maybe you deposited a $10K check?. If you did transact in cash, this may apply.

https://www.irs.gov/Businesses/Smal...300-and-Reporting-Cash-Payments-of-Over-10000

Filing Form 8300
Generally, any person in a trade or business who receives more than $10,000 in cash in a single transaction or in related transactions must file Form 8300. A "person" includes an individual, a company, a corporation, a partnership, an association, a trust, or an estate. A "person" must file a Form 8300 with the IRS if any part of the transaction occurs within any of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, or a U.S. possession or territory (American Samoa, The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands).
If you are required to file Form 8300, you must do so by the 15th day after the date the cash transaction occurs. A "person" can file Form 8300 electronically or by mailing the form to the IRS at: Detroit Computing Center, P.O. Box 32621, Detroit, Michigan 48232.
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Hence a person who is in a TRADE or BUSINESS portion of the statement. The airplane was personal property and not related to a business or trade.

The form you are mentioning is called "Report of Cash Payments Over $10,000 Received in a Trade or Business"

FlyBoy5 said:
+1 on this. When I sold my airplane the guy paid me in cash and I deposited it (it was waaayyyy more than 10K) with no issues or paperwork from the bank. It's been about 3 years since I made that large cash deposit and I haven't heard a peep from Uncle Sugar.

As for cash, I rarely have more than $100 on me. I really only use cash at my barber shop so a hundred bucks can hang out in my wallet for a pretty long time.

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I deposited CASH.

I don't think it's a big deal in the banking world. When I made the deposit, the teller couldn't have been less impressed. Maybe I needed a fancy metal briefcase handcuffed to me :)
 
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Zero. I use cash back credit cards for everything. Last time I hit the ATM was last summer when we were headed to a MLB game and I knew I would need $15 for cash parking. I've since learned you can pay online in advance and just hand the printout to the parking lot attendant.
 
Rambler said:
Yes, the bank files the report when you are depositing that amount of cash. But if you sold, say, a car, and the proceeds were delivered to you in cash, you would be required to fill out the report, AND, your bank also would be required to report it if you deposited it all in one go.
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There is NO requirement that an INDIVIDUAL has to fill out ANY report. The law that you speak of is the Bank Secrecy Act of 1970. There is only one instance when an INDIVIDUAL has to fill out a report. "U.S. citizens must file the FBAR if they have a financial interest in, or authority over, foreign bank accounts or "foreign financial account" that have an aggregate value of $10,000 at any point in a year. Additionally, they must report the accounts on Schedule B of the Form 1040 tax form. The FBAR should be filed separately with the U.S. Treasury by June 30 of each year" FBAR FinCEN Form 114 (formerly Treasury Department Form 90-22.1) Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR)
 
What blows me away is that any of us would just walk up to a random teller with $10,000 in cash to deposit. Or do you go through the drive-through? :ROFLMAO:

When I am depositing that much, I generally sit at one of those desks in the front with a person who is presumably higher up the food chain. We exchange pleasantries, and in the process let her know how I came across so much cash legally. She counts the money and brings me a receipt. If there are forms to fill out, she probably does it after I leave.

Why should one stand in line with the rabble? Depositing that much money, you are doing a favor to the bank and should be treated like royalty IMO.
 

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I voted 100-200 but I now have $78. I usually recharge when I get below $50. I use cash for any transaction under $10.
 
W2R said:
What blows me away is that any of us would just walk up to a random teller with $10,000 in cash to deposit. Or do you go through the drive-through? :ROFLMAO:

When I am depositing that much, I generally sit at one of those desks in the front with a person who is presumably higher up the food chain. We exchange pleasantries, and in the process let her know how I came across so much cash legally. She counts the money and brings me a receipt. If there are forms to fill out, she probably does it after I leave.

Why should one stand in line with the rabble? Depositing that much money, you are doing a favor to the bank and should be treated like royalty IMO.
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When I did it, I had to go to the back since all the "indoor tellers" aren't even there. It's done by a video feed and you use the tubes and stuffing that much cash in the tube would have taken about 4 hours. :D

We have deposited some sizable checks for my DW's mother who is the CEO/Bookkeeper/All Around Boss of the family business (DW will help her run errands when we are in town) and they don't even flinch. Last time we did it, the checks all added up to just shy of $2M and they were all deposited at the drive through. It's just money, I guess.
 
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My bad, sorry. Those times when I deposited $15k or more, it was always an electronic funds transfer from a different account.

Still, others have confirmed that they did not fill out said form when their transaction was in cash. So, maybe the IRS doesn't care if the consumer files that form, as long as the bank at least does. Not sure.
 
Rarely more than $100.00, but we keep significantly more in the hidden "doomsday" can at home.
 
The Law requires a financial institution to report $10k of cash in a transaction or a series of transactions. Because of this, most banks track cash in excess of $3000 so that you can't just break up a large cash deposit into a series of smaller deposits. The bank examiners are always asking about this (and we didn't handle cash!). The IRS doesn't usually follow up with the customer, it is the bank that has the potential problem. If the IRS suspects a problem, it goes to the Secret Service, FBI, DEA or the US Marshall Service for a visit (only heard about this at some training classes, never experienced it!).
 
I average a $200 withdrawal every couple of months. Everything else goes on credit cards, paid in full every month, or paid directly from my bank account if credit cards aren't an option.


Once I withdrew $200 from an ATM (interestingly, in a grocery store in the less-prosperous end of town) and was very annoyed to get 5 20s and a $100 bill. To me, a $100 bill is a white elephant because I typically spend no more than $10 in cash at a time.
 
Some newer ATMs ask you what denominations you want your cash in. Nice feature!
 
I bought a slim wallet that requires careful management of space. Generally 3-5 bills, currently housing $22.00.
 
$184. My wife and I budget with the envelope system. So I take out a months worth of expenses at a time in cash. I'll grab whichever envelope I need, so cash on hand varies quite a bit. I divide my wallet up into different sections to put the partial amount of some envelope funds in. Right now I have 72 in cash, 25 grocery and 87 dining.

Last time I did a car repair I grabbed the auto repair envelope which had about $700 in it (several months accumulation). Good thing too, new tires are expensive.

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My wallet currently has $3.87. I normally have less than $20 and sometimes just change unless I'm going someplace where cash is typical. ie farmers markets, festivals, (places where everything is going to be $5 or less).. and when I visit family in Wisconsin I take out cash...thats what everyone in town uses, so I just follow along to fit in. I use to carry a spare $50 for 'just in case' money .. ie usually in case I needed to thank someone for saving my butt when the car broke down or I wrecked the bike and needed a lift back to my car, but with Uber thats not even necessary any longer.
 
I usually keep between $100 and $200 in the wallet but it's lasting longer as I tend to put more and more transactions on the cc. For example all the gas stations around here now require cash payers to pay first then pump so now I use the cc for gas just because it's faster.
 
Taxman59 said:
The Law requires a financial institution to report $10k of cash in a transaction or a series of transactions. Because of this, most banks track cash in excess of $3000 so that you can't just break up a large cash deposit into a series of smaller deposits. The bank examiners are always asking about this (and we didn't handle cash!). The IRS doesn't usually follow up with the customer, it is the bank that has the potential problem. If the IRS suspects a problem, it goes to the Secret Service, FBI, DEA or the US Marshall Service for a visit (only heard about this at some training classes, never experienced it!).
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Man, I hope they keep track of ALL the cash! :D
 
Cash in wallet usually $30-60, but always have around $200 in total including cash at home to replenish. I like cash for small simple purchases, like lunch if I go out.
 
I am bipolar! In Canada, I only carry (exact) change for the bus. Everything else is debit/credit cards. "Touch and go" for small items.

In Mexico, I got to the bank and withdraw 15000 pesos and put it in the safe at home but I always have 1500 pesos in my wallet. Cards are accepted at most expensive places, but never at taco stands/small vendors. My hairdresser gets 60 pesos and cannot accept large notes. Even the gas stations require cash.
 
Like a few others here, it varies from $200 to $20. I pay cash at the farmers' market on Saturday mornings so the farmers don't get stuck with the credit card surcharge. Usually it's $30-40 but if I buy meat or seafood it can be $60-80. I also pay my hairdresser in cash for the same reason. Use CC for just about everything else.
 
$15 right now. I usually keep $10-$20 in the wallet, but I can go for weeks before replenishing because I so rarely use cash.
 
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