[atomic_dog]

If you put more than $10,000 in cash in the bank at one time, you have to account for where it came from because it is going to be reported.

Sssshhhhh, don't tell anyone but the actual amount where they start alerting is somewhat less than $10K. They catch a lot of fools every year thinking they'll get $9,999 and be slick.

[goldstategop]

Of course its going to be reported! The only way to keep the authorities in the dark is to hide the cash under your mattress.

( No more Olmert! No more Kadima! No more Oslo!)

[Badray]

It's $10,000 in a single transaction or a series of related transactions that trigger the requirement, but you are right that lesser amounts MAY be reported if deemed suspicious by the entity (store, bank, etc.) that takes the cash.