On Wednesday 06 February 2019 20:15:48 John Hasler wrote: > Gene writes: > > I have had to write 2 checks for the last 2 vehicles I've > > bought. Writing a single check for close to $20k for a good used > > car/truck doesn't fly, some sort of a rule that 10k and over has to > > be reported so the irs can watch for laundering, so I write one for > > $9999 one day, and the balance the next day. As long as the account > > is good for it, what business is it I buy a new truck to replace a > > 20 yo rust bucket that getting dangerous to drive. > > People have been prosecuted for evading the controls in that way. The > government doesn't need to prove that any other illegal activity was > involved or intended: evading the reporting requirements is a crime in > itself.
Maybe, but if they jailed everybody that did it, we'd need at least 20x more beds in the jails.+ Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>