FIN-2008-R001
Issued: January 25, 2008
Subject:Reporting of Certain Currency Transactions for Sole Proprietorships and Legal Entities Operating Under a "Doing Business As" ("DBA") Name
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN") is issuing this administrative ruling to clarify the…
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Dear [ ]:
I am responding to your letter, dated July 5, 2007, to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. You have asked us to determine whether [ ] (the "Company") is a money services business, specifically a check casher as that term is defined in our regulations.
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