Structuring your cash deposits is illegal

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The video uses a high-stakes, educational hook about a common financial misconception to grab attention, while the product placement remains natural and unobtrusive.

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The creator explains the legal concept of 'structuring' cash deposits and warns against the practice to avoid federal penalties. Throughout the video, she holds a Rode wireless microphone, which serves as a subtle product placement.

Structure

1Define structuring as an illegal practice
2Explain the $10,000 reporting threshold
3Clarify that intent to evade reporting is the crime
4Advise on proper record-keeping and tax filing
5Warn about the legal consequences of structuring
6Provide a final call to action for tax advice

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The creator is holding a Rode Wireless GO II microphone throughout the entire video.

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Breaking up your deposits at the bank is called structuring and it’s illegal 🫣 deposit your cash and file your taxes ❤️ #taxtok #cash #moneytok

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Structuring your cash deposits is illegal

Transcript

Structuring your cash deposits is illegal. Splitting up your cash deposits at the bank is illegal and it's called structuring. As you know, if you go to deposit $10,000 or more in cash, you have to fill out a form. So if you're breaking up your money into smaller amounts to avoid filling out that form, that's illegal. It's the intent to evade the reporting, not where the money is coming from. I've talked to tax attorneys on this. You just want to deposit your cash, fill out the form if necessary, and claim it on your taxes. This includes making multiple deposits at different locations of the same bank, and also using multiple banks to spread out the deposits. This is how you get kicked out of bank accounts, activity like this. And we don't want to draw any additional attention to ourselves in this industry, anyways. And again, why it's so important to keep very tight records, so you know where that money came from, what day you earned it, you have a log. Dancing and working in a dungeon is not illegal. Structuring, however, is a federal felony and can lead to hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines and jail time. Deposit your cash, claim it, file your taxes, enjoy your life. Follow along for more judgement free tax help.