Hello,

We have a non-customer who cashed a check (that's CTR reportable) drawn off our bank and the non-customer does not have a tax ID number. What do I input for the TIN on the CTR? I understand that the box of 'Not All Information is Available' has to be checked.

Here's the FinCEN CTR Filing Instructions:

Item *15 TIN: Enter the person's U.S. or foreign taxpayer identification number (TIN) without formatting or
punctuation. If the number is unknown, check box 15 “Unknown” and leave Item 15 blank. See General Instruction 12
for information on entering identifying numbers.

Item 16 TIN type: Identify the type of TIN recorded in Item 15. Select option “EIN” if the person has a U.S. Employer Identification Number (EIN). Select option “SSN-ITIN” if the person has a U.S. Social Security Number (SSN) or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN). Select option “Foreign” if the person has a foreign TIN of any type. Box 4b also must be checked if the foreign person is an entity. Record a TIN type only if a TIN is entered in Item 15. If a 9-digit TIN is entered in Item 15 but the TIN type is unknown, select “EIN” if the person is an entity and “SSN-ITIN” if the person is an individual. TINs that are not 9 digits are presumed to be foreign, so option “Foreign” would be selected.

Thank you.