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Foreign Transfer Rules and Wires

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Question: 
In the Dodd-Frank Section 1073 Foreign Transfer rules for wire transfers, do DBAs and Trusts fall under personal or business?
Answer: 

It's not as clear-cut as deciding the type of account the funds come from. If the sender is an individual and the transfer is for personal, family or household purposes to a person or company or other entity outside the U.S., it's a remittance transfer. So, for example, if a sole proprietor makes two foreign wires, funding both from his business account, one could be for a personal purpose and the other for a business purpose.

My suggestion is that you have a check-box at the top of the form to identify those that are for personal purposes.

First published on 08/26/2013

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