The facts
- Who files
- Banks only (other types of financial institution may not exempt customers from CTR filing). Phase I customers (other depository institutions, US or state governments, and entities acting with governmental authority) no longer need a DOEP; Phase II customers (certain listed businesses) still need one, with an annual review. Source
- How often
- Filed once to designate an exempt customer, with an annual review required for Phase II customers; DOEP filing is optional, used only when a bank chooses to exempt a customer. Source
- Deadline
- Not stated in exact day-count detail on the pages read. Source
- Format
- Web form, XML. Filed through the BSA E-Filing System. Source
- How it is filed
- Filing routes recorded for the FinCEN: BSA E-Filing System; CBP Electronic CMIR; BOI E-Filing System. See how firms file with the FinCEN.
- Status
- In force
- Group
- Suspicious activity and currency reporting
Templates (0)
The library lists no templates for this return.
A single registration-style form. Source
Validation rules
No published validation rules were found for this return. No standalone, published catalogue of edit checks was found on the pages read. Source
Public data
No published data from this return was found. DOEP filings were not found published on the pages read. Source
Official documents (2)
The FinCEN's own files, with the size and SHA-256 fingerprint of each as downloaded on 13 November 2026, so anyone can tell whether a copy is the same version.
- FinCEN Guidance (FIN-2009-G003) on Determining Eligibility for Exemption from Currency Transaction Reporting Requirements
Guidance · HTML · 48.7 KB · 31 August 2009
Explains which bank customers a DOEP (Form 110) can designate exempt from CTR filing, and that Phase I customers no longer need a DOEP or annual review, while Phase II customers still do.
- Bank Secrecy Act Filing Information
List of returns · HTML · 38.8 KB
Names the current BSA report numbers relied on here: FinCEN SAR (Form 111), FinCEN CTR (Form 112), FinCEN DOEP (Form 110), FinCEN RMSB (Form 107), FBAR (Form 114/114a), FinCEN 8300, and CMIR (Form 105, filed through CBP's Electronic CMIR).
Sources
Every page and document this return's facts were read from.
- fincen.gov/resources/statutes-regulations/guidance/fincen-guidance-fin-2009-g003-determining-eligibility
- fincen.gov/resources/filing-information
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Last checked 13 November 2026.