Youโ€™ve determined the transaction is reportable. Now comes the question that makes rooms go quiet:

โ€œOkayโ€ฆ so whoโ€™s filing it?โ€

Hereโ€™s the first thing you need to understand:

There is only one reporting person per reportable transfer.

Not two.
Not everyone involved.
Not โ€œwhoever feels like it.โ€
One.

FinCEN determines who that person is in one of two ways:

1. The Reporting Cascade
2. A Properly Executed Designation Agreement

Letโ€™s start with the default ruleโ€ฆ

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