2. The process of creating the appearance that large
amounts of money obtained from serious crimes,
such as drug trafficking or terrorist activity, originated
from a legitimate source.
3. Money lau-ndering happens in almost every country in
the world, and a single scheme typically involves
transferring money through several countries in order to
obscure its origins. Money laundering, at its simplest, is
the act of making money that comes from Source A look
like it comes from Source B. In practice, criminals are
trying to disguise the origins of money obtained through
illegal activities so it looks like it was obtained from legal
sources. Otherwise, they can't use the money because it
would connect them to the criminal activity, and lawenforcement officials would seize it..
4. : Money laundering is commonly occurring in three
steps: the first step involves introducing cash into the
financial system by some means ("placement"); the
second involves carrying out complex financial
transactions to camouflage the illegal source
("layering"); and the final step entails acquiring
wealth generated from the transactions of the illicit
funds ("integration"). Some of these steps may be
omitted, depending on the circumstances; for
example, non-cash proceeds that are already in the
financial system would have no need for
placement.[3]
5. Often known as smurfing, this is a method of
placement whereby cash is broken into smaller
deposits of money, used to defeat suspicion of
money laundering and to avoid anti–money
laundering reporting requirements. A sub-component
of this is to use smaller amounts of cash to purchase
bearer instruments, such as money orders, and then
ultimately deposit those, again in small amounts.[6]
6.
7. Bulk cash smuggling: This involves physically smuggling cash
to another jurisdiction and depositing it in a financial
institution, such as an offshore bank, with greater bank
secrecy or less rigorous money laundering enforcement.[7]
Cash-intensive businesses: In this method, a business
typically involved in receiving cash uses its accounts to deposit
both legitimate and criminally derived cash, claiming all of it as
legitimate earnings. Service businesses are best suited to this
method, as such businesses have no variable costs, and it is
hard to detect discrepancies between revenues and costs.
Examples are parking buildings, strip clubs, tanning beds, and
casinos.
Trade-based laundering: This involves under- or
overvaluing invoices to disguise the movement of money.[8]
8. Bank capture: In this case, money launderers or criminals
buy a controlling interest in a bank, preferably in a
jurisdiction with weak money laundering controls, and
then move money through the bank without scrutiny.
Casinos: In this method, an individual walks into a casino
with cash and buys chips, plays for a while, and then
cashes in the chips, taking payment in a check, or just
getting a receipt, claiming it as gambling winnings.[7]
Other gambling: Money is spent on gambling, preferably
on higher odds. The wins are shown if the source for
money is asked for, while the losses are hidden.
9.
10. Real estate: Someone purchases real estate with
illegal proceeds and then sells the property. To
outsiders, the proceeds from the sale look like
legitimate income. Alternatively, the price of the
property is manipulated: the seller agrees to a
contract that underrepresents the value of the
property, and receives criminal proceeds to make up
the difference.[9]
Black salaries: A company may have unregistered
employees without a written contract and pay them
cash salaries. Black cash might be used to pay
them.[10]
11. Tax amnesties: For example, those that legalize
unreported assets in tax havens and cash[11]
Fictional loans
A goal of money laundering is to be able to use the
dirty money for private consumption. If unable to use
it openly, the traditional way to keep the dirty money
near is hiding it as cash at home or other places. A
more modern method is a credit card connected to a
tax haven bank.
12. Shell companies and trusts: Trusts and shell companies
disguise the true owner of money. Trusts and corporate
vehicles, depending on the jurisdiction, need not disclose
their true, beneficial, owner.[9]
Round-tripping: Here, money is deposited in a controlled
foreign corporation offshore, preferably in a tax
haven where minimal records are kept, and then shipped
back as a foreign direct investment, exempt from
taxation. A variant on this is to transfer money to a law
firm or similar organization as funds on account of fees,
then to cancel the retainer and, when the money is
remitted, represent the sums received from the lawyers
as a legacy under a will or proceeds of litigation.
13. Anti–money laundering (AML) is a term mainly used in
the financial and legal industries to describe the legal
controls that require financial institutions and other
regulated entities to prevent, detect, and report money
laundering activities. Anti–money laundering guidelines
came into prominence globally as a result of the
formation of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and
the promulgation of an international framework of anti–
money laundering standards.[12] These standards began
to have more relevance in 2000 and 2001, after FATF
began a process to publicly identify countries that were
deficient in their anti–money laundering laws and
international cooperation, a process colloquially known
as "name and shame".[13][14]
14. An effective AML program requires a jurisdiction to
have criminalized money laundering, given the
relevant regulators and police the powers and tools
to investigate; be able to share information with other
countries as appropriate; and require financial
institutions to identify their customers, establish riskbased controls, keep records, and report suspicious
activities
15. In 2002, the Parliament of India passed an act called
the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. The
main objectives of this act are to prevent moneylaundering as well as to provide for confiscation of
property either derived from or involved in, moneylaundering.
The provisions of the Act are frequently reviewed
and various amendments have been passed from
time to time.[34][35]
16. The recent activity in money laundering in India is
through political parties, corporate companies and the
shares market. It is investigated by the Enforcement
Directorate and Indian Income Tax Department.[36]
Bank accountants must record all transactions over Rs.
10 Lakhs. Bank accountants must maintain this records
for 10 years. Banks also must make cash transaction
reports (CTRs) and suspicious transaction reports over
RS. 10 Lakhs within 7 days of doubt. They must submit
the report to the enforcement directorate and income tax
department.[citation needed
17. Indian Black money stastics
If go into the deeper statistics of Indian black
money which has proof it looks like this:
Year
Black money
1990-2000
4.1lak crores
2006-2007
9.6lak crores
Present
15lak crores
18. The following Government institutes have been
approved in March, 2011 for conducting separate
studies on black money:
o National Institute of Public Finance and
Policy(NIPFP);
o National Institute of Financial
Management(NIFM); and
o National Council of Applied Economic Research
(NCAER).
19. o The shown above statistics are the black money
which is in Switzerland.
o This way Indian black money are stored in almost 40
other countries.
o Recent survey shows that as much as 50lak crores
black money crossed the borders of India in last 5
years.
20. In a book written by an Indian Mr.Arun Kumar, said that
the black money is around 40% of the Indian GDP.
o The Indian GDP is around Rs 61,64,000 crore that
means the black money is around Rs 25,00,000 crore.
o If the black money is declared legal and shown in the
books of accounts then the 30% of it will be taken as
tax so as much as Rs 7,50,000 crore will come as
revenue.
o
o
21. o That will more than the total tax collection for the
year. 2009-10 which stands at Rs 6,41,000 crore
o But it is not legal so none is going to declare it
as legal because they will be behind bars.
o If it has to happen this should be another
movie.