Can Cash App Transactions be Traced by Police or IRS

Do you want to know, if Cash App can be traced or not? Or if Cash App transactions be traced by police?

If you said yes, you are at the right place. In this post, we have explained and talked about if police or IRS can track Cash App.

The simple answer to the question ‘Can Cash App transactions be traced?’ is No. Your Cash App transactions cannot be traced by IRS, Police, or anyone else. All the Cash App transactions are private to you.

Your Cash App transactions are limited to you by default, and you don’t need to change any settings to hide or delete Cash App transactions.

Well, Police cannot directly access your Cash App transactions, but Cash App can provide your details to police on a special request for a reasonably necessary reason. Let’s talk about it in detail below.

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Can Cash App transactions be traced?

No, Cash App transactions cannot be traced by anyone except you. All the Cash App transactions are private to you, and only you can view them.

If you have provided your Cash App login details to someone, then, of course, they can have a look at your transfer history and other details.

Your Cash App transactions are fully encrypted and secured as Cash App is PCI Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) Level 1 compliant.

Your payment information is encrypted and sent securely to Cash App servers whether you’re using public or private Wi-Fi or data services such as 3G, 4G, and EDGE.


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Can Cash App be traced by Police?

Short answer: No, Police cannot trace your Cash App transactions directly. However, on a special request or on court order, Cash App can provide your information and transaction details to the Police.

WHEN AND WITH WHOM CASH APP SHARE YOUR INFORMATION

We share your information with other people with whom you interact when you use our services; within our family of companies (like Square and Weebly), who may offer services that we think could be useful to you; with service providers who help us run our services; or if we need to share your information to comply with the law.

For more details visit Cash App privacy Policy page.

So, for an investigation of suspected or actual illegal activity, Cash App can share your account information with the Police or other government authorities.


Does Cash app report to IRS?

No, Cash App does not share your Cash App transaction details with IRS. However, as stated above, on a special request by any government body, Cash will have to share your details with them.


How long does Cash App keep your information

Your Cash App details may remain stored on the Cash App server for a few months even after you permanently close your Account.

As per Cash App statement:

We keep your information as long as you keep using our products and services. After that, we keep it for as long as we need it to do things like fight fraud, collect fees you owe, resolve disputes with (or involving) you, follow the law, enforce our agreements and defend our rights in court.


How to Track Cash App Card Transactions

You can easily view your Cash App transactions history. Either you have used Cash App or its Card to transfer funds to yourself or someone else, every data will be present there.

Follow the steps below to Track Cash App Card Transactions-

  • Step 1: Open Cash App and Log in

To begin with, open the Cash App on your device and log in to your account if you haven’t already.

  • Step 2: Click on Activity Tab

Once you are on the home screen of your Cash App, tap on the ‘Activity Tab’ present in the bottom right corner.

  • Step 3: The activity tab will have all transactions

The Activity tab will have all your Cash App or Cash App card transactions details.

Every payment will have the details of its payment method such as bank account, Cash App Card, Cash App wallet, etc.

  • Step 4: Click on Any payment to views its details

Here, you can tap on any payment of which you want to view more details.

So, that’s it. This is how you can view your Cash App transaction history. Once you are done, simply go back to the home screen.


Pro Tip: You can also download and even take out a print of your Cash App transaction history.

Head to your Activity tab, and from the statement tab, select the month of the payments and control+P to give the print command.


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Can you Delete Cash App history?

No, you cannot delete your Cash App transactions history. Cash App does not allow you to delete your payment transactions history.

If you are worried about your payments’ history, then as already mentioned above, your Cash App transactions are private to you, and nobody can track them. Police and other government authorities can not track your Cash App transactions unless they specially request Cash App via legal notice.


How to Delete Cash App history (transactions)

Unfortunately, you cannot delete your Cash App transactions history. Cash App does not allow you to delete the history of your transactions.

Still, no matter why you want it, but it is not possible to delete your Cash App history. The only way out is to close your Cash App Account.

Follow the steps below to Close your Cash App account.

  1. Open Cash App and log in to your Account.
  2. Tap your Profile icon, present in the upper left corner.
  3. Now, scroll down on the menu, and tap Support.
  4. Delete Cash App historyScroll down and tap on Something Else.
  5. Now, Tap on Account Settings.
  6. Here, Tap Close Account.
  7. Tap on Confirm as well when asked; you’ll need to send the support team the last four digits of your linked card for this.

So, that’s it.

This is how you can close your Cash App account. This will permanently delete your Cash App account.

Please Note: Your Cash App details may remain stored on the Cash App server for a few months even after you permanently close your Account.

According to Cash App, “We keep your information as long as you keep using our products and services. After that, we keep it for as long as we need it to do things like fight fraud, collect fees you owe, resolve disputes with (or involving) you, follow the law, enforce our agreements and defend our rights in court”.


How to track my Cash App card

Well, you cannot track your Cash App Card if it is lost or stolen. If you have lost your Cash App card, then it is best to disable it.

How to track my Cash App card

Well, if you want to track the transaction history of your Cash App Card, you can do that by following the steps detailed above in this guide.

However, if the card is lost, follow the steps below to disable your Cash App Card.

  • Open Cash App and log in to your account.
  • Tap the Cash Card tab from the Cash App home screen.
  • Tap the image of your Cash Card.
  • Toggle Enable Cash Card to off.

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Final Words

Cash App is a simple and easy-to-use peer-to-peer mobile-focused money transferring app. It allows its user to send and receive money from each other.

However, it is not limited to only sending or receiving money; you can also buy, sell and trade stocks on the App. Moreover, you can also sell and buy bitcoins.

Furthermore, Cash App also provides you with a Cash App Card, which is like a standard debit card, which you can use to take out cash from ATMs or use it as a normal card to make payment both in offline or online stores.

Well, as a recap to this post, whatever you do on Cash App is private to you. All your payment transactions are encrypted, and only you or someone with your login details can view your Cash App transactions history.

The Police, IRS, or any other government body cannot access your Cash App details unless they ask for an investigation with a legal notice.

Also, note that you cannot delete your Cash-App history unless you permanently delete your account. However, Cash App may store your details for several months even after you delete your Cash App account, as explained above in the post.


Further Reading:

(Guide) How to buy stuff with Cash App & Card

(2021) How to get loan from Cash App

How to Deposit a Check on Cash App with ‘Mobile Check Capture’ (Cash App)

Guide: Where can I load my Cash App Card (Store, Online)