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https://www.irs.gov/irb/2014-16_IRB#NOT-2014-21 https://www.irs.gov/irb/2014-16_IRB#NOT-2014-21 "If the fair market value of property received in exchange for
by bdcravens 6y ago
https://www.irs.gov/irb/2014-16_IRB#NOT-2014-21 https://www.irs.gov/irb/2014-16_IRB#NOT-2014-21
"If the fair market value of property received in exchange for virtual currency exceeds the taxpayer’s adjusted basis of the virtual currency, the taxpayer has taxable gain. The taxpayer has a loss if the fair market value of the property received is less than the adjusted basis of the virtual currency."
- rdtwo 6y agoYeah but how many people are going to understand that. And then do that for every transaction. Also it’s interesting to see what happens if you don’t actually own the crypto. Now you have a taxable gain on your visa balance... and what happens on a loss say the next month is it offset? Like if Bitcoin moons in dec and crashes in Jan there is gonna be one hell of a tax Bill