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Re:Coinbase Wants Wall Street to Resolve Its Bitcoin Trust I... by sjg007 on Friday December 15, 2017 @02:38PM (#15934396)
Isn’t selling btc for another crypto currency a taxable event?
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Re:Coinbase Wants Wall Street to Resolve Its Bitcoin Trust I... by meritt on Friday December 15, 2017 @02:44PM (#15934440)
Most likely in 2017 and the pending 2018 changes make it definitely taxable as both the House/Senate versions restrict IRS-1031 to real estate only. Based on all the discussions around tether, I don't think many cryptocurrency gamblers are currently aware (or care) of tax implications.
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