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Re:Ohio will accept Bitcoin for corporate tax payments via B... by em3rgent0rdr on Sunday November 25, 2018 @11:35PM (#18531105)
Reducing friction when interacting with government. The alternative of using a credit card carries stiff fees (~2%) [1].

[1] https://www.irs.gov/payments/pay-taxes-by-credit-or-debit-ca...

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Re:Ohio will accept Bitcoin for corporate tax payments via B... by JamesBarney on Monday November 26, 2018 @01:47PM (#18535760)
I doubt after you pay the transaction fee, and bitpay takes it's cut you'll be paying less than 2%.
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Re:Ohio will accept Bitcoin for corporate tax payments via B... by kasey_junk on Monday November 26, 2018 @06:56AM (#18532665)
This program charges at least 1% fees. The FAQ is fairly nebulous on the max fee.

Seems like there are easier ways to get payment processing fees lowered for Ohio than exposing tax payers to currency markets.

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