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Re:The IRS Sets a Trap for Cryptocurrency Tax Cheats by srtjstjsj on Saturday September 26, 2020 @02:30PM (#24601020)
> they couldn't even prove I owed

Did you owe it?

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Re:The IRS Sets a Trap for Cryptocurrency Tax Cheats by dehrmann on Saturday September 26, 2020 @05:21PM (#24602239)
I like how that comment phased it in a way that didn't deny owing the money.

IIRC, the IRS assumes some amount of tips per time worked and expects taxes for that.

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Re:The IRS Sets a Trap for Cryptocurrency Tax Cheats by FireBeyond on Saturday September 26, 2020 @08:55PM (#24603361)
Kinda. If you document your tips in a manner acceptable, you're taxed on those. If you don't document, then there's effectively a "standard assumption", in cash-heavy or tip-heavy/driven jobs.

The flip side of this is that many servers don't document because, well, they make above the standard assumption.

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Re:The IRS Sets a Trap for Cryptocurrency Tax Cheats by miked85 on Saturday September 26, 2020 @06:14PM (#24602601)
Instead they were "radicalized" by the fact they should pay taxes apparently.
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Re:The IRS Sets a Trap for Cryptocurrency Tax Cheats by matz1 on Saturday September 26, 2020 @07:20PM (#24602917)
Doesn't matter if we he owe it or not. What matter is can the irs prove it?
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