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 ah, i see you are unaware of what a taxable event is.


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 What? You just proved my point. You are only taxed when you sell btc … strike doesn’t even have most of those features lol. It’s simple just buy bitcoin , withdraw , and hold. Easy. 
 Spending on a gift card is selling 
 Okay but simple bitcoin holders do not get 1099s sent. Only people who interact with fiat get that. No need to scare people. 
 Are you aware of the de minimis tax rule?

If you KYC your coins then you are subjected to this. Not being aware of this or hiding this information from newbies is unetchical. This is why we need things like #cashu 

https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/09/19/crypto-wants-a-de-minimis-tax-exemption-in-the-us/ 
 Yeah I’ve heard of this stupid law. It’s very hard to enforce effectively but yeah. I understand the concern. 
 I've been down the end of the barrel of this weapon. Just try and find tax software that supports lightning. I haven't found any. The more complicated your breadcrumb of information you leave behind is used against you as the burden of proof is on you. Have you seen what an IRS audit looks like?


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 Bro you must have been on some crazy selling and buying to get audited. 
 I reported my gain/loss to the IRS. I was punished for following the rules. I just didn't report well enough. I did't know what i was doing. 
 Hm I don’t understand. If you have proper exchanges, how could it have been messed up? They log  all the transactions? Or was yours really complex 
 Are you implying that exchanges are the only way to dispose of crypto. 

At any time during 202x, did you receive, sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of any financial interest in any virtual currency?

as asked on your tax return. This is no secret. I don't know what you don't understand. 
 Stop being a trader and answer no. 

When can you answer ‘No’ to the 1040 virtual currency question?
You do not need to check ‘Yes’ to the virtual currency question if in 202X you only:

1. purchased cryptocurrency
2. held cryptocurrency in wallets or accounts
3. transferred crypto between self-owned or self-controlled wallets or accounts 
 Everybody needs to be answering yes to this. It makes the question meaningless. 
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 Tranfering crypto from wallet to wallet that you own costs miner fees. This is an act of disposing your crypto. My tax software includes this, and i have to pay capital gains on the miner fee. 
 I hope you are still not “disposing” of crypto. Just buy and hold bitcoin . https://image.nostr.build/2960d2fcb49a207989be1dc8d53054f02b0f61a5033590a6eca9635f656b8d28.jpg  
 Oops, i just disposed 21 sats to you. Fuck, everybody is doing that on nostr. Now what? 
 just buy bitcoin , withdraw , and hold. Easy. 
 Strike users who have sold bitcoin via the Strike app during the applicable tax year will be able to access a 1099-B form within the document section in the Strike app. 

Don’t sell guys 
 bro sent a Solana shitcoin Pic 
 Sorry, i dug that out of /r/cryptotax on reddit back when reddit was a thing. Never noticed the solana branding on it. I didn't even know what solana was.