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Old 06-19-2008, 02:01 AM   #112 (permalink)
Mortvent
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Originally Posted by Brenda Archer View Post
Fascinating. I know the IRS requires income above the hobby level to be treated as ordinary business income. That part is ok to me. The part that wouldn't be okay is a tax on transactions, since micropayment transactions already have to be cheap to process in order to make sense. Let's hope governments see this before doing something dumb.
right now they treat Lindens like stock

It's virtual income, with a fluctuating value.

It's only when you cash out that they can and will tax it.
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