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Old 03-20-2013, 08:17 AM  
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Originally Posted by dyna mo View Post
my question was in regards to this comment by L



it seems to me that this is comparable to a barter type of transaction where the exchange rate is always dynamic yet the irs allows these and accounts for them.
Bartering comes down to declaring fair market value. Since bitcoins are cashed out at a specific dollar amount everyday current value is easy to pinpoint. So a payment for your services on a given day is declared in the dollar value of that days bitcoin.

Since the legal accounting of value is tied exactly to a dollar amount why bother getting paid in bitcoins? You owe the IRS in dollars.

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