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Re: Bitcoin startup taxation
by
subwoofer12
on 15/06/2015, 04:02:34 UTC
So if you buy something with bitcoins you need to translate to the cost of dollars, and compare that to the price when you bought bitcoins.

What I find confusing in this is, how exactly does the IRS want us to calculate the fair market value?

For example let's say I make 1000 BTC in one month as profit

Right now 1 BTC is going for 235 on Coinbase Exchange but on Bitstamp they're at 232 USD

235 * 1000 = $235,000
232 * 1000 = $232,000

That's a $3,000 difference, which am I supposed to use?  Huh