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Re: It is now next to impossible to spend bitcoins legally if your american
by
IrishFutbol
on 26/03/2014, 21:20:13 UTC
So would I be right in suggesting if you lost money with MTGOX it is tax deductable as a loss? Surely it has to work both ways?

Mt. Gox probably qualifies as a casualty loss since it was a theft.  So you'd just deduct the entire amount (assuming nothing gets paid out).