Quote from: rat on March 30, 2014, 04:59:54 AM

should US exchanges be avoided now?

i can already see coinbase sending me 1099s...

whatever arguments you bring, i'm not down with the ruling. because, BTC is money to me - not property.

Paypal issues 1099-K's to inform the government of the gross income from the shit you sell on ebay.
Stock brokers issue 1099-B's to inform the government of your capital gains from trading stock.
Contractees issue 1099's to inform the the government of your gross income from working for them as a contractor.

Did you have an expectation that bitcoin-related activity would some how be different?

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this decision by the IRS was rushed. they were being pressured to make a decision.
and they made a misinformed one.

The decision was not whether to tax the profit you make from bitcoin. This was a given. The IRS ruling allows a preferential tax treatment for long-term capital gains, for those that intended to legally pay their taxes. Perhaps not advantageous to miners that held onto bitcoin and sold at a lower price than it was when mined.