IRS may want to tax you for those Leaping Boots

[bungiefan]

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...toryId=5199966

Listen to the recording of the broadcast there.

Thanks to RMT existing, those in-game items can now feasibly be considered to have real monetary value, and can thus be considered taxable income, even if you don't participate in RMT. Just having a mob drop an item could be counted as you getting income, and thus be taxable. Hope they never get the means to enforce an idea like that.

Opinions?

[Omni]

Re: IRS may want to tax you for those Leaping Boots

thats the most idiotic thing ive heard all day. trust me, ive heard quite a few idiots today. this one takes the cake.

thats like saying if you found a pair of shoes in the park, those can be taxible as income too since you could sell them? no sense what so ever.

[Brayden]

Re: IRS may want to tax you for those Leaping Boots

I think this has been covered before here? Anyway, idea is BS. Good luck on that IRS, they have bigger fish to fry, dont worry about it.

[silentsteel]

Re: IRS may want to tax you for those Leaping Boots

o.O if they actually expect that to work or have people wanting it to work. . . they need to crawl out from Under the hole that's under the rock they're under lol. (wait. . .)

[meeyutu]

Re: IRS may want to tax you for those Leaping Boots

My body could be considered taxable income

[Macht]

Re: IRS may want to tax you for those Leaping Boots

My body could be considered taxable income

That's what they are working towards, don't worry it will be soon.

[meeyutu]

Re: IRS may want to tax you for those Leaping Boots

Well I'm Canadian, so I don't need to worry about it until about 2016.

[Jei]

Re: IRS may want to tax you for those Leaping Boots

are they serious? Who is IRS?

[Omni]

Re: IRS may want to tax you for those Leaping Boots

internal revenue service. in the US, its the part of government that collects taxes and etc.

[Amilea]

Re: IRS may want to tax you for those Leaping Boots

They're obviously bored and just want to play
I'm sure crunching numbers gets boring eventually.

[Caspian]

Re: IRS may want to tax you for those Leaping Boots

are they serious? Who is IRS?

I thought you lived in the states Jei. Anyways, its BS. Selling ingames items goes against the ToA which can be upheld in a court. Like meeyutu said, even though prostitution is illegal, thats like saying you could be taxed for how much money you could make if you whored yourself out. Hell, I don't get taxed for my tv's, my bed, my pc, any of my consoles, crap I don't think I even pay taxes on my car since I payed it off. Seriously, I see this being easily enforced. >.>

[kvant]

Re: IRS may want to tax you for those Leaping Boots

Imagine a game world, where there would be an IRS-employee standing with character dressed in suit in every corner, inspecting your inventory and placing taxes.

[forster]

Re: IRS may want to tax you for those Leaping Boots

Azaru hits Leaping Lizzy for 624 damage.
You receive 120 Experience Points
You find a pair of Leaping Boots.
You will receive your items in 6-8 weeks, please enter your date of birth, name, address, yearly income and your gambling losses for the past year.

It's complete toss.

[meeyutu]

Re: IRS may want to tax you for those Leaping Boots

Like meeyutu said, even though prostitution is illegal, thats like saying you could be taxed for how much money you could make if you whored yourself out

Wow I never realized how insightful I am >< lol

[JoJoHoraHora]

Re: IRS may want to tax you for those Leaping Boots

Wow. This is like that idea in Italy to make people pay for sending emails.
I guess politicians have to do something all day to make up for the millions they get a month.