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Thread ID: 74766 2006-12-04 17:30:00 Coming soon: Linden Dollars Taxation (VLDT ?) SurferJoe46 (51) PC World Chat
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504179 2006-12-04 17:30:00 What's remarkable here is that we're not talking about paying tax on any virtual earnings that are converted into real world cash (as is the case today), but paying tax on virtual profits even while they remain virtual. (blogs.zdnet.com):angry :lol: :stare: :illogical

According to my fav Star-Trekkian, Mr. Spock: "The sum of the parts must equal the whole".........
SurferJoe46 (51)
504180 2006-12-04 18:50:00 How inane. What exactly would the IRS do with all those virtual cheques for amounts of virtual money that can't be used outside the game? Cash them in at a virtual bank? :rolleyes:

Will they have ingame debt collectors? If so, what a target for player killers.

Fair enough taxing people who sell online game equipment on ebay for profit, but taxing within a game is ridiculous.

Bureaucracy gone wild.
Catweazle (2535)
504181 2006-12-04 21:46:00 Will you have the option to pay virtual tax on actual earnings, I like the sound of that Rob99 (151)
504182 2006-12-04 22:43:00 So what would the virtual punsishment for tax evasion be? Will accountants and lawyers need to be introduced to keep track of one's obligations? george12 (7)
504183 2006-12-04 22:48:00 We had a visiting lecturer from Australia here saying some polytechs overseas (which have a seond-life presence) are starting to charge Linden dollars instead of real dollars for courses. DRHILL (3490)
504184 2006-12-04 23:17:00 Let me write that all down with my VP (virtual pen) on my VP01 (virtual paper) and send it to my VA (virtual attorney) and see if the VJ (virtual judge) can get me a VD (virtual deal) and opt me out in a VRO (virtual roll-over). SurferJoe46 (51)
504185 2006-12-05 02:58:00 Does anyone here actually play Second Life? If so, can you make much out of it? That would convert to say, $10+us a week of real money? george12 (7)
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