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		draaglom on Oct 9, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: IRS issues additional guidance on tax treatment fo... People are speculating this is for e.g. when your coins are at an exchange; the currency hard forks; and the exchange does not (yet) implement the fork so you can't access the coins.

modeless on Oct 9, 2019 [–]

No, that's handled separately. You're not in possession of the coins if you can't access them, and you aren't taxed on them until you gain possession.

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