• megopie@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    3 hours ago

    Ok, but… what if the bank asks where you got the gold? Or they ask if you have proof you came by it legally, and then the IRS notices you have a bunch of outstanding loans collateralized with an asset they have no record of you obtaining or paying taxes on the income used to obtain it.

    Like… with the cash, you just… spend it on stuff. If you need to pay for something not in cash, then just open a cash based business and overstate your sales.

    Or you could… just… list those things as unspecified income and pay taxes on it and not worry about slipping up and going to jail.

    • TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      2 hours ago

      Where would you use all that cash? In my country you’re not allowed to make purchases over 3k. Payments bigger than that are rejected and authorities are notified.

      I was assuming the prize was legit, which would also mean you’d have to pay taxes over it. Than you have it legally and you can use it to take out loans.