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If you wish to continue using Ripple Trade to access the Ripple network, Ripple Labs will require you to submit personally identifiable information similar to what you would provide to open a bank account, such as your full name, address, national ID number, date of birth, and possibly a copy of your driver’s license or other identifying documents. We will use this information to verify your identity for compliance purposes.
IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO CONTINUE USING RIPPLE TRADE, YOU MUST WITHDRAW YOUR FUNDS FROM RIPPLE TRADE NO LATER THAN AUGUST 30, 2015 AND ALSO RECORD YOUR SECRET KEY SO THAT YOU CAN ACCESS THE RIPPLE NETWORK OUTSIDE OF RIPPLE TRADE.
I don't think this is a good idea for the value and adopters of Ripple..?
Yea this is the end of the wild wild west. Best to pay capital gains now in the US or go down like Al Capone.
And who do you think will calculate the "capital gains" vs trading income for your Tax Authority?
What kind of bill will the IRS send you for the 500% "stock dividend" you got on all those BottleCaps?
Ripple will be required to send you an IRS Tax Slip just like your broker...
And the IRS has Tax Treaties with at least 50 countries who will all get a copy.
And guess what, your Tax Slips are not produced by your broker...
But by billion dollar bank owned firms called Clearing Firms... so they tend to be accurate and can ultimately be verified.
Would you trust a Tax Slip from Cryptsy or Bittrex?
Will they be here 2 years from now?
Do they even have a Chartered Accountant on staff?
Do you know that Bittrex cleared the entire Trading History a month ago?
This will be big surprise for those that get "verified" by shady, little crypto "exchanges"...
You will have no way of contesting your 2018 Tax Bill unless you have VERY careful records.