I have no personal axe to grind with either of the Cannacoin twins. I've been a member of NWGT for several years and have met both Jameson and Mr. Ramirez in person.
It would be one thing to bring Cannacoin to a forum that specialized in growing something other than cannabis, such as lavender or apples, but you are bringing unwanted attention to a medical cannabis forum where people for the most part, I would guess, deal in cash.
So far the DEA and RICO have been discussed. You've forgotten that the IRS will get you even if the DEA doesn't. The IRS has the legal power to demand your customer lists and your cryptocurrency transactions. If you fail to do so you can be fined and/or see jail time. Every person who is a member of NWGT is at risk because the IRS can demand to see records of who is a member there.
Maybe you missed this post:
http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/2byri6/irs_auditing_my_mining_business_found_older/IRS auditing my mining business, found older CPU-mined bitcoins. Wants to tax me. Help? (self.Bitcoin)
submitted 16 days ago * by hightimesxx95
Was just contacted by the IRS. They say that they want to audit my mining business. tldr: I mined a bunch of coins back when CPU mining was profitable (more on this later). More recently I started mining with some Avalon ASICs (which I declared under my business and tried to get reimbursed for taxes paid for electricity, losses due to bitcoin fluctuations, and depreciation of my assets). The IRS now (apparntly??) has looked at my mining business and found "evidence" of my earlier CPU mined bitcoins, and that they are mine and they want to know why I haven't paid any taxes on these bitcoins. I have to meet them in person on Wednesday. What should I do? I have thrown up twice in the last hour I am so nervous.
test test this got removed?
edit: all of this derailing stuff about hypothetical side-ventures aside, the IRS has no knowledge about my side-ventures. My bitcoin mining was all on the up-and-up. I am just afraid of what might show up if they dig too deeply.
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alprazolame 6 points 15 days ago
They will hound you for 10 years to collect, seize assets, etc., but you don't go to jail for failure to pay tax due, assuming there was no fraud involved.
OP should immediately hire a tax attorney to deal with the IRS, and file amended returns based on recent guidance for taxation of bitcoin. The amounts due for CPU mining activities should be small, assuming he hasn't cashed out those coins. If he has sold and not declared that income either, it's still better to file completely legit, amended returns reporting ALL of his income regardless of his ability to pay.
Tax collection activities will be inconvenient, but tax fraud can land you in jail.