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http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p17.pdf: Stolen property: If you steal property, you must report its fair market value in your income in the year you steal it unless in the same year, you return it to its rightful owner.

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Date: 2007-01-06 03:50 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] bbb.livejournal.com
Ух ты, сколько там еще интересного!

If you collect stamps, coins, or other items as a hobby for recreation and pleasure, and you sell any of the items, your gain is taxable as a capital gain. (See chapter 16.) However, if you sell items from your collection at a loss, you cannot deduct the loss.

Я всегда подозревал, что жизнь несправедлива, а теперь окончательно в этом убедился.