Should MMORPG Goods Be Taxable?

Monday, January 9th, 2006 by Lockergnome at 10:11am
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Michael Santo of RealTechNews writes:

Since I�m a MMORPG player myself, I should probably keep my mouth shut, but …on the other hand, as long as we’re talking about those games (see my prior story here), LegalAffairs.org has an interesting article this month about the taxability of items “won” in virtual worlds, like EverQuest or World of Warcraft (WoW).

After all, if you take a look at eBay, you can easily find say, WoW gold for auction.

More on this taxing issue here

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