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Gotperl on July 24, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Bitwage

It isn't legal in most US states. Almost all states have laws that dictate employees working within that state have to be paid in US currency

tshaddox on July 24, 2014 | [–]

To cite one example, here's Texas:

http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/LA/htm/LA.61.htm

greenyoda on July 24, 2014 | [–]

And payroll taxes certainly need to be paid in US currency. The IRS and state tax departments don't accept Bitcoin.

bduerst on July 24, 2014 | [–]

They do, but it's classified as a "barter".

If you have the option to get USD instead of BTC, then you're much, much better off getting paid the former.

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