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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;thedabbler, post: 1347978, member: 32800&quot;]It can get &quot;murky&quot;.&nbsp; To give an extreme example, a business man in Las Vegas paid his workers (construction) in gold and silver coins and then would, if desired by the worker, buy the gold and silver back.&nbsp; He reported the face value as what they were paid, presumably reducing other expenses (social security, etc.).&nbsp; I suspect that the gold and silver he used was deducted as a business expense, making up for the loss of the payroll deduction.</p><p><br /></p><p>It took the IRS two tries, but they successfully charged and convicted him of tax evasion (see <a href="http://www.lvrj.com/news/46074037.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.lvrj.com/news/46074037.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.lvrj.com/news/46074037.html</a>).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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