From: IN%"s1113645@tesla.cc.uottawa.ca" 30-NOV-1995 00:22:29.15 Isn't there also some Scandinavian bank that's handling ecash? It might be hard to explain to US tax authorities how large amounts of anon currency are ending up in one's marktwain account. In that case it might be ------------------- There are essentially two things that one can do with tax-suspicious ecash (or cash, for that matter). The first is to expend it in non-traceable, non-predictable ways. The second is to disguise it so it looks non-tax-suspicious. The first includes spending, of course. In regards to the non-predictible, I am meaning avoiding spending it for things such as groceries that someone can easily estimate a minimum bound for how much can be spent. Spending it to add quality (such as low-fat foods) to those groceries would be harder to prove. The first also includes charity and investment. Investment does have the problem that the income one gets out will have to then be treated by the same sort of process. The second will vary in method depending on one's individual skills and situation. However, I will note that it will be easier for those with independent earning skills- a self-owned business, for instance. I will note in regards to the above that while I have been doing some reading on the underground/black economy, I have not actually attempted any of the maneuvers discussed. Thus, what I say should be taken with at least a grain of salt. -Allen