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Not sure how many started using Bill Pay from @strike
I’m going to test it out for 2025.

Not sure though how the taxes will workout. Let’s say bitcoin goes up from when I buy it. Then sell it to pay a bill. The profits are taxed as income tax which is very high, this might bring me down to a net loss?

Does that mean this is only beneficial if the bitcoin price shoots up enough to cover both tax and bill? -> taxes are confusing.

Example:
I buy $100 worth of bitties, price goes up, it’s now worth $110.
I pay my electricity bill which is $110. I pay 37% tax on the $10. That’s about $3.7. I still benefited from the $4.3?

Is this math correct?
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Neon Nobody · 85w
Yes.
Marc · 85w
Yeah. https://fountain.fm/episode/n1CWPwHxmZN7a7oTCWcd
Dr. Fernando Morales · 85w
Yeah, you pay tax on the $10 since it's profit. Or, you can wait for Jack to launch his btc loan service, where you put btc as collateral in exchange for fiat and you don't have to pay taxes on loans. Then just roll over the loan with a second loan, which liberates the btc in your first loan. Rins...
Moe · 85w
I had similar questions and haven’t fully committed to using Strike Bill Pay for this reason. They say they handle the tax forms, but I still wonder how it plays out after a full year of paying bills this way. Every paid bill would be a taxable event, so I’d expect that to add up quickly—espec...
Wilfred Allyn · 85w
I think your math is correct. I believe that you'd only end up paying taxes if you're in profit. I'm also planning on using bill pay to finally switch over to a personal bitcoin standard.