賓夕法尼亞州人在未報告Cryptopunk NFT銷售的數百萬收入後，對逃稅罪認罪

今天，我們的故事是關於一名45歲的賓夕法尼亞州居民，他因未能報告近100個Cryptopunk NFTS而未能報告超過1300萬美元（AU澳元）收入超過1300萬美元（AU $ 2.260萬美元）後對聯邦逃稅承認。

A 45-year-old Pennsylvania resident has pleaded guilty to federal tax evasion after failing to report over US$13M (AU$20.6M) in income from the sale of nearly 100 CryptoPunk NFTs.

一名45歲的賓夕法尼亞州居民因未能報告超過1000萬美元（2.26億美元）的收入而對聯邦逃稅表示認罪。

And yes, this appears to be the first major US tax evasion case involving non-fungible tokens (as far as public records show).

是的，這似乎是美國第一個涉及不可殺菌令牌的美國逃稅案件（就公共記錄所示）。

Coming in hot ahead of Tax Day, the 45-year-old Dillsburg resident, Waylon Wilcox, sold 97 CryptoPunks between 2021 and 2022, amassing millions in profits.

在納稅當天提前很熱，這位45歲的迪爾斯堡居民韋倫·威爾科克斯（Waylon Wilcox）在2021年至2022年之間出售了97個加密貨幣，積累了數百萬美元的利潤。

But he didn’t declare the transactions, selling the vibrant pixelated monkeys without Uncle Sam getting a cut. In doing so, he evaded about US$3.3M (AU$5.4M) in taxes, according to the US Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.

但是他沒有宣布交易，而是在沒有山姆叔叔的情況下出售充滿活力的像素化猴子。根據賓夕法尼亞州中區的美國檢察官辦公室的說法，這樣做為此，他逃避了大約330萬美元（540萬美元）的稅款。

The timing couldn’t be more symbolic and hilarious: Wilcox entered his guilty plea just ahead of the April 15 IRS tax deadline.

時間安排再好不過是像徵性和搞笑的：威爾科克斯（Wilcox）在4月15日IRS稅務截止日期之前就進入了有罪的認罪。

For those living under a coding rock, current IRS guidelines state that any sale of digital assets (crypto or NFTs) is a taxable event, and gains must be reported accordingly.

對於居住在編碼岩石下的人，當前的IRS指南指出，任何數字資產（加密或NFTS）的任何銷售都是應納稅的事件，並且必須相應地報告收益。

Yury Kruty, special agent in charge of the Philadelphia field office, stated:

費城現場辦公室負責人尤里·克魯蒂（Yury Kruty）指出：

“This case serves as a stark reminder that all taxpayers, regardless of the source or complexity of their income, have a legal and moral obligation to report their income accurately and pay the taxes due.”

“此案是一個明顯的提醒，所有納稅人，無論收入的來源或複雜性如何，都有法律和道德義務，可以準確地報告其收入並支付應付稅款。”

The story gets even crazier.

這個故事變得更加瘋狂。

Local outlet Daily Voice reported that while Wilcox’s girlfriend had previously turned to Facebook to request donations for her daughter’s beauty pageant expenses and asked people to “tag someone who needs to pay their taxes,” allegedly, Wilcox himself was sitting on millions in untapped NFT profits.

當地出口每日的聲音報告說，儘管威爾科克斯的女友此前曾轉向Facebook要求為女兒的選美大賽支出捐款，並要求人們“標記需要繳稅的人”，但威爾科克斯本人本人以未開發的NFT利潤坐在數百萬的NFT上。

Oh, and to top it off, according to the outlet, the mum was reportedly planning to use the winnings to take her daughter on a trip to Disney World. God forbid a man has hobbies!

哦，最重要的是，據媒體說，據報導，媽媽正計劃利用獎金帶女兒去迪士尼世界。上帝禁止一個男人有愛好！

According to court documents, the reporting omissions weren’t an oversight. The IRS maintains that Wilcox willfully attempted to conceal the transactions, leading to a criminal investigation and the subsequent charges.

根據法院文件，報告遺漏不是監督。美國國稅局（IRS）堅持認為，威爾科克斯（Wilcox）故意試圖掩蓋交易，導致刑事調查和隨後的指控。

He now faces a maximum of six years in prison for the tax crimes, though his guilty plea is likely to earn him a lighter sentence under federal guidelines. Sentencing is yet to be scheduled.

現在，他因稅收犯罪而面臨最高六年的監禁，儘管根據聯邦指導方針，他的有罪認罪可能會判處更輕的刑期。量刑尚未安排。