Kotaku
So you finally got your full set of Tier 1 armor in World of Warcraft. Did you remember to declare it on your tax forms? That question may not be as ridiculous as it seems. After all, you don't need to have cash in hand in order to be taxed on it. Theoretical investment income and similarly semi-real goods are taxable, as are game winnings. If you can sell your tricked-out Tauren for hard American cash, the IRS may want to know about it. Sure, this probably won't affect the average gamer for a long time, if ever, but as MMORPGs start to include sanctioned markets where you can buy virtual items for real money, it seems pretty likely that the taxman will want to treat stocks of gold and healing potions as real goods when April comes around. Of course, they'll want their share in actual dollars.
Taxed Out! [GameDaily]
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