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yoavmtoday at 6:52 PM2 repliesview on HN

How does things like this work in terms of bookkeeping? How do they label the expense? Can a company send huge amounts of money to an unknown crypto account without needing to explain anything to the tax authorities?


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mewse-hntoday at 7:37 PM

It's the insurance company paying the ransom and I assume they tie the payment to the insurance policy they are fulfilling, I don't know what the tax implications would be, I am not in finance or an accountant

acomjeantoday at 7:41 PM

“Data recovery”?