Quote from: Kiwikiikii on August 28, 2013, 06:03 amthe most optimal way to launder involves the sale of opaque services with no real end physical result and no capital expenses such as employees and recurring costs. the web developer mentioned the existence of sites as a reason not to use this as a front however not all software projects are deployed nor necessarily are all websites maintained by their developers. the irs can demand receipts for sales and purchases but they cant make you prove you did the work, thats usually when the fbi comes in and watches how many hotdogs you're actually selling. better to say you did some web development work for clients who did not identify themselves and were paid in bitcoin, that way there is no evidence and no way for you to provide receipts short of paying yourself from various dummy addresses.This started as a pretty good shot and went downhill. Unfortunately, under the current regulations, both the IRS and HMRC (British Tax Agency) can ask you to provide evidence that indeed you worked said hours as a contractor (same as freelancers) in order to distinguish between the tax arrangements of a contractor and an employee. Good money laundering is about encompassing the whole spectrum of taxation laws and principles and getting too wound up in what seems to be a good idea is really bad practice that even I can be guilty of at times and it is these little tricks which can really nab you in the arse later on because everyone is used to the idea of when LE come knocking, to say nothing and ask for a lawyer. What they don't understand is, if you keep silent and can't explain your income, you are automatically going to be hit with an array of charges because it is the responsibility of the individual to ensure their finances are in order and can be explained since the principle is not that the prosecutors need to prove it was gained illegally, but rather the burden of proof is on the individual and business to prove it was gained legally and they complete all required due diligence.