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He's concerned about possible tax implications (or he's just lazy). Had another friend try and sign up to Steem in the past, they just gave up when they did not receive a reply back. I'm going to start from scratch with my efforts with Hive, once I'm back in the workplace.

Taxes are a real bitch, my accountant loves how much he can charge me for dealing with the Hive/Steem nonsense. 😂