Crypto Tax Question: estimated tax penalty avoidance

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Hypothetical question

I've been trying to resolve this on my own but I'm stuck.

estimated tax penalty avoidance. I've been dealing with this for about 15 weeks now and the situation isn't improving.

I have already consulted briefly with a lawyer but did not get a clear answer.

Should I hire a lawyer for this or try to handle it myself?

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Ngl following this thread — Bookmarking this. Dealing with almost the exact same thing.

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If you lost funds in a rug pull, document everything: transaction hashes, wallet addresses, screenshots of promises made by the team, Discord/Telegram messages. The FBI's IC3 takes crypto fraud reports.