Pay taxes with artwork, at least in Mexico

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We love when our readers participate in our website. Here Bernard Hoyes brings to our attention an interesting article published in USA Today. Written by Chris Hawley, the article details on how artists can pay their taxes with their artwork.

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Can’t afford to pay your income taxes? Paint a picture instead.
That’s the deal Mexico has offered to artists since 1957, quietly amassing a modern art collection that would make most museum curators swoon. As the 2009 tax deadline approaches, tax collectors are getting ready to receive a whole new crop of masterworks.

“It’s really an amazing concept,” says Jos

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