Laws and Taxes guides

Physical gold and silver sit inside a real legal framework: sales tax that differs by state, capital gains rules that treat metals as collectibles, reporting requirements that apply to some transactions and not others, and state laws that govern pawn shops and gold buyers. Most of the myths in this market, about anonymous buying, about confiscation, about what dealers report, dissolve as soon as you read the actual rules.

These guides cover what happens at tax time when you sell, which purchases and sales generate paperwork, how inherited metals are valued, and the state by state rules that shape where and how you buy. They cite the primary sources so you can verify every claim. For the practical side of a sale, pair them with the selling playbook, and note that nothing here is individual tax advice: for your own situation, a qualified professional has the final word.