The international transaction revenues include transaction fees and other special fees like cross-border fee and currency conversion fee.

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Second, a special provision Congress adopted (as a budget gimmick) allows those who convert in 2010 (and 2010 only) a special option: they can either recognize all their income from the conversion on their 2010 tax returns or spread that income over the 2011 and 2012 tax years.

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