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by AnimalMuppet 1616 days ago
The courts tend to take a dim view of "clever hacks" to get around the law, where the intent is clearly to circumvent the law and the action has no other purpose. They don't always rule that way. But if you pull this kind of stunt, you risk the court saying, "Very clever. No."
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Corporate accounting is annindustry that only exist as "clever hacks". It usually works, unless you are politically out of favor.