As a tax person in M&A, I think there’s a certain intimacy that develops between you and your subs that people outside the lifestyle simply wouldn’t understand…..
They spend all day telling people what to do, making demands, negotiating billion-dollar deals. Then they come into my office, close the door, and ask me very quietly if something is possible.
I tell them no.
They ask again, differently, plaintively….
Still no.
Sometimes they push back just to see if I’ll give in. I never do. I think they like that.
There’s something strangely satisfying about watching someone who can intimidate an entire boardroom become completely submissive the moment you mention Section 355.
Of course, I need them too. Without corporate, I’d have nobody to explain the same concept to seventeen times while maintaining intense, needful eye contact.
We have a relationship built on trust, mutual frustration, and the knowledge that neither of us could ever explain our dynamic to HR.
Anyway, he just emailed me at 1:14 a.m. asking if I can be flexible on the structure.
I told him to come to my office tomorrow and we’ll see….. 💋💋