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If you think you have found a legal loophole or gray area then the correct course of action is to send a letter to the responsible federal agency (like the IRS) and request a formal opinion letter as to the legality of your scheme. Once you have it in writing then you're in the clear and won't be prosecuted.



I don’t think they’re in the business of giving formal opinion letters.


They actually are. This is standard practice and they do it all the time. You can find thousands of such letters. Here's one example.

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1360951/000119312506...




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