Well, any tax shenanigans is “easy” because they ain’t doing their own taxes.

And the more they have to gain, the more they’ll pay an accountant.

The book summarizes it as a “deal” but doesn’t say how many hours it takes a six figure account to fanagale into “legal”.

But even if Gates had to pay a team of ten for a whole year to pull it off, it’s a lot better than 56% in taxes on $200 million.

Not all of them will do it, but most people with that level of wealth got there by always making the choice that prioritizes profits over anything.