Maybe. But keep in mind the IRS isn't stupid, and they aren't simply passively taking the letter of the law. They are very much an active participant. For examp

Maybe. But keep in mind the IRS isn't stupid, and they aren't simply passively taking the letter of the law. They are very much an active participant. For example, they may interpret option vesting in a different way then you just did, and they may prohibit blatant ways of getting around it.