Ideally, as grandparent notes, yes. But no, there's an obvious way out: Instead of paying dividends, reinvest would-be outgoing cash back into the company. On t

Ideally, as grandparent notes, yes. But no, there's an obvious way out: Instead of paying dividends, reinvest would-be outgoing cash back into the company. On the phone, claim to follow the Amazon playbook. In addition to not having to give up anything to the government, the company might find itself improving!