My question was deleted.

Following up on my answer to the previous question, I thought of something else I wanted to mention. Apart from the risk of becoming the company president—even if you’re only being paid as an employee—if the company is audited by the tax authorities and expenses are disallowed on the grounds that you’re a “specially related party,” the woman may also be subjected to an in-person tax investigation. In other words, they’ll look through the questioner’s bank records and ask about the source of every suspicious deposit. As a result, any allowances she received from other papas that she hadn’t reported as gifts for tax purposes could also be subject to additional taxes. Something similar happened to a woman I was dating. She worked part-time as a hostess at a club and was paid in cash, but the club was audited. Since it came to light that she was being paid by the club, she ended up being investigated in person and was reportedly billed for around ¥10 million in additional taxes on the allowances she had received from her other papas. So if you’re receiving fairly substantial allowances from papas other than this one, it’s probably safest not to go along with the idea of treating them as business expenses.

It does sound pretty suspicious, doesn’t it? I think the person asking the question is suspicious too, lol. If he really wanted to be with her for the long term, instead of going through the hassle of setting up a company, he’d probably just let her move in with him and increase her allowance. And “company president” could just mean a one-man company. The world isn’t so easy that someone can suddenly start running a business. He may just be saying it to sound impressive. He might set up a corporation, but I have a feeling the ending will be that she gets tied down and doesn’t even receive much in return.

It’s something you need to decide for yourself. That may sound harsh, but this is a crap-level dilemma. You already have the answer in your question. If you want someone to push you in a certain direction, pay someone to do it. A fortune-teller would be my recommendation. Even now, there are probably plenty of business owners who try to keep a mistress as a business expense. Unfortunately, there are a few in Joe’s circle as well. That said, it’s obviously a very old-fashioned, Showa-era approach, and definitely not something a respectable company would do. The employees have noticed, too. In short, Joe sees it as a company with no future because it doesn’t value its employees. The chances may not necessarily be high, but if the tax authorities bare their fangs, they’ll investigate thoroughly. In that case, the investigation could reach you as well. They’ll start probing for anything that could hurt you, and if they deem it malicious, you could be hit with a very substantial bill. I’m not trying to scare you, and I can’t say the chances are high—but to avoid that possibility, running away is your best move.

Sorry, I was delayed in checking this because something came up.

I think Maezawa-san is probably just taking a break. Let’s wait a little longer. He seems like a papa (a male supporter) with plenty of money, so I think you should try to win him over and aim for a big payday.