It's a *very legal* financial long con regarding the payment structure of his Tesla income combined with payment of his personal Tesla taxes and also avoid PR heat ("look over here at this dumpster fire! lolz whoopsies can't believe that's such a mess! just keep focusing on twitter!"). And again, while I do not personally like Musk, he is doing what he set out to do very well and I'll give credit where it is due no matter how grimy.