She'll be alright. Anyone shrewd enough to lead a thieves guild knows never to blame the messenger.
Besides, who ever heard of a thieves guild paying taxes?
I had the exact same thought! Maybe they *are* paying taxes! Ank-Morpork style.
"Taxes? Of course we pay taxes. We run a 'onourable business 'ere!"
"Yeah, like they says, honour amongst thieves and whatnot!"
"Can't run a bloody organisation if ya don't respect the grand scheme of things, ya know?"
@Loksel judging by the amount of youtubers getting extorted by false copyrights, even by LEGALLY EXISTING companies, it's not highway robbery. it's a goddamn daylight bank robbery, WITH a tank. straight through the front door.
Reminder that Yakuza outfits tend to be legally registered and have formal, readily found offices. (The Japanese have a rather strange relationship with their homegrown organised crime.)