PS. There is no such thing as a good write off. If you had to pay taxes you made money that is only a good thing. A loss is never good.
If you have an asset or set of assets that generate an annual taxable capital gain, you can have another investment that is depreciating and can be sold in small batches at a loss. The offset taxes count as a gain at the bottom line and the idea is that at the end of the day the remaining portion of the depreciated asset pops back up and you make money.
If you believe Dan and the company are on the up and up then you have to believe they would NEVER give out insider info. That would mean there is no support for the belief of a BoD being onboard since the rumor is based on insider infor (supposedly).
The only posts I remember that mention a BOD being onboard are yours and Moojer's. Most posters have said that there is a group of potential investors or managers who are performing extensive DD. Is that what you mean by rumor?