To: Jeffrey Epstein 'eevacation mail.com Cc: Larry Cohen Fran: Bill Gates Sent Tue 8/27/2013 11:27:18 PM Subject: RE: Re: Everything I pay out is either a gift where I pay a gift tax (I used up the lifetime exemption a long time ago) or we report to the IRS that we paid the person on a 1099. In this case it was a gift so we did not report it as income. Boris's income tax is just fine. The gift tax treatment gets more money to the IRS. If Boris decides he has changed his mind about what was agreed when you visited our offices that is too bad. When someone asks for more there is no end to it as you and I discussed. Boris can make whatever he wants public at that point and I will explain to the right people what was done to me and by whom. From: Jeffrey Epstein [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 10:49 AM To: Bill Gates Subject: Re: Re: sorry, you may have misunderstood. the question related to boris's tax position. not yours. whether or not he has to claim the 500k as income.( the accts say yes ) that being said, I have spent a great deal of my summer , in what now appears might be a less than a successful " attempt" to maintain both your confidence and confidences, and smooth the transition for Boris. I as I said when we met , I will step aside if you think I am not being helpful to the both of you. I agree that the trust between the two of you, seems to have broken down. However, Re- hashing the past I believe will not be productive . Larry has an agreement that Boris is willing to sign. I again suggest that you and I speak, with the goal of putting this to bed. EFTA_R1_00440378 EFTA01963908