The salary requirement is the most ambiguous part of S Corp compliance. The IRS says you have to pay yourself a reasonable salary but they don't say how much that is or how to figure it out! But pay too little, and you'll find yourself in trouble.

I'm walking you through the seven-step process we use with clients to determine their reasonable salary.

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