Estimate Your Reasonable Compensation
The IRS requires S-corp owner-employees to pay themselves a salary comparable to what you’d pay someone else to do your job. Use this calculator to estimate an IRS-defensible compensation range, your potential self-employment tax savings, and your audit risk profile — based on real BLS wage data.
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