S-Corp Reasonable Salary

Declare a Reasonable Salary

The IRS states that “there are no specific guidelines for reasonable compensation in the Code or the
Regulations.”

IRS Fact Sheet

In the following Fact Sheet the IRS provides information on wage compensation for S Corporation officers:

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-news/fs-08-25.pdf

The topics include:

  • Who is an employee of the corporation?
  • What is a reasonable salary?
  • Medical insurance premiums treated as wages.