S Corporations Reasonable Compensation Requirement

An S corporation does not directly pay taxes on its income; instead, its income, losses, deductions, and credits flow through to its shareholders’ individual tax returns and are not subject to self-employment taxes. As a result, many S corporations ignore the requirement that each shareholder-employee must take reasonable compensation in the form of W-2 wages in exchange for services performed for the corporation.

Our Three Cents — Mind the Gap

The Our Three Cents hosts Troy, Nick, and K.C. of Henssler Financial discuss how business owners need to mind the gap when it comes time to sell their business. They need to pay attention to the gaps in profit, value, and wealth. This includes identifying deficiencies in the business that can make you less attractive to a buyer than your industry peers. Then, consider moves to make to improve the value of the business today and ultimately how much the owner can take away from it when they finally step away.