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Day: August 4, 2026

How We Set a Defensible Reasonable S-Corp Salary for a NJ Owner Without Inviting an IRS Challenge

John Geantasio stands on the right side of a professional blue S-Corp tax strategy banner, wearing a dark charcoal suit jacket over a bright blue shirt. On the left, the headline reads “A defensible S-Corp salary,” with “defensible” highlighted in yellow italics, followed by the line “Set a number you can justify — not just the lowest one you can pay.” Below the text, a flat geometric illustration shows a balance scale comparing “Salary” and “Distributions.” A shield with a checkmark sits between the two sides to represent a defensible, IRS-supportable compensation strategy. Supporting tax visuals include a calculator, a financial document with a dollar sign, an 1120-S form, and an IRS-style compliance document. The design uses John Geantasio CPA LLC’s deep blue, yellow, beige, white, and light blue brand palette and communicates the idea of setting a reasonable S-Corp owner salary based on justification and documentation rather than simply minimizing wages.

A reasonable S-corp salary is what you’d have to pay someone else, with your training and workload, to do the job you actually do — priced against real comparable-wage data, not a round number or a percentage of profit. The IRS doesn’t publish a formula for it, but it has a published list of factors […]

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