Reasonable Salary
“Can I use a formal third-party compensation study from my industry to justify taking a lower reasonable salary to the IRS?”
A third-party compensation study can be a relevant piece of support in a reasonable salary discussion, but the IRS often looks at the full facts rather than one report in isolation. The role’s duties, the business’s size and profitability, the owner’s level of involvement, and how comparable the study’s jobs and geography really are can all affect how persuasive it is. In many cases, the timing of the study, the quality of the comparables, and whether the compensation package includes other forms of pay or benefits also shape the analysis. A focused session can map this against your actual situation in plain English.
In your 90-minute session, the KGOB advisor handling it will:
- Read your exact situation and tell you, in plain English, what’s actually going on.
- Lay out your options and the trade-offs — no jargon, no judgment.
- Give you a clear next step you can act on, whether that’s with us or on your own.
This page is a prompt to start a conversation, not tax or legal advice, and states no tax-law specifics as fact. A consult session does not by itself create an ongoing engagement. We do not promise specific outcomes or savings. Kohari Gonzalez Oneyear & Brown PLLC — Charlotte, NC.
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