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Submitted by Trig, Nov 7, 2006 09:46

The doctor claimed that she paid herself a salary of 20,000 a year but she did not say whether her business made a profit and how much it was. Very often a subchapter S corp will pay a small salary to avoid a large social security payment which is based on the salary.

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The doctor claimed that she paid herself a salary of 20,000 a year but she did not say whether her...

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