Welcome to the ReasonableWage beta

Thank you for testing. ReasonableWage builds a documented, source-traced reasonable-compensation determination for an owner-employee — the workpaper behind the salary you recommend. This page is everything you need to get started; it takes about fifteen minutes to run your first one.

Getting started

1. 1
   Invite your team (owners). Settings (top right) → Team. Add each colleague's email and pick a role: Staff prepares work, Reviewer can also lock reports, Read-only views. They get an email invitation.
2. 2
   Run a determination. Approaches → Determine. Pick the purpose (S corporation compliance for most), the state and county (or look the county up by city), the industry code, the owner's weekly hours, and the duties the owner performs with the share of time each takes. Compute, then Save determination.
3. 3
   Compare the salary actually paid. Below the result, enter the owner's W-2 wages for the year. ReasonableWage flags pay below the defensible floor for an S corporation, or above the ceiling for a C corporation.
4. 4
   Open the report. After saving, open the record and its report. Switch between the Workpaper edition (every source and derivation) and the Summary edition (client-ready), then print or save it as a PDF.
5. 5
   Try the other tools. Market compares the role with arm's-length pay in the industry. Interviews sends the client a short questionnaire about their duties and hours. Optimize shows where inside the defensible range the salary lands best for tax. Lookup checks a single occupation's local wage.

What we'd most like you to try

• Run two or three real-world situations you know well, ideally in different states or industries.
• Compare the result with how you set reasonable compensation today, and tell us where it differs and whether the report explains why.
• Read the Summary edition as your client would. Is anything confusing, missing or overstated?

Sending feedback

Use the blue Feedback button at the bottom right of any page. Your message arrives with the page you were on attached. Click Capture screen to take a screenshot and circle or point at the problem before sending, or paste one with Ctrl+V. Big or small, it all helps.

Ground rules

• No sensitive identifiers. Never enter Social Security numbers, EINs, bank or account numbers, or tax returns — the determination does not need them.
• Keep client names minimal. A first name and last initial, or the business name, is plenty.
• Keep client details out of screenshots you send as feedback.
• Your judgment governs. Review every figure before relying on it; this is a beta.

Known rough edges

• The first page after a quiet spell can take a few seconds while the service wakes up.
• Wage data is the May 2025 federal release. Connecticut's city-to-county lookup is incomplete because of its 2022 county changes — pick the county directly there.
• Features will change during the beta, and the report wording is still being refined.

Help

Email support@reasonablewage.us, or use the Feedback button. Forgot your password? Use “Forgot password” on the sign-in page.

Participation is governed by the Beta Agreement.