Course Description

This comprehensive, yet brief course teaches tax pros how to handle situations where we know an S corporation client should have paid himself or herself a salary during the year, but he or she didn't do it.

The course is taught by one of the foremost experts on S corporation reasonable salary strategies.

Tax pros who can solve this common problem create incredible value for S corporation clients who desperately need help.

In addition to the training itself, this course also includes:

  • Sample Reasonable Compensation Report (Case Study)
  • Reasonable Salary Advisory Pricing Guide (how tax pros can price this type of consulting)


We will grant 1 hour CPE for CPA's based on your completion of this course.

If you have questions about whether or not this course is the right fit for your needs, please feel free to contact our customer support team via email or call us (or text message us) directly (310) 422 - 1283.

Course Objectives

  • Learn the options for handling S corporation reasonable compensation issues

  • Learn how to handle situations where S corp salary should have been paid but wasn't

  • Learn how to communicate with problematic clients so that problems don't keep repeating themselves

Meet Your Instructor

John Morse has operated his own CPA firm John P. Morse, CPA, LLC, since 2014, specializing in tax, small business accounting, and campaign compliance. Prior to that, he served in the Colorado State Senate, most recently as the President of the Senate. After graduating from college, he worked as a CPA for Fox & Company in Colorado Springs, CO, and then for Deloitte, Haskins & Sells in Denver as an audit manager. So, he has roughly 20 years of CPA experience. Between the time he left Deloitte and started his own firm he served as a paramedic in Denver, a police officer, detective, and sergeant in Colorado Springs, CO, a police chief in Fountain CO, and the CEO of a nonprofit organization that worked to keep people over age 60 independent, and in their own homes for as long as possible. Morse received his BSBA with an emphasis in accounting and finance from the University of Colorado. He earned an MBA from Regis University, a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Colorado, a master’s degree in taxation from Golden Gate University in San Francisco, and a PhD in public administration from the University of Colorado.

John Morse

PhD, CPA

Course curriculum

  • 01

    Getting Started

    • Getting Started Quiz (Super Easy!)
  • 02

    The Materials

    • Presentation Slides (PDF)

    • Webinar Recording (Video)

    • Review Questions

    • Exam Questions
  • 03

    Tools & Templates

    • Sample Reasonable Compensation Report

    • Additional Research (Court Cases, References, Etc.)

    • Reasonable Comp Advisory Pricing Guide
  • 04

    Final Steps

    • IMPORTANT --> Finalizing Your CE / CPE Credits, Hours Reporting Timeline, Etc.

    • 5 Minute Feedback

Additional Course Details

  • Education Provider: Pronto Tax School, Inc.
  • Instructional Delivery Method: QAS Self-Study Program.
  • Recommended CPE Credit: 1 hour
  • Recommended CE Credit: 1 hour
  • NASBA Field of Study: Taxes
  • Program Knowledge Level: Intermediate
  • Prerequisites: General knowledge of federal tax law and its practical application. 
  • Advance Preparation: None
  • NASBA Sponsor: Pronto Tax School, Inc.
  • NASBA Sponsor #143984
  • IRS-Approved Education Provider: Pronto Tax School, Inc.
  • IRS Education Provider Number: MPMDK-T-00115-22-S
  • Refund / Cancellation Policy: Full refund available within 14 days of purchase if you are unsatisfied for any reason (except if course completed more than 75%, in that case, there will be no refund available, even if within 14 day period).
  • Complaint Resolution Policy: Click the green "Need Help?" button below to contact our support team anytime. We resolve any issues amicably and working as a teammate with our valued Members. 

Pronto Tax School, Inc. is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of Continuing Professional Education (CPE) on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. Boards of Accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org.