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Re:Ask HN: What are some hacks of real founders who did thin... by max76 on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @03:06PM (#18401931)
7 figure personal income for the owners of a services company is not unheard of.

The owner might elect to keep money in the business account instead of transferring it to a personal one for tax reasons. If you are fully in control of the business there isn't much difference. For example you can buy a house with company money and lease it to yourself for $100/month. This would not register as profit for you or the business.

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Re:Ask HN: What are some hacks of real founders who did thin... by atwebb on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @03:20PM (#18402040)
That all sounds widely inaccurate from my experience. It's just pass-through income, it was even addressed in the recent tax overhaul. Additionally, a requirement for rentals (or check at least) is whether it's being rented at the current market rate.
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