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mgaunard on Oct 13, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why you shouldn't join Y Combinator

A business that's not a self-employment scheme would also need to pay founders through salaries.

Of course you can also have shares and dividends but the same applies to being a normal employee in a normal company.

jejeyyy77 on Oct 16, 2023 [–]

Founders can be paid entirely in dividends. They can also choose what salaries to pay themselves - thus bringing down their taxable income bracket spread out over time.

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