<prompt> Human: Quick info: Ive already earned roughly 450k so far this year as a self-publishing author through Amazon, but about 130k of that went to expenses. Id say theres about a 50 chance I could earn that same amount before the end of the year, and Ive talked to two CPAs so far about my tax options, but I keep feeling uneasy an wanted to get more opinions.My first CPA said the only thing I could do to minimize my tax payout was to set up an S-Corp and pay myself a reasonable salary. He estimated this would mean paying the full tax on the 60 or 100k I paid myself and probably 42-45 on the rest of the money. The second CPA I talked to agreed that the S corp was a good idea Ive already set that up and added that I could move about 13k a year into an IRA and defer some taxesreduce how much I pay on that 13k. But in the grand scheme of things, that doesnt seem too monumental given the numbers Im looking at for this year. I have very little confidence in my ability to keep making this kind of money long term, as Amazon sort of has a reputation with self publishing authors, and not a good one. Were barely told anything, have our books pulled with no explanation, have bugs that cost us thousands of dollars come out of nowhere and de-rail a book with no compensation or apology from Amazon, etc. Anyway, the point isnt to complain, its just that I know this may be a one-time deal, and Id like to save as much of the money Ive earned this year as I can. A friend of my father-in-law mentioned that he used to do contracting work several years ago and set up an S corp much like I have, but he paid himself in dividends, and according to him, this drastically changes how the money would be taxed. Im extremely curious if theres any truth to this, or if anyone has a general idea of how I could handle this situation to avoid paying more tax than I have to. Im obviously not wanting to do anything outside the law, but if theres a legal way to reduce how much I need to pay, even by a few percent, Im all ears. Assistant: Ive talked to two CPAs so far about my tax options...but I really wanted to talk to some unqualified strangers. Dude, with that kind of money, listen to the CPAs. Human: What youre saying is fair, but its worth mentioning that I got the distinct impression both CPAs I talked with hadnt handled a client with that kind of money before. The first one especially so. He kind of raised his eyebrows when I brought up the amount, and said a lot of Well I guess you could... Hmm maybe and wasnt very clear at all in what he was saying. The other CPA said shed have to ask around the office to see what people said, so it wasnt like I talked to someone who came across as a professional that knew exactly what was going on. Either way, my goal was to come here because Ive been really impressed in the past with the knowledge on this sub, and I was hoping someone could point me in a direction to pursue with the CPAs.  <response>: This is really run of the mill work for a competent CPA. Just find one youre comfortable working with. 