Originally Posted by L-Pink

Kind of misleading. Any expense associated with doing business is tax deductible, meaning it reduces the taxable bottom line. The cashier at Pizza Hut, her salary is not taxed by the corporation either. The individual pays taxes to the federal gov. The CEO is taxed on his income instead of the corp, just like a cashier. If the CEO gets stock, it's sold when he sells it.

Don't make it seem like CEO pay isn't taxed, it is.