S-Corp Reasonable Salary
I understand as a shareholder of an S-Corp you are supposed to pay yourself a reasonable salary for work performed on behalf of the business. You cannot pay distributions until you first pay yourself a salary.
But, what about if you don't take any money out of the business or you take very little out, and treat that as salary. I was reading IRS fact sheet 2008-25 and it would seem to me that the IRS cannot compel someone to take a salary. What do our resident tax gurus have to say about this?