Yes. You don’t need to be moving $ to have a profit or loss. You could take your salary in sacks of potatoes. You still owe the government taxes on the fair market value of your pile of potatoes.
A while back there was a big fuss because executives were caught not paying tax on the fair market value of extra perks they were getting like use of the corporate jet on the weekends for trips to the beach house. Anything that’s not purely a business expense is considered compensation and is taxable.
