Employment taxes apply to all entity forms of operating a business. As a result, employment taxes are a neutral factor in selecting the most tax effective form of operating a business

a. True
b. False
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False
RATIONALE: Employment taxes applicable to payments to owners of businesses are not neutral in the selection of a business form. The self-employment tax applies to the net earnings of a proprietorship and, often, to partnership allocations of income to a partner. Individuals can deduct one-half of the self-employment tax paid. Conversely, payroll taxes (employer and employee) apply to wages paid to a shareholder-employee of a corporation (regular or S), and the corporation can deduct the employer share of payroll taxes paid. Any analysis of the most tax effective form of operating a business must consider these differences in the treatment of employment taxes.

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