Which of the following statements regarding the use of a corporation as a tax shelter is false?
A. The combination of deferral of individual tax and conversion of ordinary income into capital gain enhanced the attractiveness of corporations as tax shelters.
B. In years in which the individual tax rates were significantly higher than the corporate rates, individuals could reduce the tax on business income by operating as a regular corporation rather than as a passthrough entity.
C. When the top corporate and individual tax rates are equal, the opportunity for individuals to exploit differences between the individual and corporate rate structures is significant.
D. When the top corporate and individual tax rates are equal, corporations are effective tax shelters only if business income is very small and the owners are willing to forgo dividends for a long period of time.
Answer: C
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