Penguin Corporation,a C Corporation,has Two Equal Shareholders,Bob and Leo

Multiple Choice

Penguin Corporation,a C corporation,has two equal shareholders,Bob and Leo.Penguin earned $100,000 net profit during its first year of operations and paid a dividend of $50,000 to each shareholder.Before considering the dividend,Bob is in the 10% marginal tax bracket and Leo is in the 28% marginal tax bracket.Which of the following statements is incorrect?

A) $100,000 will be subject to double taxation.
B) Penguin could have avoided paying corporate tax if, instead of paying a dividend, it had paid Bob and Leo a salary of $50,000 each (assuming a $50,000 salary for each is reasonable) .
C) A preferential tax rate will apply to the dividend income of both Bob and Leo.
D) If Penguin had paid Bob and Leo a salary of $50,000 each, Bob would have paid less Federal income tax on his salary than Leo would have paid on his salary.
E) None of the above.