All must be answered true or false with appropriate reasons.
(1) An S corporation shareholder's stock basis is increased by that shareholder's share of corporate profits, but not by a share of increases in corporate liabilities.
(2) The general objective of the tax on unrelated business income is to tax such income as if the entity were a corporation.
(3) An effective way for all regular (C) corporations to avoid double taxation is not to make dividend distributions.
(4) A partner's basis for a partnership interest is increased by that partner's share of profits, whereas a shareholder's stock basis in a regular (C) corporation is not affected by the amount of retained corporate profits.