# Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 31, Choosing the Right Entity — Tax Comparison

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Published: 2026-05-28T22:41:20+00:00
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## Resource

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - C Corporations face a 21% entity-level tax, and profits are taxed again as dividends when distributed to shareholders, a concept known as double taxation. - S Corporations are pass-through entities that avoid double taxation, but owner-employees must pay payroll taxes on their reasonable salary. - A key advantage of S Corporations is that distributions of profit beyond the owner's reasonable salary are not subject to self-employment taxes. - The Qualified Business Income (QBI) deduction under Section 199A provides a potential 20% deduction for pass-through entity owners, a benefit not available to C Corporations. - For the Enrolled Agent exam, focus on the federal tax differences between entities, as liability protection is a state-law issue and often a distractor on test questions. For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep

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