Aworker may prefer to be treated as an independent contractor (rather than an employee) for which of thefollowing reasons:
a. avoids the cutback adjustment as to business meals.
b. all of the self-employment tax is deductible for income tax purposes.
c. work-related expenses are not subject to the 2%-of-agi floor.
d. a schedule c does not have to be filed.
e. none of the above

Garrett is an executive vice president at samm hardware. he researches a proposal by a larger company, maximum hardware, to combine the two companies. by analyzing past performance, conducting focus groups, and interviewing maximum employees, garrett concludes that maximum has poor profit margins, sells shoddy merchandise, and treats customers poorly. what actions should garrett and samm hardware take? a. turn down the acquisition offer and prepare to resist a hostile takeover. b. attempt a friendly merger and use managerial hubris to improve results at maximum. c. welcome the acquisition and use knowledge transfer to impart sam hardware's management practices. d. do nothing; the two companies cannot combine without samm hardware's explicit consent.