The following article discusses the risk involved in treating partners as employees. One of the primary risks involved in the article relates to employment tax issues. Review the article and “Transactions between Partners and Partnerships” on page 21-39 in the text. From your review discuss at least one reason you feel the IRS has repeatedly opposed the treatment of a partner as a partner and an employee. Provide at least one scenario where a partner can be treated as an employee without any consequences. Below is the link to the article for the discussion, “Treating partners as employees: Risks to consider.” http://www.journalofaccountancy.com/Issues/2014/Aug/20149676

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