Which of the following statements is FALSE?

A.

Investors with longer holding periods or with accrued losses face a lower tax rate on equity income, decreasing the effective tax advantage of debt.

B.

Deferring the payment of capital gains taxes lowers the present value of the taxes, which can be interpreted as a lower effective capital gains tax rate.

C.

Investors with accrued losses that they can use to offset gains face a zero effective capital gains tax rate.

D.

Unlike taxes on capital gains or interest income, which are paid annually, taxes on dividends are paid only at the time the investor sells the stock.