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Personal life insurance proceeds are generally paid out free of income taxes as long as the premiums were paid with after-tax dollars. But if a business paid the premiums and deducted the premiums as an operating expense, then the life insurance proceeds would be taxable to the beneficiary.
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∙ 2011-02-27 15:12:52
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If you cash in a life insurance policy do you have to pay taxes on it?
"Insurance and Taxes. No. All proceeds or withdrawals from any insurance policy are not taxable." This is not true. If you cancel a life insurance policy, the growth on the cash value IS TAXABLE. If you do not surrender your policy, the money is taken as a loan and therefore not taxable, but interest that has to be paid back to the insurance company grows.
Can you deduct life insurance premiums on taxes?
No
Taxes on life insurance paid to funeral home?
With a properly named beneficiary there are no federal taxes on life insurance. What exactly are you asking in your question?
Money taken out of a salary for such things as taxes medical insurance and retirement funds are called?
Money taken out of a salary for such things as taxes, insurance, and retirement funds are called deductions.
When are dividends taxed on life insurance?
If you are receiving dividends from a life insurance policy, do you have to pay taxes and what %
Are taxes paid on insurance deductions taken from pay check?
yup
Does the beneficiary of a life insurance policy have to pay taxes on the proceeds?
The answer to the question of whether or not beneficiaries have to pay taxes on the money received from life insurance policies is: no they will not have to.
Do you have to pay taxes on a life insurance pay out IN THE UK?
no
Do you have to pay taxes on your life insurance cash surrender?
no
Do you have to pay taxes when you receive money from a life insurance claim?
If you are an individual who receives the life insurance proceeds, you may not have to pay any federal income taxes on the benefits. If the life insurance policy names a trust as beneficiary, the trust may be subject to estate taxes.
How can you find out if life insurance has been taken out in your name without your knowledge.?
How can you find out if life insurance has been taken out in your name with or without your knowledge.?
Can you deduct life insurance on taxes?
Generally as personally owned life insurance you would not deduct the premiums on your taxes. This would make the normally nontaxable death benefit subject to taxation.
