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You have life insurance from a deceased parent and didn't claim on taxes because told didn't have to then was audited and had to pay. do you have to pay tax on life insurance was the audit correct?
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∙ 16y ago
In almost all cases (the exceptions being things involving life insurance as part of executive savings and compensation plans, and other specialized things)...LIFE INSURANCE proceeds are not taxable to the beneficiary. The IRS agent is wrong. Dispute it. It's a basic thing, and he'll be corrected quickly.
Now understand, (a common error made by many), if the beneficiary was the estate of the deceased - the person themselves - (which generally doesn't have much tax considerations anyway, and you got it through the estate....then YOU weren't the beneficiary of the insurance. By the same token, you weren't paid insurance proceeds, but an inheritance..and that probably isn't entirely taxable at least.
Below from the IRS own guidelines:
4.9 Interest/Dividends/Other Types of Income: Life Insurance & Disability Insurance Proceeds Are proceeds paid under a life insurance contract taxable and do they have to be reported as income? Generally, if you receive the proceeds under a life insurance contract because of the death of the insured person the benefits are not taxable income and do not have to be reported. Any interest you receive would be taxable and would need to be reported just like any other interest received. However, if the policy was transferred to you for valuable consideration, the exclusion for the proceeds is limited to the sum of the consideration you paid, additional premiums you paid, and certain other amounts. There are some exceptions to this rule.
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