Tax Benefits Of Life Insurance


Definition of "Tax benefits of life insurance"

John Collinge
  Remax Dynamic Properties

Tax advantages of investing in life insurance fall into two main areas: tax deferral on untaxed buildup of earnings in such cash value policies as whole life insurance and annuities, and exclusion from federal income tax of the proceeds of a death benefit of an insurance policy.



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