Free Federal Tax Considerations Practice Questions
Tennessee Life exam — 79 practice questions.
Subtopics: Death benefit, Cash value growth, MEC, Premium deductibility, Death benefit taxation, Dividends taxation, Modified endowment contract, Traditional IRA, Roth IRA, Qualified plan contributions, Rollover vs transfer, 403b, Transfer-for-value rule, Estate inclusion incidents of ownership, Three-year rule, Section 79 group term, Key person policy taxation, Life policy withdrawal basis recovery, Required minimum distributions, SEP IRA, 1035 exchange life-to-life, 401k salary deferral, Policy loan taxation, Surrender gain, Surrender calculation, Lapse with loan, Dividend interest taxation, Estate inclusion transfer, ILIT, Gift tax exclusion 2026, Estate tax exemption 2026, Marital deduction, MEC 7-pay test, MEC death benefit, MEC loans, MEC permanence, Annuity withdrawal exception, Annuity basis recovery, 1035 annuity to life, 1035 same insured, Traditional IRA limit 2026, IRA catch-up 2026, 401k deferral 2026, Super catch-up, IRA contribution earned income, IRA age limit, IRA deductibility, IRA early withdrawal, IRA penalty exceptions, Roth qualified distribution, Roth RMDs, Roth contributions basis, Indirect rollover, One rollover per year, Mandatory withholding, Inherited IRA 10-year rule, RMD failure penalty, RMD age born 1960, ERISA, Qualified plan requirements, Vesting, DC vesting schedules, Defined benefit plan, Defined contribution plan, Profit-sharing plan, SIMPLE plan eligibility, SIMPLE early withdrawal, SEP contributions, Keogh plan, 457 plan, Qualified plan loans, Employer-owned life insurance, Buy-sell premiums, Group term over 50k, Group premium deduction, Transfer for value exceptions, Life settlement taxation
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Sample questions & answers
1. A beneficiary receives a $250,000 life insurance death benefit in one lump sum. For federal income tax purposes, the proceeds are generally:
Excluded from gross income
Under IRC Section 101(a), life insurance proceeds paid by reason of the insured's death are generally excluded from the beneficiary's gross income.
2. The cash value growth inside a permanent life policy is generally:
Tax-deferred while it remains in the policy
Inside buildup of cash value is generally tax-deferred while it remains in the policy; gains can be taxable upon surrender.
3. A life policy overfunded beyond federal limits may be classified as a Modified Endowment Contract (MEC), which mainly changes the tax treatment of:
Loans and withdrawals
A MEC primarily changes the taxation of living distributions (loans and withdrawals), which become taxable on a LIFO basis with possible penalties.
4. Premiums paid for an individual's personal life insurance are generally:
Not deductible
Premiums for personal life insurance are generally not deductible for federal income tax purposes.
Practice: Federal Tax Considerations
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