Free Federal Tax Considerations Practice Questions
West Virginia Life, Accident & Health exam — 46 practice questions.
Subtopics: Cash value taxation, Exclusion ratio, Life insurance, Annuities, Premium deductibility, Policy dividends, Disability benefits, Group term life, Executive bonus, Qualified plans, Nonqualified plans, Health insurance, Disability income, HSA, Long-term care, 1035 exchanges
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Sample questions & answers
1. The growth of cash value inside a life insurance policy is generally:
Tax-deferred while it stays in the policy
Cash value generally grows tax-deferred while it remains in the policy, with taxation possible only on certain distributions.
2. The exclusion ratio for a nonqualified annuity is used to determine:
The portion of each payment that is a tax-free return of principal
The exclusion ratio identifies the part of each annuity payment that is a tax-free return of the owner's cost basis.
3. Life insurance death benefits paid to a named beneficiary in a lump sum are generally:
Received income-tax-free
Lump-sum death benefits are generally received free of federal income tax by the beneficiary.
4. The growth of cash value inside a permanent life insurance policy is generally:
Tax-deferred while it remains in the policy
Cash value grows tax-deferred; a taxable gain may arise only if the policy is surrendered for more than its cost basis.
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