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Area of Law: | Insurance Law, Tax Law |
Keywords: | Lump-sum payment; Premium payment by employer; Reimbursement for previous premiums paid |
Jurisdiction: | Federal |
Cited Cases: | None |
Cited Statutes: | None |
Date: | 02/01/2001 |
A lump-sum distribution could be treated the same as any other premium payment by the employer, provided the requirement for its repayment from the policy proceeds remains in effect. In that event, it could be treated as taxable in the year paid to the extent it exceeds the annual term-life value of the policy. Some commentators would take this reasoning a step further and treat the lump-sum payment as part of the interest-free loan to be paid from the policy proceeds at the time of the employee’s death. Michael A. Yuhas & James A. Fellows, The Taxation of Split-Dollar Life Insurance: A Solution to the Dilemma, 75 Taxes 252, 260-6 (May 1997)
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