Description: Two relatively recent developments have heightened tax managers’ anxiety concerning the possible disclosure of tax accrual workpapers.

Description: Comparison of statutory and tax accounting rules in treatment of non-performing assets.

Description: Discussions on: 1. tax deductability of surrender losses of life insurance contracts 2. the IRS questioning of the immediate drop in asset values for variable product valuations 3. the analysis of risk distribution in the context of reinsurance and 4. Life Company Net Operating Loss NOL Carryback.

Description: Editor highlights three of the issue's articles and gives thanks to the departing assistant editor.

Description: This panel at the SOA 1982 Orlando Spring Meeting discusses tax parity for individual life insurance companies and products. The focus is on some of the very basic issues of taxation as the industry begins planning for a longer range solution to the issues posed by the current tax structure.

Description: This session from the 1983 SOA Hollywood, Florida Meeting reviews updates to federal taxation legislation relating to insurance including pensions and ERISA, 401k plans, employee benefit plan taxation and new code Section 7702. From Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 9, No. 4.

Description: This session discussion is about FAS 96, the timing and measurement of the deferred tax effects, alternative minimum tax considerations, worksheets versus models, small company effective tax rate, consolidation returns and incorporating future tax strategies. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 15, No. 2.

Description: Experts discuss: [1] an overview of U.S. taxation of life-insurance income from 'controlled foreign corporations' [CFCs], [2] the actuarial aspects of the taxation of CFCs, and [3] taxation issues relative to minority-owned [not 'controlled'] foreign corporations. From the 1997 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 3.

Description: The article discusses the practical impact of recently Rev. Rul. 2014-7, which modified and supercedes Rev. Rul. 2007-54 by republishing the position of what variable annuity contract reserves are taken into for tax purposes without addressing the issue of how to calculate required interest for separate accounts; Rev. Rul. 2014-7 also obsoleted Rev. Rul. 2007-61, which had suspended Rev. Rul. 2007-54.

Description: Frequently Asked Questions on tax reserve methods and assumptions, based on law in effect prior to 12/31/2017.