Description: The Taxing Times editor discusses what is in the current issue as well as Obama adminstration tax proposals affecting the insurance industry such as notification requirements and COLI. Also mentioned are IRS expected guidance on deficiency reservs and 7702 defining cash surrender value.

Description: Three tax-related articles of interest to those associated with smaller insurance companies.

Description: This article discusses recent proposals made by the American Council of Life Insurers related to: life insurance reserves annuity reserves and risk-based capital risk-based capital for investments and accounting for Deferred Tax 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: Discusses Schedule UTP, “Uncertain Tax Positions,” issued by the IRS, in detail.

Description: Update to initial article in Sept. 2007 issue, because of two new revenue rulings: Rev. Rul. 2007-54, 2007-38 I.R.B. 604 and Rev. Rul. 2007-61, 2007-42 I.R.B. 799.

Description: This discussion looks at the latest developments in the U.S. federal taxation of life insurance companies. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1959, Vol. 11, No. 29 AB.

Description: 1992 Valuation Actuary Symposium addresses three tax issues from the Deficit Reducation Act - DEFRA including the cost-of-living adjustment - COLA benefit in the disabled life reserve calculation, recognizing reinsurance in the tax reserve calculation and deferred and uncollected premium reserve adjustments in health insurance. It also covers recent reinsurance developments.

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: Examines the Treasury Department and IRS guidance in determining whether a financial arrangement qualifies as insurance under federal tax law. It concerns the concepts of fortuity, homogeneity, and risk distribution, among others.