Description: This paper will provide demonstrations of the following three statements: That the calculation of principles-based reserves should ignore federal income taxes That the currently required statutory deferred tax calculation would need to be changed to permit an appropriate deferred tax asset to accompany such reserve so that the result can be correctly principles-based on a post-tax basis That the Tax DAC, pursuant to Section 848 of the Internal Revenue Code, is effectively a negative tax reserve.

Description: Illustrative impacts on new business profitability of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act for a variety of different life and annuity product types

Description: This article discusses tax and accounting issues that arise under a recently-issued Chief Counsel Advice in which the IRS applied a life insurance company tax rule to a nonlife company that issues life insurance products

Description: The different broad purposes served by the material change concept under federal tax law are outlined. More specific material change and similar issues that are pertinent to particular Code provisions and guidance from the IRS that has addressed those issues are also addressed. In the final part of this article, authors comment on whether any overarching principles can be gleaned that can assist insurers and policy owners in making decisions about whether particular changes can safely be made, and thoughts are offered with respect to future potential IRS guidance that would be helpful as taxpayers navigate these often uncertain waters.

Description: The article provides a summary of the 2017 Tax CUts and Jobs Act provisions that are most important to life insurance companies.

Description: The article discusses the implications of life insurance company taxation as a result of the passage of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 TEFRA. In the analysis, a new classification system was developed based on the amount of Special Deductions allowed under Section 809f of the Tax Code.

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

Description: This paper, chapter IV of the 1987 Valuation Actuary Handbook, presents a discussion and comparison of different financial reporting bases, including statutory, GAAP, modified GAAP for internal management purposes, tax, and appraisals. The author discusses the different audiences for financial information and which reporting bases are important to which audiences. The author also discusses the relationship between the valuation process and both the financial management and pricing processes, and the importance of the actuary’s responsibilities.

Description: This session at the SOA 1990 Annual Meeting looks at proposed and potential tax law changes for insurance companies including 'DAC Tax', stock versus mutual company differences, corporate owned life insurance, and taxing inside build up.

Description: A continuation of the conversation about principle-based reserves (PBR). Actuaries and an attorney discuss revisit federal-income tax-related issues as they relate to PBR.