Description: The year 1990 was marked by a major tax increase for life insurance companies, introducing the DAC tax, with the passage of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990. This paper refers to documentation that provides a clear consice summary of the 1990 Tax Act.

Description: U.S. corporate federal income taxation of life insurance companies underwent a major revision several years ago with the adoption of the 1984 Tax Act, following two years of stopgap taxation under TEFRA '1982 Tax Act'. This paper highlights the SOA study notes, a text of the IASA and other documents that provide a comprehensive introduction to life insurance company taxation.

Description: As part of tax reform introduced effective at the beginning of 1988, a major revision of the taxation of life insurance companies operating in Canada occurred. This guide highlights specific legislation, discussion papers, policyholder taxation and history of such legislation.