Description: Discusses the peer-review process as it relates to articles submitted for TAXING TIMES.

Description: The Taxation Section of the Society of Actuaries recently conducted a survey of its members to get a better understanding of how actuaries are being utilized in areas where tax plays a role within the insurance industry. The results of the survey are discussed in this article.

Description: On March 25, 2010, the Treasury and IRS issued Notice 2010-29. The new Notice follows-up Notice 2008-18, in which the Treasury Department Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service IRS identified concerns regarding proposed Actuarial Guideline VACARVM and suggested approaches that might be taken to address those issues. Actuarial Guideline VACARVM was effective, as AG43, beginning on Dec. 31, 2009. This discussion is the fourth in a continuing series of interdisciplinary dialogues in TAXING TIMES on selected tax issues related to proposals regarding principle-based reserves.

Description: Chamberlin's first column as section chair, thanking outgoing chairman Christian DesRochers for his excellent leadership, and also thanking others and encouraging participation.

Description: Updates on partial annuitization and exhanges, prevailing CSO valuation mortality tables, disclosure of offshore accounts through FATCA.

Description: Discusses the problem with the computation of tax reserves for VA contracts with Guaranteed Living Benefit riders that were issued prior to December 31, 2009.

Description: Taxing Times - Supplement to the May 2012 issue

Description: A detailed discussion on Private Letter Ruling 20123009 which states that owners of life insurance contracts in some circumstances want to decrease their death benefits and that the decreases contemplated are not ones resulting from application of a formula or other provision set forth in the contracts.

Description: Highlights of recent American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) activities

Description: Highlights of recent activities of the Taxation Section