Description: A look at the IRS initiative, the Industry Issue Resolution IIR Program, and its requested use to address the tax treatment of hedges of VA contract guarantees. The IIR Program is designed to address tax issues that are common to many business taxpayers and are frequently disputed.

Description: An update from the ACLI staff to keep readers informed about the organization's work on tax issues affecting the life insurance industry.

Description: A discussion of the bill that will require tax reporting of sales of interests in life insurance policies. This bill will require the buyer of an interest in a life insurance policy to report the sale to the Internal Revenue Service and notify the life insurer that issued the policy.

Description: Update on a broad range of insurance and investment tax matters upon which ACLI is working, including: deficiency reserve guidance, IRS guidance on PBR/AG 43, Camp Financial Product Discussion Draft, FATCA and changes to non-forfeiture laws due to low interest rates

Description: This article discusses several issues related to the IRS and taxation. These include partial exchanges of non-qualified annuity contracts, Long Term Care features on Annuity or Life contracts, and the applicability of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act [FATCA] to Life Insurance Campanies and products.

Description: A discussion around the comment letter that the ACLI submitted on the proposed regulations to implement the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA).