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When you purchase an annuity, you can name one or more beneficiaries who will inherit it after you pass away. Your annuity beneficiary can be a spouse, child, parent, sibling or another relative.
Some annuity payments end upon the owner’s death, while others offer death benefits.
Annuity death benefits. An annuity’s death benefit guarantees a payout to a designated beneficiary after the owner passes away. However, the specifics of this benefit can vary depending on the ...
Under IRC § 1014(a), which applies to an asset that a person (the beneficiary) receives from a giver (the benefactor) after the benefactor dies, the general rule is that the beneficiary's basis equals the fair market value of the asset at the time the benefactor dies. This can result in a stepped-up basis or a stepped-down basis.
The U.S. federal estate and gift tax marital deduction is only available if the surviving spouse is a U.S. citizen. For a surviving spouse who is not a U.S. citizen, a bequest through a Qualified Domestic Trust defers estate tax until the principal is distributed by the trustee, a U.S. citizen or corporation who also withholds the estate tax.
The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) is a law passed by the U.S. Congress on a reconciliation basis and signed by President Ronald Reagan that, among other things, mandates an insurance program which gives some employees the ability to continue health insurance coverage after leaving employment. COBRA includes ...
A straight life annuity is a form of annuity that makes payments for a single person's life. It does not pay a death benefit, nor does it pay spousal benefits. The annuity payments end when the ...
At the end of a specified time, any remaining value in the trust is passed on to a beneficiary of the trust as a gift. Beneficiaries are generally close family members of the grantor, such as children or grandchildren, who are prohibited from being named beneficiaries of another estate freeze technique, the grantor-retained income trust.