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General information on Social Security Retirement Benefits Social Security Retirement Benefits SSA Publication No. 05-10035 A “Snapshot.” SSA Publication No. 05-10006 Social Security Retirement Planner Learn About Social Insurance How benefits are calculated How You Earn Credits. SSA Publication No. 05-10072 Understanding the Benefits. SSA Publication No. 05-10024 Your Retirement Benefit: How It Is Figured. …
Life insurance proceeds from a qualified plan that are payable to the deceased participant’s executor (or estate) are includible in the deceased participant’s gross estate. [IRC §2042(1)] If the proceeds are payable to a beneficiary, they are included in the deceased participant’s gross estate only if the decedent possessed incidents of ownership in the policy …
Death benefits payable from tax-qualified retirement plans are subject to two types of taxation: (1) estate tax as a part of the deceased participant’s gross estate and (2) income tax to the recipient/beneficiary. Death benefits from tax-qualified retirement plans are income with respect to a decedent. [IRC §691] The impact upon the recipient is softened, …
Both estate tax and income tax results should be considered in planning qualified retirement plan benefits and IRAs. Both IRAs and qualified retirement plan benefits are includible in a plan participant’s or IRA owner’s gross estate; however, if those benefits are willed to the participant’s/owner’s spouse, the marital deduction will eliminate estate tax on such …
