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IRS: Yes, 2009 Was Hard on Agents
By Allison BellThe Internal Revenue Service has published new, detailed sole proprietorship return data for 2009 that hint at how tough 2009 was for small and midsize insurance agencies and brokerage firms.
August 18, 2011
IRS Finally Issues Guidance on 2010 Estate TaxEstates of decedents who died in 2010 finally have guidance from the IRS on how to opt out of estate tax treatment and allocate carryover basis to estate property.
August 17, 2011
IRS Adds Variable Annuity Issues to To-Do ListTax accounting issues of interest to variable annuity issuers have made it onto the guidance development project list at the Internal Revenue Service.
August 16, 2011
IRS Adds Variable Annuity Issues to To-Do ListTax accounting issues of interest to variable annuity issuers have made it onto the guidance development project list at the Internal Revenue Service.
August 15, 2011
IRS Releases Annuity-LTC Exchange GuidanceThe Internal Revenue Service has come out with a document, IRS Notice 2011-68, that discusses the tax rules that apply to annuity-long term care benefits hybrids and exchanges of annuity cash surrender value for qualified LTC insurance.
August 14, 2011
IRS Releases Annuity-LTC Exchange GuidanceThe Internal Revenue Service has come out with a document, IRS Notice 2011-68, that discusses the tax rules that apply to annuity-long term care benefits hybrids and exchanges of annuity cash surrender value for qualified LTC insurance.
August 11, 2011
IRS Completes Actuarial Table RegsThe Internal Revenue Service has replaced temporary life and annuity actuarial table regulations with final regulations.
August 10, 2011
IRS Completes Actuarial Table RegsThe Internal Revenue Service has replaced temporary life and annuity actuarial table regulations with final regulations.