Earnings on
annuities during the accumulation phase are income tax deferred until distributed.
Perhaps the biggest advantage to an annuity is that you pay no taxes on the income and investment gains of funds placed into
an annuity during the accumulation phase of a deferred annuity.
Earnings on
annuities during the accumulation phase are income tax deferred until distributed.
Not exact matches
Most fixed
annuities have two
phases: the
accumulation phase,
during which your investments have the potential to grow tax - deferred and the distribution
phase (also known as annuitization),
during which you receive income payments or a lump - sum payment.
During the
accumulation phase, the account will be set up to grow cash value based upon the formula selected by the
annuity owner.
Variable
annuities provide that the premium is deposited into a separate account from the company's general portfolio account
during the
accumulation phase.
During the
accumulation phase of a variable
annuity, money paid into the contract (called a premium) is allocated to investment portfolios (called subaccounts) where earnings have the potential to grow tax - deferred.
Any money in an
annuity grows tax - free
during the
accumulation phase.
With a deferred
annuity, you make regular premium payments to an insurance company over a period of time and allow the funds to build and earn interest
during the
accumulation phase.
You can withdraw
annuity principal
during the
accumulation phase of the plan if you wish.
A withdrawal or surrender of an
annuity account
during the
accumulation phase, which is usually around 7 years, will generally result in a surrender charge penalty from the insurance company.
This guarantees that, should the investor die
during the
accumulation phase of the variable
annuity, the account owner's beneficiary will receive at least the amount of the investor's contributions minus withdrawals or the current market value of the account.
Deferred
annuities grow capital by investment in the
accumulation phase (or deferral
phase) and make payments
during the distribution
phase.
A single premium deferred
annuity (SPDA) allows a single deposit or premium at the issue of the
annuity with only investment growth
during the
accumulation phase.
In the case of unit - linked pension or
annuity products, the new rules bar any partial withdrawal
during the
accumulation phase and the insurer is required to convert the accumulated fund value into an
annuity at the vesting date.
If death occurred
during the
accumulation phase, prior to annuitization, all of the
annuity's value is added to the estate.
In deferred
annuity, there is usually an
accumulation phase which is till the vesting age,
during which the annuitant has to pay premiums.