The proceeds upon your death, though,
avoid estate taxation and are sheltered from creditors.
The gains on the annuity contract still will be income taxable to the beneficiary and will
avoid estate taxation only if the annuitant's spouse is the beneficiary and is a United States citizen.
Not exact matches
For
estate tax planning and business continuity succession planning purposes,
taxation is a negative result to be
avoided.
And again, if you transfer the policy less than three years before you die, it's still considered part of your
estate, and if the
estate is subject to
taxation, your beneficiary won't be able to
avoid the
estate tax.
Generally speaking the policy must be owned by someone other than the insured for at least three years prior to death in order to
avoid taxation as part of the
estate.
For
estate tax planning and business continuity succession planning purposes,
taxation is a negative result to be
avoided.
Trust funds
avoid taxation of the policy as it is paid out to your
estate as well, allowing your child to receive more of the money, and in a method that gives them the most benefit.