Any earnings are tax
deferred during the accumulation period.
Not exact matches
With some
deferred annuities,
during the
accumulation period you are allowed to withdraw a percentage of the principal and earnings without incurring surrender charges.
During the
accumulation, or deferral,
period your money will be invested with an insurance company and grow on a tax -
deferred basis.
Second, the tax treatment describe here applies only to
deferred annuities (contracts that have an
accumulation period,
during which your money earns interest; immediate annuities, which provide an income beginning within one year of purchase, get very different tax treatment and do not present the issues described here.
Technically, even though annuities provide for tax -
deferred accumulation, DIAs are not
accumulation annuities, so there isn't actually anything to tax
during the deferral
period.
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.
With a
deferred annuity, you typically make a series of premium payments
during the
accumulation period.
Depending on the type of annuity purchased, these products will also allow for tax -
deferred buildup of funds
during the «
accumulation»
period.