• Provide cash to your estate executor / trustee to avoid selling off assets to pay estate
taxes upon the death of the policyholders.
Not exact matches
on life insurance policies release a sizable chunk
of the policy's
death benefit to the
policyholder while he / she is still alive, allowing the usage
of the
death benefit funds on valid diagnosis
of one
of the critical or terminal illnesses stated in the policy.These riders» critical / terminal illness payout is
tax - exempt, and beneficiaries also receive the left over face value, untaxed,
upon the
policyholder's passing.
Case A:
Death of Policyholder The proceeds received by the family member upon death of the policy holder is completely tax free under section 10 (
Death of Policyholder The proceeds received by the family member
upon death of the policy holder is completely tax free under section 10 (
death of the policy holder is completely
tax free under section 10 (10D).
If the
policyholder elects not to have the benefit paid out immediately
upon his
death but instead held by the insurance company for a given period
of time, the beneficiary may have to pay
taxes on the interest generated during that period.
But if you have a spouse or other dependents, or know that you will need coverage
upon your
death to pay estate
taxes, then additional coverage may be necessary if the term policy does not meet the needs
of the
policyholder.