The tax
treatment of a policy loan is the same as a withdrawal:
Not exact matches
The 401 (k)
treatment of loans prohibiting sharing in gains is in direct contrast to the advantage
of borrowing from a mutual company offering a participating whole life insurance
policy which will continue to pay dividends at normal rates regardless
of outstanding
loans.
A certain class
of policies receives less favorable tax
treatment than what is described above when taking
loans and distributions and may be subject to a penalty tax.
Consult a tax advisor for additional information on the tax
treatment of loans or withdrawals from a life insurance
policy.
Consult a tax advisor for more information on the tax
treatment of loans or withdrawals from a life insurance
policy.
TUTORIAL: Introduction To Insurance Cash Value
Loans If you need money for almost anything - paying taxes, supplementing retirement or college savings, funding a medical
treatment or paying for a dream vacation, you can take a
loan out
of your life insurance
policy's cash values in order to satisfy that need.
However, in reality the tax - free
treatment of a life insurance
policy loan is not actually a preference for life insurance under the tax code, but the simple recognition that ultimately a
policy loan is just a personal
loan between the life insurance company and the policyowner, for which the life insurance cash value is collateral.
In reality, though, the «tax - favored»
treatment of a life insurance
policy loan is not actually unique or specific to life insurance.