Tax brackets have an impact on your choice of funding insurance solutions to meet the needs of closely-held corporations and their shareholders!
For example, a corporation in the 15% tax bracket gets to keep 85 cents of every taxable dollar it makes, while an individual in the 35% tax bracket gets to keep only 65 cents of every taxable dollar he or she makes. Sincelife insurance purchased to fund a buy-sell planmust be paid for with after-tax dollars, it may make more sense to pay the premiums with 85 cent dollars as compared to 65 cent dollars.
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Conversely, the marginal tax brackets of the corporation and shareholder-employees can have an impact on the total cost of a selective benefit plan. Benefits provided to corporate employees on a selective basis generally are either tax-deductible by the corporation or are not currently taxable to the employee, but not both. As a result, the relative impact of tax brackets should be considered in selecting a selective executive benefit plan that produces the most advantageous overall tax results.
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Jim Lorenzen is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®professional and An Accredited Investment Fiduciary®in his 21st year of private practice as Founding Principal ofThe Independent Financial Group,a fee-only registered investment advisor with clients located in New York, Florida, and California. He is also licensed for insurance as an independent agent under California license 0C00742. IFG helps specializes in crafting wealth design strategies around life goals by using aproven planning processcoupled with a cost-conscious objective and non-conflicted risk management philosophy.
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