Corporation has purchased a key person life insurance policy on its President, a 51% shareholder. President dies. What impact does the key person policy have in determining the value of the President’s gross estate?
Corporation has purchased a key person life insurance policy on its President, a 51% shareholder. President dies. What impact does the key person policy have in determining the value of the President’s gross estate?
A – 51% of the death benefit proceeds will be included in the President’s gross estate
B – 51% of the death benefit proceeds will determine the value of the corporate stock to be included in the President’s gross estate
C – Since the corporation owned the policy, there is no impact on the gross estate
D – As long as the key person is payable to the President’s personal beneficiary, no portion of the death benefit proceeds will be included in the President’s gross estate