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modo

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does a beneficiary have to pay taxes on a life insurance policy recieved because of accidental cause?
 


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modo said:
does a beneficiary have to pay taxes on a life insurance policy recieved because of accidental cause?

My response:

No. Proceeds of a life insurance policy are not "income" and therefore are not taxable. However, if Bush has his way . . .

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