Health and Life Insurance

Category - Tax Issues

The group term life insurance premiums paid by an employer for up to $50,000 of coverage are considered to be a(n) __________.
  1. Taxable benefit to the employer
  2. Taxable benefit to the employee
  3. Tax free benefit to the employee
  4. Tax deferred benefit to the employee
Explanation
Answer: C - The group term life insurance premiums that are paid by an employer for up to $50,000 of coverage are considered to be a tax free benefit to the employee. Premiums that are paid by the employer for coverage that exceeds $50,000 are considered taxable income to the employee. This amount of income must be reported on the employee's annual tax return.
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