In 2001, Titoâs Handmade Vodka won the double gold medal for best vodka at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition. That means it was a unanimous decision. That also means that there are judges who are invited to San Francisco every spring to drink for free and that it must be nice to be a judge of such things.
But interest that accrues on a cash value life insurance policy will be considered taxable income, and you should receive a Form 1099 showing the total interest earned each year, he says. Many insurance companies offer policyholders the option of using their interest to buy additional insurance.
1 The policyâs death benefit is taxable for three years after transfer. 2  If you transfer an existing life insurance policy to a trust but die within the next three years, the death benefit is still subject to estate taxes. 3  To avoid this, you can have the trust purchase the policy from the start, so there is no transfer.