vertical privity. 1  The legal relationship between links in a productâs distribution chain. 2  The privity between a person who signs a contract containing a restrictive clause and the person acquiring the property that is so restricted.
The taxation of life insurance proceeds or endowment policy proceeds payable during the insured`s lifetime is governed by Code 72, the same section that governs the taxation of the payments received under annuity contracts.here the proceeds of an endowment or surrendered policy are paid during life in a lump sum, any excess of such proceeds over the cost of the policy is taxable income [I.R.C. 72(e); Reg. 1.72-11(d)]. The gain is considered ordinary income and not capital gain.
Of course, many factors determine growth, but the tax rate on capital gains does not appear to be significant. Capital gains may arise from risky investments, and a lower capital gains tax rate presumably encourages such risk taking. However, taxing gains while allowing deductions for losses on a symmetric basis reduces risk by reducing the after-tax variance of returns.