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.
the reduced 15 % tax rate on qualified dividends and long term capital gains previously scheduled to expire in 2008 was extended through 2010 as a result of the tax increase prevention and reconciliation act of 2005 signed into law by president george w bushhort term capital gains are taxed at the investor s ordinary income tax rate and are defined as investments held for a year or less before being sold long term capital gains which are gains on dispositions of assets held for more than one year are taxed at a lower rate than short term gains