Section 79

Section 79

Section 79 of the Internal Revenue Code provides that employer contributions to purchase company term life policy receive preferential tax treatment. It also lists specifications that a plan is required to meet before being considered a nondiscriminatory organization term insurance plan for tax purposes.

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