TITLE 26. INTERNAL REVENUE CODE § 72. Annuities; certain proceeds of endowment and life insurance contracts. [Effective until December 27, 2025], 26 USCS § 72

Summary

(a) General rules for annuities.

(1) Income inclusion. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter [26 USCS §§ 1 et seq.], gross income includes any amount received as an annuity (whether for a period certain or during one or more lives) under an annuity, endowment, or life insurance contract.

(2) Partial annuitization. If any amount is received as an annuity for a period of 10 years or more or during one or more lives under any portion of an annuity, endowment, or life insurance contract—

(A) such portion shall be treated as a separate contract for purposes of this section,

(B) for purposes of applying subsections (b), (c), and (e), the investment in the contract shall be allocated pro rata between each portion of the contract from which amounts are received as an annuity and the portion of the contract from which amounts are not received as an annuity, and

(C) a separate annuity starting date under subsection (c)(4) shall be determined with respect to each portion of the contract from which ...