26 U.S.C. § 6050Y
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- (a)
- (1)Every person who acquires a life insurance contract or any interest in a life insurance contract in a reportable policy sale during any taxable year shall make a return for such taxable year (at such time and in such manner as the Secretary shall prescribe) setting forth—
- (2)Every person required to make a return under this subsection shall furnish to each person whose name is required to be set forth in such return a written statement showing—
- (A)the name, address, and phone number of the information contact of the person required to make such return, and
- (B)the information required to be shown on such return with respect to such person, except that in the case of an issuer of a life insurance contract, such statement is not required to include the information specified in paragraph (1)(E).
- (b)
- (1)Upon receipt of the statement required under subsection (a)(2) or upon notice of a transfer of a life insurance contract to a foreign person, each issuer of a life insurance contract shall make a return (at such time and in such manner as the Secretary shall prescribe) setting forth—
- (2)Every person required to make a return under this subsection shall furnish to each person whose name is required to be set forth in such return a written statement showing—
- (c)
- (1)Every person who makes a payment of reportable death benefits during any taxable year shall make a return for such taxable year (at such time and in such manner as the Secretary shall prescribe) setting forth—
- (A)the name, address, and TIN of the person making such payment,
- (B)the name, address, and TIN of each recipient of such payment,
- (C)the date of each such payment,
- (D)the gross amount of each such payment, and
- (E)such person’s estimate of the investment in the contract (as defined in section 72(e)(6)) with respect to the buyer.
- (2)Every person required to make a return under this subsection shall furnish to each person whose name is required to be set forth in such return a written statement showing—
- (1)Every person who makes a payment of reportable death benefits during any taxable year shall make a return for such taxable year (at such time and in such manner as the Secretary shall prescribe) setting forth—
- (d)For purposes of this section:
- (1)The term “payment” means, with respect to any reportable policy sale, the amount of cash and the fair market value of any consideration transferred in the sale.
- (2)The term “reportable policy sale” has the meaning given such term in section 101(a)(3)(B).
- (3)The term “issuer” means any life insurance company that bears the risk with respect to a life insurance contract on the date any return or statement is required to be made under this section.
- (4)The term “reportable death benefits” means amounts paid by reason of the death of the insured under a life insurance contract that has been transferred in a reportable policy sale.