Will my beneficiaries have to pay income tax on the death benefit?

No. Death benefits are tax-free to your beneficiaries. However, in the event you outlive your beneficiaries, the death benefit will be paid to your estate and subject to estate taxes.
Hence, it is important to stay current with your beneficiary information, as well as, to name a secondary, or contingent, beneficiary in case you outlive your primary.



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