Jason receives semiannual annuity checks of $4,500. Jason purchased the annuity five years ago for $110,000 when

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Jason receives semiannual annuity checks of $4,500. Jason purchased the annuity five years ago for $110,000 when his expected return under the annuity was $200,000. How much of Jason’s total annual payment is a nontaxable return of capital?
a. $9,000
b. $4,950
c. $4,050
d. Zero

Annuity
An annuity is a series of equal payment made at equal intervals during a period of time. In other words annuity is a contract between insurer and insurance company in which insurer make a lump-sum payment or a series of payment and, in return,...
Expected Return
The expected return is the profit or loss an investor anticipates on an investment that has known or anticipated rates of return (RoR). It is calculated by multiplying potential outcomes by the chances of them occurring and then totaling these...
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Taxation For Decision Makers 2019

ISBN: 9781119497288

9th Edition

Authors: Shirley Dennis Escoffier, Karen A. Fortin

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