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A personal non-registered permanent life insurance policy on Liam, a 40-year-old engineer in Montreal, has accumulated a Cash Surrender Value (CSV) of $80,000 and an Adjusted Cost Basis (ACB) of $60,000. Three years later, Liam decides to surrender the policy when the CSV is $95,000 and the ACB is $68,000. How much is the taxable policy gain upon surrender?

A taxable policy gain upon surrender is calculated as the Cash Surrender Value (CSV) minus the Adjusted Cost Basis (ACB). In this case, $95,000 (CSV) - $68,000

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Question: A personal non-registered permanent life insurance policy on Liam, a 40-year-old engineer in Montreal, has accumulated a Cash Surrender Value (CSV) of $80,000 and an Adjusted Cost Basis (ACB) of $60,000. Three years later, Liam decides to surrender the policy when the CSV is $95,000 and the ACB is $68,000. How much is the taxable policy gain upon surrender?

Answer options: ✅ $27,000

  • $35,000
  • $15,000
  • $20,000

Correct answer: $27,000

Explanation: A taxable policy gain upon surrender is calculated as the Cash Surrender Value (CSV) minus the Adjusted Cost Basis (ACB). In this case, $95,000 (CSV) - $68,000 (ACB) = $27,000. This gain is fully taxable as income.

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