GroundRules
26 CFR 31.3401(a)(14)-1: (a)(14)-1 Group-term life insurance.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 26—Internal Revenue
- CHAPTER I—INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
- SUBCHAPTER C—EMPLOYMENT TAXES AND COLLECTION OF INCOME TAX AT SOURCE
- PART 31—EMPLOYMENT TAXES AND COLLECTION OF INCOME TAX AT SOURCE
- Subpart E—Collection of Income Tax at Source
(a) The cost of group-term life insurance on the life of an employee is excepted from wages, and hence is not subject to withholding. For provisions relating generally to such remuneration, and for reporting requirements with respect to such remuneration, see sections 79 and 6052, respectively, and the regulations thereunder in Part 1 of this chapter (Income Tax Regulations).
(b) The cost of group-term life insurance on the life of an employee's spouse or children is not subject to withholding if it is excludable from the employee's gross income because it is merely incidental. See paragraph (d)(2)(ii)(b) of § 1.61-2 in Part 1 of this chapter (Income Tax Regulations).
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