Income Tax Fundamentals 2020
38th Edition
ISBN: 9780357391129
Author: WHITTENBURG
Publisher: Cengage
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Don Driller, who is 56 years old, is provided with $120,000 of group-term life insurance by his employer. Based on the IRS uniform premium cost table Don's required contribution to the cost of the policy is $0. His employer pays the entire cost. Don was covered for the full 12 months of 2018. How much of the cost must Don include in his income for 2018?
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