Family farms come in all shapes and sizes — and so do their needs.
Life insurance can benefit farmers in many phases of their life and business. Our Business Owner Life-stage Design (BOLD) can help identify business strategies they need now, and in the years ahead. And the BOLD Family Farm Strategy lets you tailor solutions specifically to their farm business at any life stage.
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Typically, farmers and their families work the farm operation together, sometimes as soon as a young son or daughter is able to walk. True ownership of a family farm takes many forms — and many farmers don’t intend to “retire” until the earth calls them home. This makes farm succession and exit planning unique.
While many farmers know and hear about the importance of estate planning, the discussions are more underlying understandings, rather than directly communicated or written out. This is where your financial guidance can be critical to the proper strategies needed to pass the farm onto successive generations.
Even though your client may have placed estate planning as the highest priority, generating and funding effective succession strategies can take years.
Your clients generally have two choices: pass the farm to family members or find the right buyer for the operation.
Farmers are business owners who may look to you for help with:
Your business owner clients need life-stage specific tools. We’ll help you find the right solution.
View the step-by-step processLife insurance products contain fees, such as mortality and expense charges, (which may increase over time) and may contain restrictions, such as surrender periods.
Please keep in mind that the primary reason for purchasing life insurance is the death benefit.
Additional agreements may be available. Agreements may be subject to additional costs and restrictions. Agreements may not be available in all states or may exist under a different name in various states and may not be available in combination with other agreements.
Policy loans and withdrawals may create an adverse tax result in the event of lapse or policy surrender and will reduce both the surrender value and death benefit. Withdrawals may be subject to taxation within the first fifteen years of the contract. Clients should consult their tax advisor when considering taking a policy loan or withdrawal.
The Policy Design chosen may impact the tax status of the policy. If too much premium is paid, the policy could become a modified endowment contract (MEC). Distributions from a MEC may be taxable and if the taxpayer is under the age of 59 ½ may also be subject to an additional 10% penalty tax.
An annuity is intended to be a long-term, tax-deferred retirement vehicle. Earnings are taxable as ordinary income when distributed, and if withdrawn before age 59½, may be subject to a 10% federal tax penalty. If the annuity will fund an IRA or other tax qualified plan, the tax deferral feature offers no additional value. Qualified distributions from a Roth IRA are generally excluded from gross income, but taxes and penalties may apply to non-qualified distributions. Please consult a tax advisor for specific information. There are charges and expenses associated with annuities, such as surrender charges (deferred sales charges) for early withdrawals.
This information may contain a general discussion of the relevant federal tax laws. It is not intended for, nor can it be used by any taxpayer for the purpose of avoiding federal tax penalties. This information is provided to support the promotion or marketing of ideas that may benefit a taxpayer. Taxpayers should seek the advice of their own tax and legal advisors regarding any tax and legal issues applicable to their specific circumstances.
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