Taxation

The Internal Revenue Service's first annual inflation adjustment for the Section 831(b) tax election has increased the premium limit for micro-captives to $2.3 million. Effective in 2017, H.R. 34 increased the maximum premium revenue allowable from $1.2 million to $2.2 million, allowing for inflation adjustments in subsequent years. Read More

Following the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act by the US Congress, Captive.com met with Bruce Wright of Eversheds Sutherland to document his take on the primary impacts of the tax law on the captive insurance industry. According to Mr. Wright, a number of the law's provisions may affect captives. Read More

According to A.M. Best, the insurance industry will see overall benefits from the reduced corporate tax rate as a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act once it is signed into law; however, partially offsetting the benefits are certain revenue enhancements that will impact companies. Read More

Recent reports from the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) expose the names of people and companies behind what it alleges are "secret offshore structures" that, in some cases, are used to reduce or avoid taxes. Bermuda has responded to the ICIJ reports to delineate fact from fiction. Read More

Eversheds Sutherland provides its observations on the Republican unified tax framework. The framework is intended to serve as a "template" for the tax-writing committees, the House Ways and Means Committee, and the Senate Finance Committee to draft tax reform legislation. Read More