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Internal Revenue Code · 26 U.S.C.

§ 6039I. Returns and records with respect to employer-owned life insurance contracts

In force Text current through Public Law 119-121 (October 9, 2026) release point 119-121

Official text, no changes From the Office of the Law Revision Counsel, release point 119-121 (current through Public Law 119-121 (October 9, 2026)). Compare it with the official text at uscode.house.gov (external site).

Cite as 26 U.S.C. § 6039I

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Status
In force
Added
August 17, 2006 by Pub. L. 109–280
Length
3 subsections · 238 words · about 1 min to read
(a) In general Every applicable policyholder owning 1 or more employer-owned life insurance contracts issued after the date of the enactment of this section shall file a return (at such time and in such manner as the Secretary shall by regulations prescribe) showing for each year such contracts are owned—
(1) the number of employees of the applicable policyholder at the end of the year,
(2) the number of such employees insured under such contracts at the end of the year,
(3) the total amount of insurance in force at the end of the year under such contracts,
(4) the name, address, and taxpayer identification number of the applicable policyholder and the type of business in which the policyholder is engaged, and
(5) that the applicable policyholder has a valid consent for each insured employee (or, if all such consents are not obtained, the number of insured employees for whom such consent was not obtained).
(b) Recordkeeping requirement

Each applicable policyholder owning 1 or more employer-owned life insurance contracts during any year shall keep such records as may be necessary for purposes of determining whether the requirements of this section and section 101(j) are met.

(c) Definitions

Any term used in this section which is used in section 101(j) shall have the same meaning given such term by section 101(j).

(Added Pub. L. 109–280, title VIII, § 863(b), Aug. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 1023.)

Regulations under this section

Treasury regulations (26 CFR) issued under § 6039I

Cross-references

Computed from the citations in the text of Title 26 and 26 CFR.

This section cites 1 other section

Amendment history

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  1. Added by Pub. L. 109–280

Where it sits in the Code

  1. Subtitle F Procedure and Administration
  2. Chapter 61 INFORMATION AND RETURNS
  3. Subchapter A Returns and Records
  4. Part III INFORMATION RETURNS
  5. Subpart A Information Concerning Persons Subject to Special Provisions

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Official notes

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Editorial Notes

References in Text

The date of the enactment of this section, referred to in subsec. (a), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 109–280, which was approved Aug. 17, 2006.

Effective Date

Section applicable to life insurance contracts issued after Aug. 17, 2006, except for a contract issued after such date pursuant to an exchange described in section 1035 of this title for a contract issued on or prior to that date, and any material change to cause the contract to be treated as a new contract, with exception in the case of a master contract, see section 863(d) of Pub. L. 109–280, set out as an Effective Date of 2006 Amendment note under section 101 of this title.