section 831(b)

The Tax Court has issued its long-awaited decision addressing captive insurance arrangements. In Avrahami v. Commissioner, 149 T.C. No. 7 (2017), the Tax Court held that payments made from
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In 2015, the IRS first included micro-captives, or small insurance companies which have elected under section 831(b) to exclude premiums from their income, on its annual dirty dozen list. At
Continue Reading IRS Imposes New Reporting Requirements on Certain Micro-Captives