26 CFR 31.3401(a)(14)-1
§ 31.3401(a)(14)-1 Group-term life insurance.
United States · 26 CFR — Internal Revenue · Status: effective
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- 26 CFR 31.3401(a)(14)-1, § 31.3401(a)(14)-1 Group-term life insurance, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/113114
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(a) The cost of group-term life insurance on the life of an employee is excepted from wages, and hence is not subject to withholding. For provisions relating generally to such remuneration, and for reporting requirements with respect to such remuneration, see sections 79 and 6052, respectively, and the regulations thereunder in Part 1 of this chapter (Income Tax Regulations).
(b) The cost of group-term life insurance on the life of an employee's spouse or children is not subject to withholding if it is excludable from the employee's gross income because it is merely incidental. See paragraph (d)(2)(ii)(b) of § 1.61-2 in Part 1 of this chapter (Income Tax Regulations).
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.