§ 801 Tax imposed

OLRC 119-134 · eCFR 2026-10-19 · 7 regs · 2 amending Acts · cited by 6 sections

Enacted 1984 · Pub. L. 98-369 Amended · 2 Acts

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  • A prior section 801, added Pub. L. 86–69, § 2(a), June 25, 1959, 73 Stat. 112; amended Pub. L. 87–858, § 3(a), Oct. 23, 1962, 76 Stat. 1134; Pub. L. 91–172, title I, § 121(b)(5)(B), Dec. 30, 1969, 83 Stat. 541; Pub. L. 93–406, title II, § 2002(g)(11), Sept. 2, 1974, 88 Stat. 970; Pub. L. 94–455, title XV, § 1505(a), title XIX, §§ 1901(c)(6), 1906(b)(13)(A), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1738, 1803, 1834; Pub. L. 95–600, title VII, § 703(j)(4), Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2941, defined “life insurance company” and related terms, prior to the general revision of this part by Pub. L. 98–369, § 211(a). See section 816 of this title.
  • Another prior section 801, acts Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 255; Mar. 13, 1956, ch. 83, § 2, 70 Stat. 36, contained provisions similar to this section, prior to the the general revision of this part by Pub. L. 86–69, § 2(a).
  • A prior section 802, added Pub. L. 86–69, § 2(a), June 25, 1959, 73 Stat. 115; amended Pub. L. 87–858, § 3(b)(1), Oct. 23, 1962, 76 Stat. 1136; Pub. L. 88–272, title II, § 235(c)(1), Feb. 26, 1964, 78 Stat. 126; Pub. L. 91–172, title V, § 511(c)(1), Dec. 30, 1969, 83 Stat. 637; Pub. L. 94–455, title XIX, § 1901(a)(95), (b)(33)(E), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1780, 1801; Pub. L. 95–600, title III, § 301(b)(8), Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2821, contained provisions similar to this section, prior to the general revision of this part by Pub. L. 98–369, § 211(a).
  • Another prior section 802, acts Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 255; Mar. 13, 1956, ch. 83, § 2, 70 Stat. 38; July 24, 1956, ch. 696, §§ 1, 2(b), 70 Stat. 633; Mar. 17, 1958, Pub. L. 85–345, §§ 1, 2(a), 72 Stat. 36, contained provision similar to this section, prior to the general revision of this part by Pub. L. 86–69, § 2(a).
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(a) Tax imposed A tax is hereby imposed for each taxable year on the life insurance company taxable income of every life insurance company. Such tax shall consist of a tax computed as provided in section 11 as though the life insurance company taxable income were the taxable income referred to in section 11.

Amended 1986, 2017
  • 2017 Pub. L. 115-97 Pub. L. 115–97, § 13001(b)(2)(G), struck out par. (1) designation and heading “In general” and struck out par. (2) which related to alternative tax in case of capital gains.
  • 2017 Pub. L. 115-97 Pub. L. 115–97, § 13512(b)(3), which directed striking out subpar. (C) of par. (2), could not be executed because of the prior amendment by section 13001(b)(2)(G) of Pub. L. 115–97, which struck out par. (2). See above.
  • 1986 Pub. L. 99-514 Pub. L. 99–514 substituted “the amount allowable as a deduction under paragraph (2)” for “the amounts allowable as deductions under paragraphs (2) and (3)” in text and struck from heading “special life insurance company deduction and” before “small”.
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    (b) Life insurance company taxable income For purposes of this part, the term “life insurance company taxable income” means—

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      (1) life insurance gross income, reduced by

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        (2) life insurance deductions.

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