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Businesses -- for long-term care funding solutions
The Situation
Can I afford the risk of paying $100,000 to $200,000 per year for the costs of long-term care services from my retirement assets or income? Would I even want to?
 Current costs of long-term care (LTC) services average $55,000 per year, or $275,500 over 5-years. LTC costs have been increasing at a 5% compound rate per year.
 LTC costs can quickly erode available sources of income -- forced liquidation of assets and/or income over a 3 to 5 year period or longer -- and create unpalatable tax consequences…resulting in greatly reduced income, quality of lifestyle and loss of assets/income designated for your family.
 What are the odds of needing long-term care services?
 1 in 240 Chance of a severe auto accident
 1 in 1,200 Chance of a severe house fire
1 in 2 Chance of requiring LTC services
1 out of 2 baby boomers and seniors will require some level of LTC services after age 65 and 3 out of 4 of the same group will require care at home¹.
 LTC services are not just for seniors. People age 18 to 64 account for 40% of today's care² (e.g., heart attack, accident, stroke, cancer, etc.).
1 HIAA, "LONG TERM CARE: Knowing the risk, paying the price", 1997
² Health Insurance Association of America, Guide to Long Term Healthcare Insurance, 1999
The Solution -- Tax-deductible dollars for risk-transfer 
As a corporation you have major tax-advantages and flexible options in implementing an Executive carve-out long-term care insurance plan for you and your key people
100% tax-deductible - Premiums paid for owners and spouses, “participant-selective” employees and their spouses and/or parents/in-laws and retirees are treated as a business expense (accident & health benefits)
No taxable income to key employee - Premiums paid by the corporation are not added to the participant recipient's gross income (unless it is for non-dependent parents/in-laws)
Benefits are tax-free - Proceeds paid at time of claim are income tax-free
“Participant-selective” - You can also choose which key employees can participate, aside from yourselves, or none at all.
Note: I.R.C. Sections: 162(a); 106(a); 7702B(a)(3); 7702(d); 7702B(a)(2); and 7702B(a)(2)(c)
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