A client surrenders a variable annuity contract 5 years after purchase because of poor performance. Any surrender fee imposed:. a. increases cost basis.
b. reduces cost basis.
c. is deductible.
d. is not deductible.

When calculating the bountiful returns that retirees allegedly would glean from stock investments, privateers use rosy projections about a continually booming market. but when predicting bankruptcy for social security, they switch to pessimistic projections of a low-growth economy with abnormally low payments into the fund. in fact, far from going broke, social security produces enormous surpluses. from __ to americans paid more in social security taxes than were paid out in benefits. according to the congressional budget office, the social security trust fund will remain solvent until at least social security is the only federal program that produces about $150 billion yearly surplus, the only program that shows every sign of being selfsupporting and solvent for over thirty years to come yet is repeatedly described by its enemies as being in danger of insolvency?

Interest is credited to a fixed annuity no lower than the variable contract rate contract guaranteed rate current rate of inflation prime rate

Asmartphone manufacturing company uses social media to achieve different business objectives. match each social media activity of the company to the objective it the company achieve.