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A business valued at $2,000,000 has 4 partners. Each of the 4 partners buys a a $180,000 life insurance policy for purposes of a buy-sell agreement on each of the other partners. Which of the following is/are true?
1. This is an example of an entity purchase plan.
2. This is an example of a cross purchase plan.
3. The buy-sell agreement is over-funded.
Group of answer choices
2 only
1 only
2 and 3 only
1 and 3 only
Answer 2 &3 are true
In case of business entity purchase plan, the insurance is purchased by the business entity, but in case of cross purchase plan of a buy sell agreement, the partners takes insurance on the life of the other partners so that the deceased partner stake can be purchased from his estate.
The value of business $2,000,000 with 4 partners.. so each partners share = $2000000/4 = $500000. Thus each partners takes the life insurance of remaining 3 partners for $500000/3 = $166,667. However the policy purchased is of $180000. Thus it is over funded.
So the statement 2 & 3 are correct.