Small Tax Exempt Insurance Companies
Gao ID: GGD-93-11R February 8, 1993GAO reviewed tax-exempt insurance companies, focusing on companies covered by Section 501(c)15 of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). GAO noted that: (1) insurance companies that qualified for the tax exemption since 1986 were generally small companies that Congress intended to assist; and (2) in a few instances, companies have earned large amounts of investment income tax free under the revised section of IRC.