(1) The payment of any gratuity pay, death compensation or other award or benefit, by the federal government, to the surviving spouse or heirs of any person by reason or arising out of service by such person in the Armed Forces of the United States in time of war shall not be considered a taxable transfer within the meaning of this chapter, and the amount paid shall not be considered in determining the value of any taxable transfer.
(2) Payments made to a beneficiary of the retired serviceman’s family protection plan or survivor benefit plan shall not be considered a taxable transfer within the meaning of this chapter, and the amount paid shall not be considered in determining the value of any taxable transfer.

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 140.015

  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Federal: refers to the United States. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

Effective: July 15, 1980
History: Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 403, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1980. — Created
1944 Ky. Acts ch. 34, sec. 2.