Life Insurance Beneficiary Payout Estimator

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Life Insurance Beneficiary Payout Estimator

Estimate the net payout a beneficiary receives from a life insurance policy, accounting for outstanding loans, unpaid premiums, interest accrued on loans, and applicable state estate taxes.

Policy Face Value / Death Benefit ($)

Outstanding Policy Loan Balance ($)

Annual Loan Interest Rate (%)

Years Loan Has Been Outstanding

Unpaid Premiums Owed ($)

Rider / Accelerated Benefit Already Paid Out ($)

Applicable Estate / Inheritance Tax Rate (%)

Number of Equal Beneficiaries

Calculate

Fill in the fields above and click Calculate.

function lifCalc() { var resultDiv = document.getElementById("lif_result");

// --- Read inputs --- var faceValue = parseFloat(document.getElementById("lif_face_value").value); var loanBalance = parseFloat(document.getElementById("lif_policy_loan").value) || 0; var loanRate = parseFloat(document.getElementById("lif_loan_interest_rate").value) || 0; var loanYears = parseFloat(document.getElementById("lif_loan_years").value) || 0; var unpaidPremiums = parseFloat(document.getElementById("lif_unpaid_premiums").value) || 0; var ridersPaid = parseFloat(document.getElementById("lif_riders").value) || 0; var estateTaxRate = parseFloat(document.getElementById("lif_estate_tax_rate").value) || 0; var numBeneficiaries = parseFloat(document.getElementById("lif_num_beneficiaries").value) || 1;

// --- Validation --- if (isNaN(faceValue) || faceValue ⚠ Please enter a valid Policy Face Value greater than $0."; return; } if (loanBalance ⚠ Outstanding loan balance cannot be negative."; return; } if (loanRate 30) { resultDiv.innerHTML = "⚠ Loan interest rate must be between 0% and 30%."; return; } if (loanYears 50) { resultDiv.innerHTML = "⚠ Loan years outstanding must be between 0 and 50."; return; } if (unpaidPremiums ⚠ Unpaid premiums cannot be negative."; return; } if (ridersPaid ⚠ Rider/accelerated benefit paid cannot be negative."; return; } if (estateTaxRate 50) { resultDiv.innerHTML = "⚠ Estate/inheritance tax rate must be between 0% and 50%."; return; } if (numBeneficiaries ⚠ Number of beneficiaries must be a whole number of at least 1."; return; }

// --- Formulas ---

// 1. Accrued loan interest (compound interest on outstanding loan)
// Accrued Interest = Loan Balance × ((1 + r)^t - 1)
var r = loanRate / 100;
var accruedLoanInterest = (loanBalance > 0 && loanYears > 0)
? loanBalance * (Math.pow(1 + r, loanYears) - 1)
0;

// 2. Total loan deduction = principal + accrued interest var totalLoanDeduction = loanBalance + accruedLoanInterest;

// 3. Gross adjusted benefit // Gross Adjusted = Face Value - Total Loan Deduction - Unpaid Premiums - Riders Already Paid var grossAdjusted = faceValue - totalLoanDeduction - unpaidPremiums - ridersPaid;

if (grossAdjusted ⚠ Deductions exceed the policy face value. Please review your inputs — the policy may have lapsed or been fully offset by loans."; return; }

// 4. Estate / inheritance tax deduction // Tax Amount = Gross Adjusted × (Estate Tax Rate / 100) var taxAmount = grossAdjusted * (estateTaxRate / 100);

// 5. Net total payout // Net Payout = Gross Adjusted - Tax Amount var netTotalPayout = grossAdjusted - taxAmount;

// 6. Per-beneficiary payout (equal split) // Per Beneficiary = Net Total Payout / Number of Beneficiaries var perBeneficiaryPayout = netTotalPayout / numBeneficiaries;

// --- Format currency --- function fmt(n) { return "$" + n.toLocaleString("en-US", {minimumFractionDigits: 2, maximumFractionDigits: 2}); } function fmtPct(n) { return n.toFixed(2) + "%"; }

// --- Output --- var html = "### Estimated Beneficiary Payout "; html += "Policy Face Value" + fmt(faceValue) + ""; html += "Outstanding Loan Principal−" + fmt(loanBalance) + ""; if (loanBalance > 0 && loanYears > 0) { html += "Accrued Loan Interest (" + fmtPct(loanRate) + " × " + loanYears + " yr)−" + fmt(accruedLoanInterest) + ""; } html += "Unpaid Premiums−" + fmt(unpaidPremiums) + ""; html += "Rider / Accelerated Benefits Already Paid−" + fmt(ridersPaid) + ""; html += "Gross Adjusted Benefit" + fmt(grossAdjusted) + ""; html += "Estate / Inheritance Tax (" + fmtPct(estateTaxRate) + ")−" + fmt(taxAmount) + ""; html += "Net Total Payout" + fmt(netTotalPayout) + ""; html += "Number of Beneficiaries" + numBeneficiaries + ""; html += "Estimated Payout Per Beneficiary" + fmt(perBeneficiaryPayout) + ""; html += "";

if (estateTaxRate === 0) { html += "ℹ Most life insurance death benefits paid directly to a named beneficiary are income-tax-free under IRC §101(a). Estate tax may apply if the policy is owned by the insured's estate.

"; }

resultDiv.innerHTML = html; }

#### Formulas Used

1. Accrued Loan Interest (Compound): Accrued Interest = Loan Balance × ((1 + r)t − 1) where r = annual loan interest rate (decimal), t = years outstanding

2. Total Loan Deduction: Total Loan Deduction = Loan Principal + Accrued Loan Interest

3. Gross Adjusted Benefit: Gross Adjusted = Face Value − Total Loan Deduction − Unpaid Premiums − Rider/Accelerated Benefits Paid

4. Tax Amount: Tax Amount = Gross Adjusted × Estate Tax Rate

5. Net Total Payout: Net Payout = Gross Adjusted − Tax Amount

6. Per-Beneficiary Payout (Equal Split): Per Beneficiary = Net Total Payout ÷ Number of Beneficiaries

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