Imputed Income for Basic Term Life Insurance
There is a query available in Edison that provides the calculated amount of imputed income for each employee enrolled in basic term life insurance with a coverage amount over $50,000.
Query Name:
TN_BA162_PAYCHECK_IMPUTED_INC
Central State Agency Benefits Coordinators (ABCs)
- This query is for informational purposes only.
- The state payroll process in Edison will automatically calculate the imputed income amounts for each employee.
- No action is required on your part.
State Higher Education ABCs
- Since state higher education employees are not paid through Edison, you must:
- Use the query to obtain the imputed income amount for each eligible employee.
- Update your employees’ paycheck earnings in your own HR/payroll system.
- Include the imputed income as a taxable earning on the employee’s W-2 form.
Additional Information
For more details on how fringe benefits and imputed income are treated for tax purposes, contact your agency legal and tax consultants and refer to:
IRS Publication 15-B
https://www.irs.gov/publications
Search for: Publication 15-B
To access the publication:
- Visit the IRS website: https://www.irs.gov/publications
- Search for: Publication 15-B