Question juridique clé
Whether the disability annuities from the two private insurance policies qualify as life annuities taxable at 40%.
Solution extraite
No. The payments were risk-based disability benefits for a fixed period, not life annuities.
Motifs extraits
The policies were designed to cover loss of earnings due to incapacity or disability, were financed by pure risk premiums, and did not build up capital; they therefore fall under ordinary income taxation.