PERSONALLY PURCHASED RETIREMENT ANNUITIES
15:0.          Overview of Taxation of Annuities Purchased by Retirees
15:1.          Date Payments Begin under a Purchased Annuity Contract
15:2.          Investment in the Annuity Contract
15:3.          Annuity Payments under the Contract  
15:3.1.       Amounts Received as an Annuity  
15:3.2.      Taxation of Annuity Payments
15:3.2a.    Taxation of Fixed Term Annuities
15:3.2b.    Taxation of Ordinary Life Annuities
15:3.2c.    Taxation of Temporary Life Annuities
15:3.2d.    Taxation of Ordinary Joint & Survivor Annuities
15:3.2e.    Taxation of Stepped Joint & Survivor Annuities
15:3.2f.     Taxation of Special Joint & Survivor Annuities
15:3.2g.    Taxation of Purchased Variable Annuity Contracts
15:3.2h.    Quarterly, Semiannual, or Annual Payments for Lifetimes
15:3.2i.      Increases or Decreases in Annuity Payment Amounts
15:3.2j.      Multiple Current Recipients or Multiple Annuities
15:3.2k.     Recovered and Unrecovered Investment in an Annuity Contract
15:4.          Taxation of Non-Annuity Distributions
15:5.          Conversion of Lump Sum Payment to Annuity Payments
15:6.          Loans to Retirees under Purchased Annuity Contracts
15:7.          Exchange of Annuity Contract for New Annuity Contract
15:8.          After Exchange of Contracts or Change of Annuity Payment Period
15:9.          Gift of the Annuity Contract
15:10.        Role of Purchased Annuities in Tax Planning
15:11.        Tax Withholding on Payments under an Annuity Contract
15:12.        Estate or Gift Tax Imposed on Annuity Contract Benefits

SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS
16:0.          Overview of Taxation of Social Security Benefits
16:1.          Key Concepts in Taxation of Social Security Benefits
16:2.          Taxable Benefits of Married Persons Filing a Joint Return
16:3.          Taxable Benefits of a Single Individual or a Separated Spouse
16:4.          Taxable Benefits of a Married Person Filing a Separate Return
16:5.          Lump Sum Payment of Prior Year Social Security Benefits

                 
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