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Administrator An individual or professional organization, such as a bank's trust department, appointed by the probate court to administer an estate when the owner dies without having made a will or without nominating an executor. An executor may also be appointed if the named executor declines to serve.
Alternate Payee According to the terms of a qualified domestic relations order (QDRO), an individual who has been granted the right to receive all or part of a participant's benefits under a qualified retirement plan. The alternate payee is generally a spouse, former spouse, child, or other dependent of the qualified plan participant.
Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) A federal tax aimed at guaranteeing that individuals, trusts, estates, and corporations pay a minimum amount of income tax, preventing them from taking full advantage of exemptions and other tax benefits that would otherwise allow them to pay little or no income tax. |
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Annuity A contract sold by life insurance companies that offers tax-deferred accumulation of earnings and various distribution options such as partial withdrawals, full surrender or a guaranteed income called annuitization. An annuitization option is one that pays a fixed or variable payment to the contract owner, either for a fixed number of years or for life.
Annuity Payments Periodic payments made to an annuitant or to the annuitant's designated beneficiary. The payments may be made on an annual, semiannual, quarterly, or monthly basis, and may last for life or for a specified period. Moreover, depending on whether the annuity in question is a fixed annuity or a variable annuity, the annuitant (or his/her beneficiary) may receive either payments of a fixed dollar amount or payments that vary in amount according to the value of the underlying securities.
Appraisal A professional, formal, written estimation of the value of property.
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