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described in section 831(a), the amount of single deposit premiums paid to such company shall not be included in gross income. (2) INVESTMENT INCOME.—The term "investment income" means the gross amount of income earned during the taxable year from interest, dividends, and rents, computed as follows: To all interest, dividends, and rents received during the taxable year, add interest, dividends, and rents due and accrued a t the end of the taxable year, and deduct all interest, dividends, and rents due and accrued a t the end of the preceding taxable year, (3) UNDERWRITING INCOME.—The term "underwriting income" means the premiums earned on insurance contracts during the taxable year less losses incurred and expenses incurred. (4) PREMIUMS EARNED.—The term "premiums earned on insurance contracts during the taxable year" means an amount computed as follows: (A) From the amount of gross premiums written on insurance contracts during the taxable year, deduct return premiums and premiums paid for reinsurance. (B) To the result so obtained, add unearned premiums on outstanding business a t the end of the preceding taxable j^ear and deduct unearned premiums on outstanding business a t the end of the taxable year. For purposes of this subsection, unearned premiums shall include life insurance reserves, as defined in section 806, pertaining to the life, burial, or funeral insurance, or annuity business of an insurance company subject to the tax imposed by section 831 and not qualifying as a life insurance company under section 801. (5) LOSSES INCURRED.—The term "losses incurred" means losses incurred during the taxable year on insurance contracts, computed as follows: (A) To losses paid during the taxable year, add salvage and reinsurance recoverable outstanding a t the end of the preceding taxable year and deduct salvage and reinsurance recoverable outstanding at the end of the taxable year. (B) To the result so obtained, add all unpaid losses outstanding at the end of the taxable year and deduct unpaid losses outstanding a t the end of the preceding taxable year. (6) E X P E N S E S INCURRED.—The term "expenses incurred" means all expenses shown on the annual statement approved by the National Convention of Insurance Commissioners, and shall be computed as follows: To all expenses paid during the taxable year, add expenses unpaid a t the end of the taxable year and deduct expenses unpaid a t the end of the preceding taxable year. For the purpose of computing the taxable income subject to the tax imposed by section 831, there shall be deducted from expenses incurred (as defined in this paragraph) all expenses incurred which are not allowed as deductions by subsection (c). (c) DEDUCTIONS ALLOWED.—In computing the taxable income of

an insurance company subject to the tax imposed by section 831, there shall be allowed as deductions: (1) all ordinary and necessary expenses incurred, as provided in section 162 (relating to trade or business expenses); § 832(c)(1) 49012°—54——20

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