Answer: II Contributions to the separate account are not tax deductible
III Earnings in the separate account build tax-deferred
Step-by-step explanation:
Variable Annuities represent an investment vehicle where one puts money in a certain type of investment with the goal being that they will earn an income in retirement which is dependent on how their chosen investment performed therefore making the payout variable.
Contributions to the separate account are not tax deductible. The tax advantage of Variable annuity contracts instead is that the income earned from the annuity gets to build tax-deferred with taxes only applying to them when a withdrawal is made.