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February 23, 1996
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Attn: Filing Desk, Stop 1-4
Washington, D.C. 20549-1004
RE: Rule 24f-2 Notice for
IDS Life of New York Account 8
SEC File No. 33-15290/811-5213
Gentlemen:
[i] In accordance with the provisions of Rule 24f-2, IDS Life
of New York Account 8 hereby files its Rule 24f-2 Notice
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995 ("Fiscal Year").
[ii] Amount of securities registered other
than under 24f-2 which were unsold at
the beginning of the fiscal year. $ 0
[iii] Amount of securities registered during
the fiscal year other than under 24f-2. $ 0
[iv] Amount of securities sold during the
fiscal year. $5,885,000*
[v] Amount of securities sold pursuant to 24f-2. $5,885,000
[vi] Fee $5,885,000 / 2900 equals $ 2,029.31
* Sales of $12,779,000 minus redemptions of $6,894,000
Enclosed please find an opinion of counsel.
If there are any questions, please contact the undersigned.
Very truly yours,
IDS LIFE OF NEW YORK ACCOUNT 8
Mary Ellyn Minenko
Counsel
(612) 671-3678
MEM/SP/rdh
Enclosures
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EXHIBIT INDEX
(b) (10) OPINION OF COUNSEL
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February 23, 1996
IDS Life Insurance Company of New York
20 Madison Avenue Extension
Albany, NY 12203
Gentlemen:
Reference is made to the Registration Statement of IDS Life of New
York Account 8 on Form S-6 (File No. 33-15290) under the Securities
Act of 1933 which became effective August 31, 1987, registering an
indefinite amount of securities pursuant to Rule 24f-2 adopted
under The Investment Company Act of 1940. In connection with the
Rule 24f-2 Notice for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995, I
have made such examination of matter of fact and law as I have
deemed appropriate, and am of the opinion that:
1) IDS Life of New York Account 8 is a validly organized and
existing separate account of IDS Life Insurance Company
of New York duly authorized, as a unit investment trust,
with the power and authority to issue and sell securities
registered, and
2) The securities issued, being variable life insurance
policies, were legally issued, non-assessable and require
no further payment by the purchaser.
I hereby consent that the foregoing opinion may be used in
connection with the Rule 24f-2 Notice.
Sincerely,
Mary Ellyn Minenko
Attorney at Law
(612) 671-3678
MEM/SP/rdh
