Summary

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001…

Community property.—Property which represents the surviving spouse's one-half share of community property held by the decedent and the surviving spouse under the community property laws of any State or possession of the United States or any foreign country shall be treated for purposes of this section as owned by, and acquired from, the decedent if at least one-half of the whole of the community interest in such property is treated as owned by, and acquired from, the decedent without regard to this clause.
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Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001…

Similar Rule for Certain Trusts.—To the extent provided in regulations prescribed by the Secretary, a rule similar to the rule provided in subsection (a) shall apply where— `` (1) by reason of the death of the decedent, a person has a right to receive from a trust a specific dollar amount which is the equivalent of a pecuniary bequest, and `` (2) the trustee of a trust satisfies such right with property.
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Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001…

Automatic allocations to certain gst trusts.—For purposes of this subsection, an indirect skip to which section 2642 (f) applies shall be deemed to have been made only at the close of the estate tax inclusion period. The fair market value of such transfer shall be the fair market value of the trust property at the close of the estate tax inclusion period.
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