Treasury Regulations · 26 CFR
§ 1.642(a)(2)-1. Foreign taxes.
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Regulation under 26 U.S.C. § 642(a)(2)
Cite as 26 CFR § 1.642(a)(2)-1
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- Status
- In the current eCFR
- Source
- T.D. 6500, 25 FR 11402, Nov. 26, 1960; 25 FR 14021, Dec. 21, 1960; T.D. 9989, 89 FR 17606, Mar. 11, 2024, unless otherwise noted.
- Issued under
- 26 U.S.C. § 642(a)(2)
- Length
- 65 words · about 1 min to read
- Defines
- 1 term
- Cross-references
- cites 1 Code section and 0 regulations; cited by 0
An estate or trust is allowed the credit against tax for taxes imposed by foreign countries and possessions of the United States to the extent allowed by section 901 only for so much of those taxes as are not properly allocable under that section to the beneficiaries. See section 901(b)(4). For purposes of section 901(b)(4), the term beneficiaries includes charitable beneficiaries.
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Where it sits in 26 CFR
- Subchapter A Income tax
- Part 1 Income taxes
- Estates, Trusts, and Beneficiaries
Nearby sections
- § 1.641(b)-3 Termination of estates and trusts.
- § 1.641(c)-0 Table of contents.
- § 1.641(c)-1 Electing small business trust.
- § 1.642(a)(1)-1 Partially tax-exempt interest.
- § 1.642(a)(2)-1 Foreign taxes.
- § 1.642(a)(3)-1 Dividends received by an estate or trust.
- § 1.642(a)(3)-2 Time of receipt of dividends by beneficiary.
- § 1.642(a)(3)-3 Cross reference.
- § 1.642(b)-1 Deduction for personal exemption.