Treasury Regulations · 26 CFR
§ 1.642(b)-1. Deduction for personal exemption.
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Regulation under 26 U.S.C. § 642(b)
Cite as 26 CFR § 1.642(b)-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(b)
- Length
- 185 words · about 1 min to read
- Cross-references
- cites 2 Code sections and 1 regulation; cited by 0
In lieu of the deduction for personal exemptions provided by section 151:
A trust which, under its governing instrument, is required to distribute all of its income currently is allowed a deduction of $300, even though it also distributes amounts other than income in the taxable year and even though it may be required to make distributions which would qualify for the charitable contributions deduction under section 642(c) (and therefore does not qualify as a “simple trust” under sections 651-652). A trust for the payment of an annuity is allowed a deduction of $300 in a taxable year in which the amount of the annuity required to be paid equals or exceeds all the income of the trust for the taxable year. For the meaning of the term income required to be distributed currently, see § 1.651(a)-2.
Cross-references
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Code sections it cites
Regulations it cites
Where it sits in 26 CFR
- Subchapter A Income tax
- Part 1 Income taxes
- Estates, Trusts, and Beneficiaries
Nearby sections
- § 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.
- § 1.642(c)-0 Effective dates.
- § 1.642(c)-1 Unlimited deduction for amounts paid for a charitable purpose.
- § 1.642(c)-2 Unlimited deduction for amounts permanently set aside for a charitable purpose.
- § 1.642(c)-3 Adjustments and other special rules for determining unlimited charitable contributions deduction.