Treasury Regulations · 26 CFR
§ 20.2102-1. Estates of nonresidents not citizens; credits against tax.
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Regulation under 26 U.S.C. § 2102
Cite as 26 CFR § 20.2102-1
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- Status
- In the current eCFR
- Issued
- December 12, 1973 by T.D. 7296
- Last amended
- August 22, 1995 by T.D. 8612
- Issued under
- 26 U.S.C. § 2102
- Length
- 1,208 words · about 5 min to read
- Defines
- 1 term
- Cross-references
- cites 11 Code sections and 2 regulations; cited by 3
Except as provided in section 2102(b) and paragraph (b) of this section (relating to a special limitation on the amount of the credit for State death taxes), the amount of each of these credits is determined in the same manner as that prescribed for its determination in the case of estates of citizens or residents of the United States. See §§ 20.2011-1 through 20.2013-6. Subject to the additional special limitation contained in section 2102(b) in the case of section 2015, the provisions of sections 2015 and 2016, relating respectively to the credit for death taxes on remainders and the recovery of taxes claimed as a credit, are applicable with respect to the credit for State death taxes in the case of the estates of nonresidents not citizens. However, no credit is allowed under section 2014 for foreign death taxes.
A, a nonresident not a citizen of the United States, died on February 15, 1967, owning real property in State Z valued at $50,000 and stock in various domestic corporations valued at $100,000 and not subject to death taxes in any State. State Z's inheritance tax actually paid with respect to the real property in State Z is $2,000. A's taxable estate for Federal estate tax purposes is $110,000, in respect of which the maximum credit under section 2011 would be $720 in the absence of the special limitation contained in section 2102(b). However, under section 2102(b) and this paragraph the amount of the maximum credit allowable in respect to A's estate for State death taxes is limited to the amount which bears the same ratio to $720 (the maximum credit computed as provided in section 2011(b)) as $50,000 (the value of the property in respect of which a State death tax was actually paid and which is included in A's gross estate under section 2103) bears to $150,000 (the value of A's total gross estate under section 2103). Accordingly, the maximum credit allowable under section 2102 and this section for all State death taxes actually paid is $240 ($720 × $50,000/$150,000).
B, a nonresident not a citizen of the United States, died on January 15, 1967, owning real property in State X valued at $100,000, real property in State Y valued at $200,000, and stock in various domestic corporations valued at $300,000 and not subject to death taxes in any State. States X and Y both imposed inheritance taxes. State X has, in addition to its inheritance tax, an estate tax equal to the amount by which the maximum State death tax credit allowable to an estate against its Federal estate tax exceeds the amount of the inheritance tax imposed by State X plus the amount of death taxes paid to other States. State Y has no estate tax. The amount of the inheritance tax actually paid to State X with respect to the real property situated in State X is $4,000; the amount of the inheritance tax actually paid to State Y with respect to the real property situated in State Y is $9,000. B's taxable estate for Federal estate tax purposes is $550,000, in respect of which the maximum credit under section 2011 would be $14,400 in the absence of the special limitation contained in section 2102(b). However, under section 2102(b) and this paragraph the amount of the maximum credit allowable in respect of B's estate for State death taxes is limited to the amount which bears the same ratio to $14,400 (the maximum credit computed as provided in section 2011(b)) as $300,000 (the value of the property in respect of which a State death tax was actually paid and which is included in B's gross estate under section 2103) bears to $600,000 (the value of B's total gross estate under section 2103). Accordingly, the maximum credit allowable under section 2102 and this section for all State death taxes actually paid is $7,200 ($14,400 × $300,000/$600,000), and the estate tax of State X is not applicable to B's estate.
[T.D. 7296, 38 FR 34194, Dec. 12, 1973, as amended at T.D. 8612, 60 FR 43552, Aug. 22, 1995]
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Cross-references
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Code sections it cites
- § 2101 Tax imposed
- § 2011 Repealed
- § 2102 Credits against tax
- § 2012 Credit for gift tax
- § 2013 Credit for tax on prior transfers
- § 2015 Credit for death taxes on remainders
- § 2014 Credit for foreign death taxes
- § 2108 Application of pre-1967 estate tax provisions
- § 2103 Definition of gross estate
- § 2107 Expatriation to avoid tax
- § 2209 Certain residents of possessions considered nonresidents not citizens of the United States
Regulations it cites
- § 20.2011-1 Credit for State death taxes.
- § 20.2031-1 Definition of gross estate; valuation of property.
Cited by 3 other regulations
Amendment history
From the source citation at the end of the section, newest first. T.D. is a Treasury decision; FR is the Federal Register.
- Amended by T.D. 8612 (60 FR 43552)
- Issued by T.D. 7296 (38 FR 34194)
Where it sits in 26 CFR
- Subchapter B Estate and gift taxes
- Part 20 Estate tax; estates of decedents dying after august 16, 1954
- Estates of Nonresidents Not Citizens
Nearby sections
- § 20.2101-1 Estates of nonresidents not citizens; tax imposed.
- § 20.2102-1 Estates of nonresidents not citizens; credits against tax.
- § 20.2103-1 Estates of nonresidents not citizens; “entire gross estate”.
- § 20.2104-1 Estates of nonresidents not citizens; property within the United States.
- § 20.2105-1 Estates of nonresidents not citizens; property without the United States.
- § 20.2106-1 Estates of nonresidents not citizens; taxable estate; deductions in general.