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Treasury Regulations · 26 CFR

§ 20.2203-1. Definition of executor.

In effect eCFR current as of October 15, 2026

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Regulation under 26 U.S.C. § 2203

Cite as 26 CFR § 20.2203-1

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Status
In the current eCFR
Source
T.D. 6296, 23 FR 4529, June 24, 1958; 25 FR 14021, Dec. 31, 1960, unless otherwise noted.
Issued under
26 U.S.C. § 2203
Length
100 words · about 1 min to read
Defines
2 terms
Cross-references
cites 0 Code sections and 0 regulations; cited by 2

The term executor means the executor or administrator of the decedent's estate. However, if there is no executor or administrator appointed, qualified and acting within the United States, the term means any person in actual or constructive possession of any property of the decedent. The term “person in actual or constructive possession of any property of the decedent” includes, among others, the decedent's agents and representatives; safe-deposit companies, warehouse companies, and other custodians of property in this country; brokers holding, as collateral, securities belonging to the decedent; and debtors of the decedent in this country.

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Cross-references

Computed from the citations in the text of 26 CFR.

Cited by 2 other regulations

Where it sits in 26 CFR

  1. Subchapter B Estate and gift taxes
  2. Part 20 Estate tax; estates of decedents dying after august 16, 1954
  3. Miscellaneous

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