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Treasury Regulations · 26 CFR

§ 53.4947-2. Special rules.

In effect eCFR current as of October 15, 2026

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Regulation under 26 U.S.C. § 4947

Cite as 26 CFR § 53.4947-2

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Status
In the current eCFR
Issued
August 23, 1976 by T.D. 7431
Issued under
26 U.S.C. § 4947
Length
620 words · about 3 min to read
Defines
4 terms
Cross-references
cites 8 Code sections and 4 regulations; cited by 1
(a) Limit to segregated amounts. If any amounts held in trust are segregated within the meaning of § 53.4947-1(c)(3), the value of the net assets for purposes of section 507(c)(2) and (g) shall be limited to the segregated amounts with respect to which a deduction under section 170, 545(b)(2), 556(b)(2), 642(c), 2055, 2106(a)(2), or 2522 was allowed. See the regulations under section 507(c)(2) and (g).
(b) Applicability of section 4943 and 4944 to split-interests trusts—
(1) General rule. Under section 4947(b)(3), section 4943 and 4944 do not apply to a split-interest trust described in section 4947(a)(2) if:
(i) All the income interest (and none of the remainder interest) of the trust is devoted solely to one or more of the purposes described in section 170(c)(2)(B) and all amounts in the trust for which a deduction was allowed under section 170, 545(b)(2), 556(b)(2), 642(c), 2055, 2106(a)(2), or 2522 have an aggregate value (at the time for which the deduction was allowed) of not more than 60 percent of the aggregate fair market value of all amounts in the trust (after the payment of estate taxes and all other liabilities), or
(ii) A deduction was allowed under section 170, 545(b)(2), 556(b)(2), 642(c), 2055, 2106(a)(2) or 2522 for amounts payable under the terms of the trust to every remainder beneficiary, but not to any income beneficiary.

This (1) shall apply to a trust described in paragraph (b)(1)(ii) of this section only if all amounts payable under the terms of the trust to every remainder beneficiary are to be devoted solely to one or more of the purposes described in section 170(c)(2)(B). After the expiration of all income interests in a trust described in paragraph (b)(1)(ii) of this section, the trust shall become subject to section 4947(a)(1) under § 53.4947-1(b)(2), and section 4947(b)(3) shall no longer apply to the trust. A pooled income fund described in section 642(c)(5) will generally meet the requirements of paragraph (b)(1)(ii) of this section, as will a charitable remainder trust described in section 664(d)(1), if in either case it does not make payments to any income beneficiary described in section 170(c).

(2) Definitions.
(i) For purposes of section 4947(b)(3)(A), the term “income interest” shall include an interest in property transferred in trust which is in the form of a guaranteed annuity interest or unitrust interest as described in § 1.170A-6(c), § 20.2055-2(e)(2) or § 25.2522(c)-3(c)(2) and the term “remainder interest” shall include an interest which succeeds an “income interest” within the meaning of this (i).
(ii) For purposes of section 4947(b)(3)(B), the term “income beneficiary” shall include a recipient of payments described in section 642(c)(5)(F) from a pooled income fund, payments described in section 664(d)(1)(A) from a charitable remainder annuity trust, or payments described in section 664(d)(2)(A) or (3) from a charitable remainder unitrust. The term “remainder beneficiary” shall include a beneficiary of a remainder interest described in section 642(c)(5) or 664(d)(1)(C) or (2)(C).
(c) Effective date. Except as otherwise provided in §§ 53.4947-1 and 53.4947-2 and the regulations under sections 508 (d) and (e), §§ 53.4947-1 and 53.4947-2 shall take effect on January 1, 1970.

(Secs. 4947 and 7805, Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (68A Stat. 917: 26 U.S.C. 7805))

[T.D. 7431, 41 FR 35515, Aug. 23, 1976]

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  1. Issued by T.D. 7431 (41 FR 35515)

Where it sits in 26 CFR

  1. Subchapter D Miscellaneous excise taxes
  2. Part 53 Foundation and similar excise taxes
  3. Subpart H Application to Certain Nonexempt Trusts

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