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Internal Revenue Code · 26 U.S.C.

§ 215. Repealed. Pub. L. 115–97, title I, § 11051(a), Dec. 22, 2017, 131 Stat. 2089

Repealed Text current through Public Law 119-121 (October 9, 2026) release point 119-121

Official text, no changes From the Office of the Law Revision Counsel, release point 119-121 (current through Public Law 119-121 (October 9, 2026)). Compare it with the official text at uscode.house.gov (external site).

Cite as 26 U.S.C. § 215

At a glance

Read from the text, the source credit and the official notes. Not part of the law.

Status
Repealed

Repealed. Pub. L. 115–97, title I, § 11051(a), Dec. 22, 2017, 131 Stat. 2089

Regulations under this section

Treasury regulations (26 CFR) issued under § 215

Cross-references

Computed from the citations in the text of Title 26 and 26 CFR.

Cited in 7 regulations not issued under it

Where it sits in the Code

  1. Subtitle A Income Taxes
  2. Chapter 1 NORMAL TAXES AND SURTAXES
  3. Subchapter B Computation of Taxable Income
  4. Part VII ADDITIONAL ITEMIZED DEDUCTIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS

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Official notes

Show the Law Revision Counsel's notes (amendments, effective dates)

Section, act Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 71; Pub. L. 98–369, div. A, title IV, § 422(b), July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 797, related to a deduction for alimony or separate maintenance payments paid during an individual’s taxable year.

Effective Date of Repeal

Repeal applicable to any divorce or separation instrument (as defined in former section 71(b)(2) of this title as in effect before Dec. 22, 2017) executed after Dec. 31, 2018, and to such instruments executed on or before Dec. 31, 2018, and modified after Dec. 31, 2018, if the modification expressly provides that the amendment made by section 11051 of Pub. L. 115–97 applies to such modification, see section 11051(c) of Pub. L. 115–97, set out as an Effective Date of 2017 Amendment note under section 61 of this title.