Internal Revenue Code · 26 U.S.C.
§ 2206. Liability of life insurance beneficiaries
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Cite as 26 U.S.C. § 2206
At a glance
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- Status
- In force
- Enacted
- October 4, 1976 by Pub. L. 94–455
- Length
- 168 words · about 1 min to read
- Cross-references
- cites 1; cited by 0 Code sections and 2 other regulations
- Regulations
- 1 issued under this section
Unless the decedent directs otherwise in his will, if any part of the gross estate on which tax has been paid consists of proceeds of policies of insurance on the life of the decedent receivable by a beneficiary other than the executor, the executor shall be entitled to recover from such beneficiary such portion of the total tax paid as the proceeds of such policies bear to the taxable estate. If there is more than one such beneficiary, the executor shall be entitled to recover from such beneficiaries in the same ratio. In the case of such proceeds receivable by the surviving spouse of the decedent for which a deduction is allowed under section 2056 (relating to marital deduction), this section shall not apply to such proceeds except as to the amount thereof in excess of the aggregate amount of the marital deductions allowed under such section.
(Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 402; Pub. L. 94–455, title XX, § 2001(c)(1)(H), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1852.)
Regulations under this section
Treasury regulations (26 CFR) issued under § 2206
Cross-references
Computed from the citations in the text of Title 26 and 26 CFR.
This section cites 1 other section
Cited in 2 regulations not issued under it
Amendment history
From the source credit and the official notes, newest first.
- Enacted by Pub. L. 94–455
Where it sits in the Code
Nearby sections
- § 2202 Repealed
- § 2203 Definition of executor
- § 2204 Discharge of fiduciary from personal liability
- § 2205 Reimbursement out of estate
- § 2206 Liability of life insurance beneficiaries
- § 2207 Liability of recipient of property over which decedent had power of appointment
- § 2207A Right of recovery in the case of certain marital deduction property
- § 2207B Right of recovery where decedent retained interest
- § 2208 Certain residents of possessions considered citizens of the United States
Official notes
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Editorial Notes
Amendments
1976—Pub. L. 94–455 substituted “the taxable estate” for “the sum of the taxable estate and the amount of the exemption allowed in computing the taxable estate, determined under section 2051” after “policies bear to”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1976 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 94–455 applicable to estates of decedents dying after Dec. 31, 1976, see section 2001(d)(1) of Pub. L. 94–455, set out as a note under section 2001 of this title.