Internal Revenue Code · 26 U.S.C.
§ 2208. Certain residents of possessions considered citizens of the United States
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Cite as 26 U.S.C. § 2208
At a glance
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- Status
- In force
- Added
- September 2, 1958 by Pub. L. 85–866
- Length
- 100 words · about 1 min to read
- Cross-references
- cites 0; cited by 0 Code sections and 1 other regulation
- Regulations
- 1 issued under this section
A decedent who was a citizen of the United States and a resident of a possession thereof at the time of his death shall, for purposes of the tax imposed by this chapter, be considered a “citizen” of the United States within the meaning of that term wherever used in this title unless he acquired his United States citizenship solely by reason of (1) his being a citizen of such possession of the United States, or (2) his birth or residence within such possession of the United States.
(Added Pub. L. 85–866, title I, § 102(a), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1674.)
Regulations under this section
Treasury regulations (26 CFR) issued under § 2208
Cross-references
Computed from the citations in the text of Title 26 and 26 CFR.
Cited in 1 regulation not issued under it
Amendment history
From the source credit and the official notes, newest first.
- Added by Pub. L. 85–866
Where it sits in the Code
Nearby sections
- § 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
- § 2209 Certain residents of possessions considered nonresidents not citizens of the United States
- § 2210 Repealed
Official notes
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section applicable to estates of decedents dying after Sept. 2, 1958, see section 102(d) of Pub. L. 85–866, set out as an Effective Date of 1958 Amendment note under section 2014 of this title.