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credited as a gift or bequest of a specific sum
of money or of specific property and which is
paid or credited all at once or in not more
than 3 installments. For this purpose an
amount which can be paid or credited only
from the income of the estate or trust shall
not be considered as a gift or bequest of a spe-
cific sum of money.
(2) Charitable, etc., distributions
Any amount paid or permanently set aside
or otherwise qualifying for the deduction pro-
vided in section 642(c) (computed without re-
gard to sections 508(d), 681, and 4948(c)(4)).
(3) Denial of double deduction
Any amount paid, credited, or distributed in
the taxable year, if section 651 or section 661
applied to such amount for a preceding taxable
year of an estate or trust because credited or
required to be distributed in such preceding
taxable year.
(b) Distributions in first sixty-five days of tax-
able year
(1) General rule
If within the first 65 days of any taxable
year of an estate or a trust, an amount is
properly paid or credited, such amount shall
be considered paid or credited on the last day
of the preceding taxable year.
(2) Limitation
Paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to any
taxable year of an estate or a trust only if the
executor of such estate or the fiduciary of
such trust (as the case may be) elects, in such
manner and at such time as the Secretary pre-
scribes by regulations, to have paragraph (1)
apply for such taxable year.
(c) Separate shares treated as separate estates or
trusts
For the sole purpose of determining the
amount of distributable net income in the appli-
cation of sections 661 and 662, in the case of a
single trust having more than one beneficiary,
substantially separate and independ
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credited as a gift or bequest of a specific sum
of money or of specific property and which is
paid or credited all at once or in not more
than 3 installments. For this purpose an
amount which can be paid or credited only
from the income of the estate or trust shall
not be considered as a gift or bequest of a spe-
cific sum of money.
(2) Charitable, etc., distributions
Any amount paid or permanently set aside
or otherwise qualifying for the deduction pro-
vided in section 642(c) (computed without re-
gard to sections 508(d), 681, and 4948(c)(4)).
(3) Denial of double deduction
Any amount paid, credited, or distributed in
the taxable year, if section 651 or section 661
applied to such amount for a preceding taxable
year of an estate or trust because credited or
required to be distributed in such preceding
taxable year.
(b) Distributions in first sixty-five days of tax-
able year
(1) General rule
If within the first 65 days of any taxable
year of an estate or a trust, an amount is
properly paid or credited, such amount shall
be considered paid or credited on the last day
of the preceding taxable year.
(2) Limitation
Paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to any
taxable year of an estate or a trust only if the
executor of such estate or the fiduciary of
such trust (as the case may be) elects, in such
manner and at such time as the Secretary pre-
scribes by regulations, to have paragraph (1)
apply for such taxable year.
(c) Separate shares treated as separate estates or
trusts
For the sole purpose of determining the
amount of distributable net income in the appli-
cation of sections 661 and 662, in the case of a
single trust having more than one beneficiary,
substantially separate and independent shares of
different beneficiaries in the trust shall be
treated as separate trusts. Rules similar to the
rules of the preceding provisions of this sub-
section shall apply to treat substantially sepa-
rate and independent shares of different bene-
ficiaries in an estate having more than 1 bene-
ficiary as separate estates. The existence of such
substantially separate and independent shares
and the manner of treatment as separate trusts
or estates, including the application of subpart
D, shall be determined in accordance with regu-
lations prescribed by the Secretary.
(Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 222; Pub. L.
91–172, title I, § 101(j)(17), title III, § 331(b), Dec.
30, 1969, 83 Stat. 528, 598; Pub. L. 94–455, title
XIX, § 1906(b)(13)(A), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1834;
Pub. L. 105–34, title XIII, §§ 1306(a), (b), 1307(a),
(b), Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 1041.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
1997—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105–34, § 1306(a), inserted ‘‘an
estate or’’ before ‘‘a trust’’ in pars. (1) and (2).
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 105–34, § 1306(b), substituted
‘‘the executor of such estate or the fiduciary of such
trust (as the case may be)’’ for ‘‘the fiduciary of such
trust’’.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 105–34, § 1307(a), (b), inserted ‘‘es-
tates or’’ before ‘‘trusts’’ in heading, ‘‘Rules similar to
the rules of the preceding provisions of this subsection
shall apply to treat substantially separate and inde-
pendent shares of different beneficiaries in an estate
having more than 1 beneficiary as separate estates.’’
before last sentence, and ‘‘or estates’’ after ‘‘trusts’’ in
last sentence.
1976—Subsecs. (b)(2), (c). Pub. L. 94–455 struck out ‘‘or
his delegate’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’.
1969—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 91–172, § 101(j)(17), sub-
stituted ‘‘sections 508(d), 681, and 4948(c)(4)’’ for ‘‘sec-
tion 681’’.
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 91–172, § 331(b), incorporated ex-
isting provisions of subpar. (C) of former first sentence
making subsec. (b) applicable only to a trust where the
fiduciary elected to have the subsec. apply and part of
former second sentence making the election applicable
in accordance with prescribed regulations; substituted
provisions for regulations to spell out manner and time
of election for part of former second sentence requiring
the election to be made not later than the time pre-
scribed by law for filing the return for the year, includ-
ing any extension; and omitted: subpars. (A) and (B) of
former first sentence which had provided for applica-
tion of subsec. (b) only to a trust ‘‘(A) which was in ex-
istence prior to January 1, 1954’’ and ‘‘(B) which, under
the terms of its governing instrument, may not dis-
tribute in any taxable year amounts in excess of the in-
come of the preceding taxable year’’; part of former
second sentence which required the election to be made
for first taxable year to which this part is applicable;
and third sentence that ‘‘If such election is made with
respect to a taxable year, this subsection shall apply to
all amounts properly paid or credited within the first 65
days of all subsequent taxable years of such trust.’’
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1997 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 105–34, title XIII, § 1306(c), Aug. 5, 1997, 111
Stat. 1041, provided that: ‘‘The amendments made by
this section [amending this section] shall apply to tax-
able years beginning after the date of the enactment of
this Act [Aug. 5, 1997].’’
Pub. L. 105–34, title XIII, § 1307(c), Aug. 5, 1997, 111
Stat. 1041, provided that: ‘‘The amendments made by
this section [amending this section] shall apply to es-
tates of decedents dying after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act [Aug. 5, 1997].’’
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1969 AMENDMENT
Amendment by section 101(j)(17) of Pub. L. 91–172 ef-
fective Jan. 1, 1970, see section 101(k)(1) of Pub. L.
91–172, set out as an Effective Date note under section
4940 of this title.
Amendment by section 331(b) of Pub. L. 91–172 appli-
cable to taxable years beginning before Jan. 1, 1970, see
section 331(d) of Pub. L. 91–172, set out as a note under
section 665 of this title.
§ 664. Charitable remainder trusts
(a) General rule
Notwithstanding any other provision of this
subchapter, the provisions of this section shall,
in accordance with regulations prescribed by the
Secretary, apply in the case of a charitable re-
mainder annuity trust and a charitable remain-
der unitrust.
(b) Character of distributions
Amounts distributed by a charitable remain-
der annuity trust or by a charitable remainder
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unitrust shall be considered as having the fol-
lowing characteristics in the hands of a bene-
ficiary to whom is paid the annuity described in
subsection (d)(1)(A) or the payment described in
subsection (d)(2)(A):
(1) First, as amounts of income (other than
gains, and amounts treated as gains, from the
sale or other disposition of capital assets) in-
cludible in gross income to the extent of such
income of the trust for the year and such un-
distributed income of the trust for prior years;
(2) Second, as a capital gain to the extent of
the capital gain of the trust for the year and
the undistributed capital gain of the trust for
prior years;
(3) Third, as other income to the extent of
such income of the trust for the year and such
undistributed income of the trust for prior
years; and
(4) Fourth, as a distribution of trust corpus.
For purposes of this section, the trust shall de-
termine the amount of its undistributed capital
gain on a cumulative net basis.
(c) Taxation of trusts
(1) Income tax
A charitable remainder annuity trust and a
charitable remainder unitrust shall, for any
taxable year, not be subject to any tax im-
posed by this subtitle.
(2) Excise tax
(A) In general
In the case of a charitable remainder an-
nuity
trust
or
a
charitable
remainder
unitrust which has unrelated business tax-
able income (within the meaning of section
512, determined as if part III of subchapter F
applied to such trust) for a taxable year,
there is hereby imposed on such trust or
unitrust an excise tax equal to the amount
of such unrelated business taxable income.
(B) Certain rules to apply
The tax imposed by subparagraph (A) shall
be treated as imposed by chapter 42 for pur-
poses of this title other than subchapter E of
chapter 42.
(C) Tax court proceedings
For purposes of this paragraph, the ref-
erences in section 6212(c)(1) to section 4940
shall be deemed to include references to this
paragraph.
(d) Definitions
(1) Charitable remainder annuity trust
For purposes of this section, a charitable re-
mainder annuity trust is a trust—
(A) from which a sum certain (which is not
less than 5 percent nor more than 50 percent
of the initial net fair market value of all
property placed in trust) is to be paid, not
less often than annually, to one or more per-
sons (at least one of which is not an organi-
zation described in section 170(c) and, in the
case of individuals, only to an individual
who is living at the time of the creation of
the trust) for a term of years (not in excess
of 20 years) or for the life or lives of such in-
dividual or individuals,
(B) from which no amount other than the
payments described in subparagraph (A) and
other than qualified gratuitous transfers de-
scribed in subparagraph (C) may be paid to
or for the use of any person other than an
organization described in section 170(c),
(C) following the termination of the pay-
ments described in subparagraph (A), the re-
mainder interest in the trust is to be trans-
ferred to, or for the use of, an organization
described in section 170(c) or is to be re-
tained by the trust for such a use or, to the
extent the remainder interest is in qualified
employer securities (as defined in subsection
(g)(4)), all or part of such securities are to be
transferred to an employee stock ownership
plan (as defined in section 4975(e)(7)) in a
qualified gratuitous transfer (as defined by
subsection (g)), and
(D) the value (determined under section
7520) of such remainder interest is at least 10
percent of the initial net fair market value
of all property placed in the trust.
(2) Charitable remainder unitrust
For purposes of this section, a charitable re-
mainder unitrust is a trust—
(A) from which a fixed percentage (which
is not less than 5 percent nor more than 50
percent) of the net fair market value of its
assets, valued annually, is to be paid, not
less often than annually, to one or more per-
sons (at least one of which is not an organi-
zation described in section 170(c) and, in the
case of individuals, only to an individual
who is living at the time of the creation of
the trust) for a term of years (not in excess
of 20 years) or for the life or lives of such in-
dividual or individuals,
(B) from which no amount other than the
payments described in subparagraph (A) and
other than qualified gratuitous transfers de-
scribed in subparagraph (C) may be paid to
or for the use of any person other than an
organization described in section 170(c),
(C) following the termination of the pay-
ments described in subparagraph (A), the re-
mainder interest in the trust is to be trans-
ferred to, or for the use of, an organization
described in section 170(c) or is to be re-
tained by the trust for such a use or, to the
extent the remainder interest is in qualified
employer securities (as defined in subsection
(g)(4)), all or part of such securities are to be
transferred to an employee stock ownership
plan (as defined in section 4975(e)(7)) in a
qualified gratuitous transfer (as defined by
subsection (g)), and
(D) with respect to each contribution of
property to the trust, the value (determined
under section 7520) of such remainder inter-
est in such property is at least 10 percent of
the net fair market value of such property as
of the date such property is contributed to
the trust.
(3) Exception
Notwithstanding the provisions of para-
graphs (2)(A) and (B), the trust instrument
may provide that the trustee shall pay the in-
come beneficiary for any year—
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(A) the amount of the trust income, if such
amount is less than the amount required to
be distributed under paragraph (2)(A), and
(B) any amount of the trust income which
is in excess of the amount required to be dis-
tributed under paragraph (2)(A), to the ex-
tent that (by reason of subparagraph (A)) the
aggregate of the amounts paid in prior years
was less than the aggregate of such required
amounts.
(4) Severance of certain additional contribu-
tions
If—
(A) any contribution is made to a trust
which before the contribution is a charitable
remainder unitrust, and
(B) such contribution would (but for this
paragraph) result in such trust ceasing to be
a charitable unitrust by reason of paragraph
(2)(D),
such contribution shall be treated as a trans-
fer to a separate trust under regulations pre-
scribed by the Secretary.
(e) Valuation of interests
For purposes of determining the amount of
any charitable contribution, the remainder in-
terest of a charitable remainder annuity trust or
charitable remainder unitrust shall be computed
on the basis that an amount equal to 5 percent
of the net fair market value of its assets (or a
greater amount, if required under the terms of
the trust instrument) is to be distributed each
year. In the case of the early termination of a
trust which is a charitable remainder unitrust
by reason of subsection (d)(3), the valuation of
interests in such trust for purposes of this sec-
tion shall be made under rules similar to the
rules of the preceding sentence.
(f) Certain contingencies permitted
(1) General rule
If a trust would, but for a qualified contin-
gency, meet the requirements of paragraph
(1)(A) or (2)(A) of subsection (d), such trust
shall be treated as meeting such requirements.
(2) Value determined without regard to quali-
fied contingency
For purposes of determining the amount of
any charitable contribution (or the actuarial
value of any interest), a qualified contingency
shall not be taken into account.
(3) Qualified contingency
For purposes of this subsection, the term
‘‘qualified contingency’’ means any provision
of a trust which provides that, upon the hap-
pening of a contingency, the payments de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(A) or (2)(A) of sub-
section (d) (as the case may be) will terminate
not later than such payments would otherwise
terminate under the trust.
(g) Qualified gratuitous transfer of qualified em-
ployer securities
(1) In general
For purposes of this section, the term
‘‘qualified gratuitous transfer’’ means a trans-
fer of qualified employer securities to an em-
ployee stock ownership plan (as defined in sec-
tion 4975(e)(7)) but only to the extent that—
(A) the securities transferred previously
passed from a decedent dying before January
1, 1999, to a trust described in paragraph (1)
or (2) of subsection (d),
(B) no deduction under section 404 is allow-
able with respect to such transfer,
(C) such plan contains the provisions re-
quired by paragraph (3),
(D) such plan treats such securities as
being attributable to employer contribu-
tions but without regard to the limitations
otherwise applicable to such contributions
under section 404, and
(E) the employer whose employees are cov-
ered by the plan described in this paragraph
files with the Secretary a verified written
statement consenting to the application of
sections 4978 and 4979A with respect to such
employer.
(2) Exception
The term ‘‘qualified gratuitous transfer’’
shall not include a transfer of qualified em-
ployer securities to an employee stock owner-
ship plan unless—
(A) such plan was in existence on August 1,
1996,
(B) at the time of the transfer, the dece-
dent and members of the decedent’s family
(within the meaning of section 2032A(e)(2))
own (directly or through the application of
section 318(a)) no more than 10 percent of the
value of the stock of the corporation re-
ferred to in paragraph (4), and
(C) immediately after the transfer, such
plan owns (after the application of section
318(a)(4)) at least 60 percent of the value of
the outstanding stock of the corporation.
(3) Plan requirements
A plan contains the provisions required by
this paragraph if such plan provides that—
(A) the qualified employer securities so
transferred are allocated to plan partici-
pants in a manner consistent with section
401(a)(4),
(B) plan participants are entitled to direct
the plan as to the manner in which such se-
curities which are entitled to vote and are
allocated to the account of such participant
are to be voted,
(C) an independent trustee votes the secu-
rities so transferred which are not allocated
to plan participants,
(D) each participant who is entitled to a
distribution from the plan has the rights de-
scribed in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of sec-
tion 409(h)(1),
(E) such securities are held in a suspense
account under the plan to be allocated each
year, up to the applicable limitation under
paragraph (7) (determined on the basis of
fair market value of securities when allo-
cated to participants), after first allocating
all other annual additions for the limitation
year, up to the limitation under section
415(c), and
(F) on termination of the plan, all securi-
ties so transferred which are not allocated to
plan participants as of such termination are
to be transferred to, or for the use of, an or-
ganization described in section 170(c).
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For purposes of the preceding sentence, the
term ‘‘independent trustee’’ means any trustee
who is not a member of the family (within the
meaning of section 2032A(e)(2)) of the decedent
or a 5-percent shareholder. A plan shall not
fail to be treated as meeting the requirements
of section 401(a) by reason of meeting the re-
quirements of this subsection.
(4) Qualified employer securities
For purposes of this section, the term
‘‘qualified employer securities’’ means em-
ployer securities (as defined in section 409(l))
which are issued by a domestic corporation—
(A) which has no outstanding stock which
is readily tradable on an established securi-
ties market, and
(B) which has only 1 class of stock.
(5) Treatment of securities allocated by em-
ployee stock ownership plan to persons re-
lated to decedent or 5-percent shareholders
(A) In general
If any portion of the assets of the plan at-
tributable to securities acquired by the plan
in a qualified gratuitous transfer are allo-
cated to the account of—
(i) any person who is related to the dece-
dent (within the meaning of section 267(b))
or a member of the decedent’s family
(within the meaning of section 2032A(e)(2)),
or
(ii) any person who, at the time of such
allocation or at any time during the 1-year
period ending on the date of the acquisi-
tion of qualified employer securities by
the plan, is a 5-percent shareholder of the
employer maintaining the plan,
the plan shall be treated as having distrib-
uted (at the time of such allocation) to such
person or shareholder the amount so allo-
cated.
(B) 5-percent shareholder
For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term
‘‘5-percent shareholder’’ means any person
who owns (directly or through the applica-
tion of section 318(a)) more than 5 percent of
the outstanding stock of the corporation
which issued such qualified employer securi-
ties or of any corporation which is a member
of the same controlled group of corporations
(within the meaning of section 409(l)(4)) as
such corporation. For purposes of the pre-
ceding sentence, section 318(a) shall be ap-
plied without regard to the exception in
paragraph (2)(B)(i) thereof.
(C) Cross reference
For excise tax on allocations described in sub-
paragraph (A), see section 4979A.
(6) Tax on failure to transfer unallocated secu-
rities to charity on termination of plan
If the requirements of paragraph (3)(F) are
not met with respect to any securities, there
is hereby imposed a tax on the employer main-
taining the plan in an amount equal to the
sum of—
(A) the amount of the increase in the tax
which would be imposed by chapter 11 if such
securities were not transferred as described
in paragraph (1), and
(B) interest on such amount at the under-
payment rate under section 6621 (and com-
pounded daily) from the due date for filing
the return of the tax imposed by chapter 11.
(7) Applicable limitation
(A) In general
For purposes of paragraph (3)(E), the appli-
cable limitation under this paragraph with
respect to a participant is an amount equal
to the lesser of—
(i) $30,000, or
(ii) 25 percent of the participant’s com-
pensation (as defined in section 415(c)(3)).
(B) Cost-of-living adjustment
The Secretary shall adjust annually the
$30,000 amount under subparagraph (A)(i) at
the same time and in the same manner as
under section 415(d), except that the base pe-
riod shall be the calendar quarter beginning
October 1, 1993, and any increase under this
subparagraph which is not a multiple of
$5,000 shall be rounded to the next lowest
multiple of $5,000.
(Added Pub. L. 91–172, title II, § 201(e)(1), Dec. 30,
1969, 83 Stat. 562; amended Pub. L. 94–455, title
XIX, § 1906(b)(13)(A), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1834;
Pub. L. 98–369, div. A, title X, § 1022(d), July 18,
1984, 98 Stat. 1029; Pub. L. 105–34, title X,
§ 1089(a)(1), (b)(1), (2), (4), title XV, § 1530(a), (b),
(c)(5), Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 960, 1075, 1078; Pub.
L. 105–206, title VI, § 6010(r), July 22, 1998, 112
Stat. 817; Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(7) [title III,
§ 319(7)], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–646;
Pub. L. 107–16, title VI, § 632(a)(3)(H), June 7,
2001, 115 Stat. 114; Pub. L. 109–280, title VIII,
§ 868(a), Aug. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 1025; Pub. L.
109–432, div. A, title IV, § 424(a), Dec. 20, 2006, 120
Stat. 2974; Pub. L. 114–113, div. Q, title III,
§ 344(a), Dec. 18, 2015, 129 Stat. 3115; Pub. L.
115–141, div. U, title IV, § 401(b)(27), Mar. 23, 2018,
132 Stat. 1203.)
INFLATION ADJUSTED ITEMS FOR CERTAIN YEARS
For inflation adjustment of certain items in
this section, see Internal Revenue Notices listed
in a table under section 401 of this title.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2018—Subsec. (g)(3)(E). Pub. L. 115–141 substituted
‘‘limitation under section 415(c)’’ for ‘‘limitations
under sections 415(c) and (e)’’.
2015—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 114–113 substituted ‘‘of in-
terests’’ for ‘‘for purposes of charitable contribution’’
in heading and inserted at end of text ‘‘In the case of
the early termination of a trust which is a charitable
remainder unitrust by reason of subsection (d)(3), the
valuation of interests in such trust for purposes of this
section shall be made under rules similar to the rules
of the preceding sentence.’’
2006—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 109–432 amended heading
and text of subsec. (c) generally. Prior to amendment,
text read as follows: ‘‘A charitable remainder annuity
trust and a charitable remainder unitrust shall, for any
taxable year, not be subject to any tax imposed by this
subtitle, unless such trust, for such year, has unrelated
business taxable income (within the meaning of section
512, determined as if part III of subchapter F applied to
such trust).’’
Subsec. (g)(3)(E). Pub. L. 109–280 inserted ‘‘(deter-
mined on the basis of fair market value of securities
when allocated to participants)’’ after ‘‘paragraph (7)’’.
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2001—Subsec. (g)(3)(E). Pub. L. 107–16, § 632(a)(3)(H)(i),
substituted ‘‘applicable limitation under paragraph (7)’’
for ‘‘limitations under section 415(c)’’.
Subsec. (g)(7). Pub. L. 107–16, § 632(a)(3)(H)(ii), added
par. (7).
2000—Subsec. (d)(1)(C), (2)(C). Pub. L. 106–554 struck
out period after ‘‘(as defined by subsection (g))’’. See
1997 Amendment notes below.
1998—Subsec. (d)(1)(C), (2)(C). Pub. L. 105–206 inserted
‘‘, and’’ at end.
1997—Subsec. (d)(1)(A). Pub. L. 105–34, § 1089(a)(1), in-
serted ‘‘nor more than 50 percent’’ after ‘‘not less than
5 percent’’.
Subsec. (d)(1)(B). Pub. L. 105–34, § 1530(c)(5), inserted
‘‘and other than qualified gratuitous transfers de-
scribed in subparagraph (C)’’ after ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’.
Pub. L. 105–34, § 1089(b)(1), struck out ‘‘and’’ at end.
Subsec. (d)(1)(C). Pub. L. 105–34, § 1530(a), which di-
rected amendment of subpar. (C) by striking period at
end and inserting ‘‘or, to the extent the remainder in-
terest is in qualified employer securities (as defined in
subsection (g)(4)), all or part of such securities are to be
transferred to an employee stock ownership plan (as de-
fined in section 4975(e)(7)) in a qualified gratuitous
transfer (as defined by subsection (g)).’’, was executed
by making the insertion after ‘‘for such a use’’ to re-
flect the probable intent of Congress. Subpar. (C) did
not contain a period after amendment by Pub. L.
105–34, § 1089(b)(1). See below.
Pub. L. 105–34, § 1089(b)(1), struck out period after ‘‘for
such a use’’.
Subsec. (d)(1)(D). Pub. L. 105–34, § 1089(b)(1), added
subpar. (D).
Subsec. (d)(2)(A). Pub. L. 105–34, § 1089(a)(1), inserted
‘‘nor more than 50 percent’’ after ‘‘not less than 5 per-
cent’’.
Subsec. (d)(2)(B). Pub. L. 105–34, § 1530(c)(5), inserted
‘‘and other than qualified gratuitous transfers de-
scribed in subparagraph (C)’’ after ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’.
Pub. L. 105–34, § 1089(b)(2), struck out ‘‘and’’ at end.
Subsec. (d)(2)(C). Pub. L. 105–34, § 1530(a), which di-
rected amendment of subpar. (C) by striking period at
end and inserting ‘‘or, to the extent the remainder in-
terest is in qualified employer securities (as defined in
subsection (g)(4)), all or part of such securities are to be
transferred to an employee stock ownership plan (as de-
fined in section 4975(e)(7)) in a qualified gratuitous
transfer (as defined by subsection (g)).’’, was executed
by making the insertion after ‘‘for such a use’’ to re-
flect the probable intent of Congress. Subpar. (C) did
not contain a period after amendment by Pub. L.
105–34, § 1089(b)(2). See below.
Pub. L. 105–34, § 1089(b)(2), struck out period after ‘‘for
such a use’’.
Subsec. (d)(2)(D). Pub. L. 105–34, § 1089(b)(2), added
subpar. (D).
Subsec. (d)(4). Pub. L. 105–34, § 1089(b)(4), added par.
(4).
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 105–34, § 1530(b), added subsec. (g).
1984—Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 98–369 added subsec. (f).
1976—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94–455 struck out ‘‘or his
delegate’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2015 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 114–113, div. Q, title III, § 344(b), Dec. 18, 2015,
129 Stat. 3115, provided that: ‘‘The amendment made by
this section [amending this section] shall apply to ter-
minations of trusts occurring after the date of the en-
actment of this Act [Dec. 18, 2015].’’
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2006 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 109–432, div. A, title IV, § 424(b), Dec. 20, 2006,
120 Stat. 2974, provided that: ‘‘The amendment made by
this section [amending this section] shall apply to tax-
able years beginning after December 31, 2006.’’
Pub. L. 109–280, title VIII, § 868(b), Aug. 17, 2006, 120
Stat. 1025, provided that: ‘‘The amendment made by
this section [amending this section] shall take effect on
the date of the enactment of this Act [Aug. 17, 2006].’’
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2001 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 107–16 applicable to years be-
ginning after Dec. 31, 2001, see section 632(a)(4) of Pub.
L. 107–16, set out as a note under section 72 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1998 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 105–206 effective, except as
otherwise provided, as if included in the provisions of
the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, Pub. L. 105–34, to which
such amendment relates, see section 6024 of Pub. L.
105–206, set out as a note under section 1 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1997 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 105–34, title X, § 1089(a)(2), Aug. 5, 1997, 111
Stat. 960, provided that: ‘‘The amendment made by
paragraph (1) [amending this section] shall apply to
transfers in trust after June 18, 1997.’’
Pub. L. 105–34, title X, § 1089(b)(6), Aug. 5, 1997, 111
Stat. 961, provided that:
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in
this paragraph, the amendments made by this sub-
section [amending this section and section 2055 of this
title] shall apply to transfers in trust after July 28,
1997.
‘‘(B) SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
CERTAIN
DECEDENTS.—The
amendments made by this subsection shall not apply to
transfers in trust under the terms of a will (or other
testamentary instrument) executed on or before July
28, 1997, if the decedent—
‘‘(i) dies before January 1, 1999, without having re-
published the will (or amended such instrument) by
codicil or otherwise, or
‘‘(ii) was on July 28, 1997, under a mental disability
to change the disposition of his property and did not
regain his competence to dispose of such property be-
fore the date of his death.’’
Amendment by section 1530(a), (b), (c)(5) of Pub. L.
105–34 applicable to transfers made by trusts to, or for
the use of, an employee stock ownership plan after
Aug. 5, 1997, see section 1530(d) of Pub. L. 105–34, set out
as a note under section 401 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1984 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 98–369, applicable to transfers
after Dec. 31, 1978, see section 1022(e)(2) of Pub. L.
98–369, set out as a note under section 2055 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section applicable to transfers in trust made after
July 31, 1969, see section 201(g)(5), set out as an Effec-
tive Date of 1969 Amendment note under section 170 of
this title.
SAVINGS PROVISION
For provisions that nothing in amendment by Pub. L.
115–141 be construed to affect treatment of certain
transactions occurring, property acquired, or items of
income, loss, deduction, or credit taken into account
prior to Mar. 23, 2018, for purposes of determining li-
ability for tax for periods ending after Mar. 23, 2018, see
section 401(e) of Pub. L. 115–141, set out as a note under
section 23 of this title.
SUBPART D—TREATMENT OF EXCESS
DISTRIBUTIONS BY TRUSTS
Sec.
665.
Definitions applicable to subpart D.
666.
Accumulation distribution allocated to pre-
ceding years.
667.
Treatment of amounts deemed distributed by
trust in preceding years.
668.
Interest charge on accumulation distribu-
tions from foreign trusts.
[669.
Repealed.]
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Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
**(a) General rule** Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, the provisions of this section shall, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary, apply in the case of a charitable remainder annuity trust and a charitable remainder unitrust.
**(b) Character of distributions** Amounts distributed by a charitable remainder annuity trust or by a charitable remainder unitrust shall be considered as having the following characteristics in the hands of a beneficiary to whom is paid the annuity described in subsection (d)(1)(A) or the payment described in subsection (d)(2)(A):
(1) First, as amounts of income (other than gains, and amounts treated as gains, from the sale or other disposition of capital assets) includible in gross income to the extent of such income of the trust for the year and such undistributed income of the trust for prior years;
(2) Second, as a capital gain to the extent of the capital gain of the trust for the year and the undistributed capital gain of the trust for prior years;
(3) Third, as other income to the extent of such income of the trust for the year and such undistributed income of the trust for prior years; and
(4) Fourth, as a distribution of trust corpus.
For purposes of this section, the trust shall determine the amount of its undistributed capital gain on a cumulative net basis.
**(c) Taxation of trusts**
(1) **Income tax** — A charitable remainder annuity trust and a charitable remainder unitrust shall, for any taxable year, not be subject to any tax imposed by this subtitle.
(2) **Excise tax**
(A) *In general* — In the case of a charitable remainder annuity trust or a charitable remainder unitrust which has unrelated business taxable income (within the meaning of section 512, determined as if part II
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