Title 26, Internal Revenue CodeRelease 119-102
§2515 Treatment of Generation-skipping Transfer Tax
Title 26 › Subtitle B — Estate and Gift Taxes › CHAPTER 12 — GIFT TAX › Subchapter B — Transfers › § 2515
Summary
Increase the value of a taxable gift that skips a generation under Chapter 13 by the amount of any Chapter 13 tax the giver must pay for that gift.
Full Legal Text
Title 26, §2515
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In the case of any taxable gift which is a direct skip (within the meaning of chapter 13), the amount of such gift shall be increased by the amount of any tax imposed on the transferor under chapter 13 with respect to such gift.
Legislative History
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Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section, acts Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 409; Dec. 31, 1970, Pub. L. 91–614, title I, § 102(b)(3), 84 Stat. 1841; Oct. 4, 1976, Pub. L. 94–455, title XX, § 2002(c)(2), 90 Stat. 1855; Nov. 6, 1978, Pub. L. 95–600, title VII, § 702(k)(1)(B), 92 Stat. 2932, related to tenancies by the entirety in real property, prior to repeal applicable to gifts made after Dec. 31, 1981, by Pub. L. 97–34, title IV, § 403(c)(3)(B), (e)(2), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 302, 305.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section applicable to generation-skipping transfers (within the meaning of section 2611 of this title) made after Oct. 22, 1986, except as otherwise provided, see section 1433 of Pub. L. 99–514, set out as a note under section 2601 of this title.
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Citation
26 U.S.C. § 2515
Title 26, Internal Revenue Code
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102