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CHAPTER 13— TAX ON GENERATION-SKIPPING TRANSFERS›Subchapter D— GST Exemption

§ 2631. GST exemption

26 U.S.C. Subtitle B — Estate and Gift Taxes (Internal Revenue Code) · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · United States

(a) General rule

For purposes of determining the inclusion ratio, every individual shall be allowed a GST exemption amount which may be allocated by such individual (or his executor) to any property with respect to which such individual is the transferor.

(b) Allocations irrevocable

Any allocation under subsection (a), once made, shall be irrevocable.

(c) GST exemption amount

For purposes of subsection (a), the GST exemption amount for any calendar year shall be equal to the basic exclusion amount under section 2010(c) for such calendar year.

(Added Pub. L. 99–514, title XIV, § 1431(a), Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2721; amended Pub. L. 105–34, title V, § 501(d), Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 846; Pub. L. 105–206, title VI, § 6007(a)(1), July 22, 1998, 112 Stat. 806; Pub. L. 107–16, title V, § 521(c), June 7, 2001, 115 Stat. 72; Pub. L. 111–312, title III, § 303(b)(2), Dec. 17, 2010, 124 Stat. 3303.)

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