Estate and Gift Taxes; Difference in the Basic Exclusion Amount

• Citation: 85 FR 6803
• Record Number: 2020-01392
• Published date: 06 February 2020
• Section: Rules and Regulations
• Court: Internal Revenue Service,Treasury Department

Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 25 (Thursday, February 6, 2020)

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 25 (Thursday, February 6, 2020)]
                [Rules and Regulations]
                [Page 6803]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2020-01392]
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                DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
                Internal Revenue Service
                26 CFR Part 25
                [TD 9884]
                RIN 1545-B072
                Estate and Gift Taxes; Difference in the Basic Exclusion Amount
                AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.
                ACTION: Correcting amendment.
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                SUMMARY: This document contains corrections to Treasury Decision 9884,
                which was published in the Federal Register for Tuesday, November 26,
                2019. Treasury Decision 9884 contained final regulations addressing the
                effect of recent legislative changes to the basic exclusion amount
                allowable in computing Federal gift and estate taxes. The final
                regulations affect donors of gifts made after 2017 and the estates of
                decedents dying after 2017.
                DATES:
                 Effective Date: These final regulations are effective on and after
                February 6, 2020.
                 Applicability Date: For date of applicability, see Sec. 20.2010-
                1(f)(2).
                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John D. MacEachen, (202) 317-6859 (not
                a toll-free number).
                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                Background
                 The final regulation (TD 9884) that is the subject of this
                correction is under section 2010 of the Internal Revenue Code.
                Need for Correction
                 As published November 26, 2019 (84 FR 64995), the final regulation
                (TD 9884; FR Doc. 2019-25601) contained an omission that may prove
                misleading and therefore should be corrected.
                List of Subjects in 26 CFR Part 25
                 Gift taxes, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
                Correction of Publication
                 Accordingly, 26 CFR part 25 is corrected by making the following
                corrective amendment:
                PART 25--GIFT TAX; GIFTS MADE AFTER DECEMBER 31, 1954
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                Par. 1. The authority citation for part 25 continues to read in part as
                follows:
                 Authority: 26 U.S.C. 7805.
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                Sec. 25.2505-2 [Amended]
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                Par. 2. Section 25.2505-2 is amended by removing ``Sec. 20.2010-
                1(d)(5)'' wherever it appears and adding in its place ``Sec. 20.2010-
                1(e)(5)''.
                Martin V. Franks,
                Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, Legal Processing Division,
                Associate Chief Counsel (Procedure and Administration).
                [FR Doc. 2020-01392 Filed 2-5-20; 8:45 am]
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