United States Code
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§ 2101.
Tax imposed
(a)
Imposition
Except as provided in section 2107, a tax is hereby imposed on the transfer of the taxable estate (determined as provided in section 2106) of every decedent nonresident not a citizen of the United States.
(b)
Computation of tax
The tax imposed by this section shall be the amount equal to the excess (if any) of—
(1)
(A)
the amount of the taxable estate, and
(B)
the amount of the adjusted taxable gifts, over
(2)
a tentative tax computed under section 2001(c) on the amount of the adjusted taxable gifts.
(c)
Adjustments for taxable gifts
(1)
Adjusted taxable gifts defined
For purposes of this section, the term “adjusted taxable gifts” means the total amount of the taxable gifts (within the meaning of section 2503 as modified by section 2511) made by the decedent after
(2)
Adjustment for certain gift tax
For purposes of this section, the rules of section 2001(d) shall apply.
(Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 397; Pub. L. 89–809, title I, § 108(a), Nov. 13, 1966 , 80 Stat. 1571; Pub. L. 94–455, title XX, § 2001(c)(1)(D), Oct. 4, 1976 , 90 Stat. 1850; Pub. L. 100–647, title V, § 5032(a), (c), Nov. 10, 1988 , 102 Stat. 3669; Pub. L. 101–239, title VII, § 7815(c), Dec. 19, 1989 , 103 Stat. 2415; Pub. L. 103–66, title XIII, § 13208(b)(3), Aug. 10, 1993 , 107 Stat. 469; Pub. L. 107–147, title IV, § 411(g)(2), Mar. 9, 2002 , 116 Stat. 46.)
cite as: 26 USC 2101
