26 U.S.C. § 2207A
Right of recovery in the case of certain marital deduction property
United States · Title 26 — INTERNAL REVENUE CODE · Status: effective
Cite this
- Citation
- 26 U.S.C. § 2207A, Right of recovery in the case of certain marital deduction property, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/463206
- Permanent ID
ys:prov:463206@1- SHA-256
68d279ed2141a974950138b076e74c872574c2f9cf7d179fb5ded8fc7d8db6ae
The hash is SHA-256 of this version's text, with every run of whitespace collapsed to a single space and the ends trimmed. The ID always leads back here, and checking it says whether the text you cited is still the current version.
Full text
If any part of the gross estate consists of property the value of which is includible in the gross estate by reason of section 2044 (relating to certain property for which marital deduction was previously allowed), the decedent’s estate shall be entitled to recover from the person receiving the property the amount by which—
Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to any property to the extent that the decedent in his will (or a revocable trust) specifically indicates an intent to waive any right of recovery under this subchapter with respect to such property.
If for any calendar year tax is paid under chapter 12 with respect to any person by reason of property treated as transferred by such person under section 2519, such person shall be entitled to recover from the person receiving the property the amount by which—
For purposes of this section, if there is more than one person receiving the property, the right of recovery shall be against each such person.
In the case of penalties and interest attributable to additional taxes described in subsections (a) and (b), rules similar to subsections (a), (b), and (c) shall apply.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997