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26 CFR 26.2611-1: -1 Generation-skipping transfer defined.

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  1. Title 26—Internal Revenue
  2. CHAPTER I—INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
  3. SUBCHAPTER B—ESTATE AND GIFT TAXES
  4. PART 26—GENERATION-SKIPPING TRANSFER TAX REGULATIONS UNDER THE TAX REFORM ACT OF 1986

A generation-skipping transfer (GST) is an event that is either a direct skip, a taxable distribution, or a taxable termination. See § 26.2612-1 for the definition of these terms. The determination as to whether an event is a GST is made by reference to the most recent transfer subject to the estate or gift tax. See § 26.2652-1(a)(2) for determining whether a transfer is subject to Federal estate or gift tax.

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