26 USC 2505 – Unified credit against gift tax
(a) General rule
In the case of a citizen or resident of the United States, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by section 2501 for each calendar year an amount equal to—
(1) the applicable credit amount in effect under section 2010(c) which would apply if the donor died as of the end of the calendar year, reduced by
(2) the sum of the amounts allowable as a credit to the individual under this section for all preceding calendar periods.
For purposes of applying paragraph (2) for any calendar year, the rates of tax in effect under section 2502(a)(2) for such calendar year shall, in lieu of the rates of tax in effect for preceding calendar periods, be used in determining the amounts allowable as a credit under this section for all preceding calendar periods.
(b) Adjustment to credit for certain gifts made before 1977
Terms Used In 26 USC 2505
- Donor: The person who makes a gift.
- individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See 1 USC 8
- United States: when used in a geographical sense includes only the States and the District of Columbia. See 26 USC 7701
The amount allowable under subsection (a) shall be reduced by an amount equal to 20 percent of the aggregate amount allowed as a specific exemption under section 2521 (as in effect before its repeal by the Tax Reform Act of 1976) with respect to gifts made by the individual after September 8, 1976.
(c) Limitation based on amount of tax
The amount of the credit allowed under subsection (a) for any calendar year shall not exceed the amount of the tax imposed by section 2501 for such calendar year.