1994 US Code
Title 26 - INTERNAL REVENUE CODE
CHAPTER 11 - ESTATE TAX
Subchapter A - Estates of Citizens or Residents
PART IV - TAXABLE ESTATE
Sec. 2054 - Losses

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 1994 Edition, Title 26 - INTERNAL REVENUE CODE
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 26 - INTERNAL REVENUE CODE
CHAPTER 11 - ESTATE TAX
Subchapter A - Estates of Citizens or Residents
PART IV - TAXABLE ESTATE
Sec. 2054 - Losses
Containssection 2054
Date1994
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 4, 1995
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditAug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 390.


§2054. Losses

For purposes of the tax imposed by section 2001, the value of the taxable estate shall be determined by deducting from the value of the gross estate losses incurred during the settlement of estates arising from fires, storms, shipwrecks, or other casualties, or from theft, when such losses are not compensated for by insurance or otherwise.

(Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 390.)

Cross References

Computation of adjusted gross estate, see section 2056 of this title.

Credit for tax on prior transfers, see section 2013 of this title.

Income tax, special rules for credits and deductions, see section 642 of this title.

Taxable estate of nonresidents not citizens, see section 2106 of this title.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in sections 303, 642, 2013, 2053, 2106, 6166 of this title.

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