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Code · U.S. Code · Title 26 - INTERNAL REVENUE CODE · CHAPTER 1— NORMAL TAXES AND SURTAXES · Subchapter J— Estates, Trusts, Beneficiaries, and Decedents · § 644

§ 644. Taxable year of trusts

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(a)In general For purposes of this subtitle, the taxable year of any trust shall be the calendar year.
(b)Exception for trusts exempt from tax and charitable trusts Subsection
(a)shall not apply to a trust exempt from taxation under section 501(a) or to a trust described in section 4947(a)(1).
(Added Pub. L. 99–514, title XIV, § 1403(a), Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2713, § 645; renumbered § 644, Pub. L. 105–34, title V, § 507(b)(1), Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 856.)
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  • Pub. L. 99–514, title XIV, § 1403(a)
  • 100 Stat. 2713
  • Pub. L. 105–34, title V, § 507(b)(1)
  • 111 Stat. 856
  • Pub. L. 94–455, title VII, § 701(e)(1)
  • 90 Stat. 1578
  • Pub. L. 95–600, title VII, § 701(p)(1)
  • 92 Stat. 2908
  • Pub. L. 96–471, § 2(b)(4)
  • 94 Stat. 2254
  • Pub. L. 99–514, title XV, § 1511(c)(5)
  • 100 Stat. 2745
  • Pub. L. 105–34
  • Pub. L. 105–34, title V, § 507(c)(2)
  • 111 Stat. 857
  • Pub. L. 99–514, title XIV, § 1403(c)
  • Pub. L. 100–647, title I, § 1014(c)
  • 102 Stat. 3559
  • Pub. L. 99–514
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§ 644
Taxable year of trusts
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 99–514, title XIV, § 1403(a)
Stat.100 Stat. 2713
Pub. L.Pub. L. 105–34, title V, § 507(b)(1)
Stat.111 Stat. 856
Pub. L.Pub. L. 94–455, title VII, § 701(e)(1)
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