§2104 — Property within the United States
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Statute Text — 26 U.S.C. §2104
For purposes of this subchapter shares of stock owned and held by a nonresident not a citizen of the United States shall be deemed property within the United States only if issued by a domestic corporation.
For purposes of this subchapter, any property of which the decedent has made a transfer, by trust or otherwise, within the meaning of sections 2035 to 2038, inclusive, shall be deemed to be situated in the United States, if so situated either at the time of the transfer or at the time of the decedent’s death.
For purposes of this subchapter, debt obligations of—
a United States person, or
the United States, a State or any political subdivision thereof, or the District of Columbia,
owned and held by a nonresident not a citizen of the United States shall be deemed property within the United States. Deposits with a domestic branch of a foreign corporation, if such branch is engaged in the commercial banking business, shall, for purposes of this subchapter, be deemed property within the United States. This subsection shall not apply to a debt obligation to which section 2105(b) applies.
Treasury Regulations
- Treas. Reg. §Treas. Reg. §20.2104-1 Estates of nonresidents not citizens; property within the United States
- Treas. Reg. §Treas. Reg. §20.2104-1(a) In general.
- Treas. Reg. §Treas. Reg. §20.2104-1(b) Transfers.
- Treas. Reg. §Treas. Reg. §20.2104-1(c) Death tax convention.
- Treas. Reg. §Treas. Reg. §20.2104-1(i) §20.2104-1(i)
6 Citing Cases
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Section 2104 of title 5 defines an "officer" as a justice or judge of the United States.and an individual who is-- (1) required by law to be appointed in the civil service by one of the following acting in an official capacity-- (A) the President; (B) a court of the United States; (C) the head of an Executive agency; or (D) the Secretary of a milit