§ 2002 Liability for payment

OLRC 119-134 · eCFR 2026-10-19 · 1 regs · 2 amending Acts

Enacted 1954 · Act Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736 Amended · 2 Acts · From 1939 Code § 822(b)

195419841989
§ 20.2002-1 Liability for payment of tax.
Amended 1984, 1989
  • 1989 Pub. L. 101-239 Pub. L. 101–239 substituted “The” for “Except as provided in section 2210, the”.
  • 1984 Pub. L. 98-369 Pub. L. 98–369 inserted exception phrase.

Cases: Nolan R. Wilkes, Jr. v. United States, 289 F.3d 684 (11th Cir. 2002); Occidental Life Ins. Co. v. Commissioner, 50 T.C. 726 (1968); Estate of Sivyer v. Commissioner, 64 T.C. 581 (1975)

The tax imposed by this chapter shall be paid by the executor.