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Annuities included in the gross estate
26 U.S.C. s. 2039
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Publisher. U.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo.gov)
Edition. U.S. Code (govinfo), retrieved 2026-08-28
Status. U.S. Code, public domain.
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26 U.S.C. s. 2039: Annuities included in the gross estate is a state statute published by U.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo.gov). It is one of the documents that insurance license exam questions are written from, including life & health practice questions. This page summarizes it and points to the official version, which is the text to rely on.
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- 26 U.S.C. § 2039: Subsection (b) (Amount Includible)
“Subsection (a) shall apply to only such part of the value of the annuity or other payment receivable under such contract or agreement as is proportionate to that part of the purchase price therefor contributed by the decedent. For purposes of this section, any contribution by the decedent's...”
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