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26 U.S.C. § 102

Title 26 Chapter 1 Current through PL 119-73 Last updated: March 29, 2026 View on OLRC →
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§ 102. Gifts and inheritances

  • (a) Gross income does not include the value of property acquired by gift, bequest, devise, or inheritance.
  • (b) Subsection (a) shall not exclude from gross income—
    • (1) the income from any property referred to in subsection (a); or
    • (2) where the gift, bequest, devise, or inheritance is of income from property, the amount of such income.
  • (c)
    • (1) Subsection (a) shall not exclude from gross income any amount transferred by or for an employer to, or for the benefit of, an employee.
    • (2) For provisions excluding certain employee achievement awards from gross income, see section 74(c). For provisions excluding certain de minimis fringes from gross income, see section 132(e).

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