US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

26 U.S.C. § 2613

Skip person and non-skip person defined

(a)

Skip person

For purposes of this chapter, the term “skip person” means—
(1)
a natural person assigned to a generation which is 2 or more generations below the generation assignment of the transferor, or
(2)
a trust—
(A)
if all interests in such trust are held by skip persons, or
(B)
if—
(i)
there is no person holding an interest in such trust, and
(ii)
at no time after such transfer may a distribution (including distributions on termination) be made from such trust to a nonskip person.
(b)

Non-skip person

For purposes of this chapter, the term “non-skip person” means any person who is not a skip person.

Pub. L. 94–455, title XX, § 2006(a)90 Stat. 1884Pub. L. 95–600, title VII, § 702(n)(2)92 Stat. 2935Pub. L. 96–222, title I, § 107(a)(2)(B)94 Stat. 222Pub. L. 99–514, title XIV, § 1431(a)100 Stat. 2720Pub. L. 100–647, title I, § 1014(g)(5)(A)102 Stat. 3564(Added , , ; amended , (3), , , 2936; , , ; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 100–6471988—Subsec. (a)(1). inserted “natural” before “person”.

Pub. L. 99–5141986— amended section generally, substituting definitions of “skip person” and “non-skip person” for former provisions which defined and applied the terms “taxable distribution”, “taxable termination”, “younger generation beneficiary”, and “related or subordinate trustee”.

Pub. L. 96–222, § 107(a)(2)(B)(i)1980—Subsec. (e)(2)(A)(i). , inserted “(other than as a potential appointee under a power of appointment held by another)” after “trust”.

Pub. L. 96–222, § 107(a)(2)(B)(ii)Subsec. (e)(2)(B). , redesignated cls. (iii) to (v) as (iv) to (vi), added cl. (iii), and struck out cl. (vi) which related to an employee of a corporation in which the grantor or any beneficiary of the trust is an executive.

Pub. L. 95–600, § 702(n)(3)1978—Subsec. (b)(2)(B). , substituted “a present interest and a present power” for “an interest and a power” and “present interest or present power” for “interest or power” wherever appearing.

Pub. L. 95–600, § 702(n)(2)Subsec. (e). , inserted provisions relating to powers of independent trustees and definition of a related or subordinate trustee.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1988 Amendment

Pub. L. 100–647Pub. L. 99–514section 1019(a) of Pub. L. 100–647section 1 of this titleAmendment by effective, except as otherwise provided, as if included in the provision of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, , to which such amendment relates, see , set out as a note under .

Effective Date of 1986 Amendment

section 2611 of this titlesection 1433 of Pub. L. 99–514section 2601 of this titleSection applicable to generation-skipping transfers (within the meaning of ) made after , except as otherwise provided, see , set out as a note under .

Effective Date of 1980 Amendment

Pub. L. 96–222Pub. L. 95–600section 201 of Pub. L. 96–222section 32 of this titleAmendment by effective, except as otherwise provided, as if it had been included in the provisions of the Revenue Act of 1978, , to which such amendment relates, see , set out as a note under .

Effective Date of 1978 Amendment

Pub. L. 95–600, title VII, § 702(n)(5)92 Stat. 2936Pub. L. 99–514, § 2100 Stat. 2095

“(A)
section 2602 of this titlesection 2601 of this titlePub. L. 94–455, title XX, § 200690 Stat. 1879 Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the amendments made by this subsection [amending this section, , and provisions set out as a note under ] shall take effect as if included in chapter 13 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 [formerly I.R.C. 1954] as added by section 2006 of the Tax Reform Act of 1976 [, , ].
“(B)
section 2601 of this title The amendment made by paragraph (1) [amending provisions set out as a note under ] shall take effect on .”
, , , as amended by , , , provided that: