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title: "26 U.S.C. § 2033"
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# 26 U.S.C. § 2033 - Property in which the decedent had an interest

## Text

The value of the gross estate shall include the value of all property to the extent of the interest therein of the decedent at the time of his death.

(Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 381; Pub. L. 87–834, § 18(a)(2)(A), Oct. 16, 1962, 76 Stat. 1052.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

Amendments1962—Pub. L. 87–834 struck out provisions which excepted real property situated outside of the United States.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1962 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 87–834 applicable to estates of decedents dying after Oct. 16, 1962, except as otherwise provided, see section 18(b) of Pub. L. 87–834, set out as a note under section 2031 of this title.