[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 26, Volume 14]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
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[CITE: 26CFR25.2522(c)-1]

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                       TITLE 26--INTERNAL REVENUE
 
    CHAPTER I--INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 
                               (CONTINUED)
 
PART 25_GIFT TAX; GIFTS MADE AFTER DECEMBER 31, 1954--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  25.2522(c)-1  Disallowance of charitable, etc., deductions because of ``prohibited transactions'' in the case of gifts made before January 1, 1970.

    (a) Sections 503(e) and 681(b)(5) provide that no deduction which 
would otherwise be allowable under section 2522 for a gift for 
religious, charitable, scientific, literary or educational purposes, 
including the encouragement of art and the prevention of cruelty to 
children or animals, is allowed if--
    (1) The gift is made in trust and, for income tax purposes for the 
taxable year of the trust in which the gift is made, the deduction 
otherwise allowable to the trust under section 642(c) is limited by 
section 681(b)(1) by reason of the trust having engaged in a prohibited 
transaction described in section 681(b)(2); or
    (2) The gift is made to any corporation, community chest, fund or 
foundation which, for its taxable year in which the gift is made is not 
exempt from income tax under section 501(a) by reason of having engaged 
in a prohibited transaction described in section 503(c).
    (b) For purposes of section 503(e) and section 681(b)(5) the term 
``gift'' includes any gift, contribution, or transfer without adequate 
consideration.
    (c) Regulations relating to the income tax contain the rules for the 
determination of the taxable year of the trust for which the deduction 
under section 642(c) is limited by section 681(b), and for the 
determination of the taxable year of the organization for which an 
exemption is denied under section 503(a). Generally, such taxable year 
is a taxable year subsequent to the taxable year during which the trust 
or organization has been notified by the Internal Revenue Service that 
it has engaged in a prohibited transaction. However, if the trust or 
organization during or prior to the taxable year entered into the 
prohibited transaction for the purpose of diverting its corpus or income 
from the charitable or other purposes by reason of which it is entitled 
to a deduction or exemption, and the transaction involves a substantial 
part of such income or corpus, then the deduction of the trust under 
section 642(c) for such taxable year is limited by section 681(b), or 
the exemption of the organization for such taxable year is denied under 
section 503(a), whether or not the organization has previously received 
notification by the Internal Revenue Service that it has engaged in a 
prohibited transaction. In certain cases, the limitation of section 503 
or 681 may be removed or the exemption may be reinstated for certain 
subsequent taxable years under the rules set forth in the income tax 
regulations under sections 503 and 681.
    (d) In cases in which prior notification by the Internal Revenue 
Service is not required in order to limit the deduction of the trust 
under section 681(b), or to deny exemption of the organization under 
section 503, the deduction otherwise allowable under Sec.  25.2522(a)-1 
is not disallowed with respect to gifts made during the same taxable 
year of the trust or organization in which a prohibited transaction 
occurred, or in a prior taxable year, unless the donor or a member of 
his family was a party to the prohibited transaction. For purposes of 
the preceding sentence, the members of the donor's family include only 
his brothers and

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sisters (whether by whole or half blood), spouse, ancestors, and lineal 
descendants.
    (e) This section applies only to gifts made before January 1, 1970. 
In the case of gifts made after December 31, 1969, see Sec.  25.2522(c)-
2.

[T.D. 6334, 23 FR 8904, Nov. 15, 1958; 25 FR 14021, Dec. 31, 1960, as 
amended by T.D. 7318, 39 FR 25458, July 11, 1974]