[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 26, Volume 14] [Revised as of April 1, 2004] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 26CFR25.2702-7] [Page 668] 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. 25.2702-7 Effective dates. Except as provided in this section, Sec. Sec. 25.2702-1 through 25.2702-6 apply as of January 28, 1992. With respect to transfers to which section 2702 applied made prior to January 28, 1992, taxpayers may rely on any reasonable interpretation of the statutory provisions. For these purposes, the provisions of the proposed regulations and the final regulations are considered a reasonable interpretation of the statutory provisions. The fourth through eighth sentences of Sec. 25.2702-5(b)(1) and Sec. 25.2702-5(c)(9) apply with respect to trusts created after May 16, 1996. [T.D. 8395, 57 FR 4273, Feb. 4, 1992, as amended by T.D. 8743, 62 FR 66989, Dec. 23, 1997]