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 CODIFICATION OF INTERNAL REVENUE LAWS Part II-Estates of Citizens or Residents of the United States SUBPART I--COMPUTATION OF TAX SEC. 810. RATE OF TAX. A tax equal to the sum of the following percentages of the value of the net estate (determined as provided in section 812) shall be imposed upon the transfer of the net estate of every decedent, citizen or resident of the United States, dying after the date of the enactment of this title. 1 per centum of the amount of the net estate not in excess of $50,000; 2 per centum of the amount by which the net estate exceeds $50,000 and does not exceed $100,000; 3 per centum of the amount by which the net estate exceeds $100,000 and does not exceed $200,000; 4 per centum of the amount by which the net estate exceeds $200,000 and does not exceed $400,000; 5 per centum of the amount by which the net estate exceeds $400,000 and does not exceed $600,000; 6 per centum of the amount by which the net estate exceeds $600,000 and does not exceed $800,000; 7 per centum of the amount by which the net estate exceeds $800,000 and does not exceed $1,000,000; 8 per centum of the amount by which the net estate exceeds $1,000,000 and does not exceed $1,500,000; 9 per centum of the amount by which the net estate exceeds $1,500,000 and does not exceed $2,000,000; 10 per centum of the amount by which the net estate exceeds $2,000,000 and does not exceed $2,500,000; 11 per centum of the amount by which the net estate exceeds $2,500,000 and does not exceed $3,000,000; 12 per centum of the amount by which the net estate exceeds $3,000,000 and does not exceed $3,500,000; 13 per centum of the amount by which the net estate exceeds $3,500,000 and does not exceed $4,000,000; 14 per centum of the amount by which the net estate exceeds $4,000,000 and does not exceed $5,000,000; 15 per centum of the amount by which the net estate exceeds $5,000,000 and does not exceed $6,000,000; 16 per centum of the amount by which the net estate exceeds $6,000,000 and does not exceed $7,000,000; 17 per centum of the amount by which the net estate exceeds $7,000,000 and does not exceed $8,000,000; 18 per centum of the amount by which the net estate exceeds $8,000,000 and does not exceed $9,000,000; 19 per centum of the amount by which the net estate exceeds $9,000,000 and does not exceed $10,000,000; 20 per centum of the amount by which the net estate exceeds $10,000,000. SEC. 811. GROSS ESTATE. The value of the gross estate of the decedent shall be determined by including the value at the time of his death of all property, real or personal, tangible or intangible, wherever situated, except real property situated outside of the United States- (a) DECEDENTr'S INTEREST. -TO the extent of the interest therein of the decedent at the time of his death; (b) DOWER OR CURTESY INTERESTS. -To the extent of any interest therein of the surviving spouse, existing at the time of the decedent's death as dower, curtesy, or by virtue of a statute creating an estate in lieu of dower or curtesy; 120

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