Final rule · 2026-13925

Revising Qualified Domestic Trust Regulations Under Section 2056A To Update Outdated References and Procedures

This document contains final regulations that amend the Federal estate tax regulations applicable to estates of decedents passing property to or for the benefit of a noncitizen spouse in a domestic trust that satisfies all of the requirements under applicable Federal tax law and regulations to be a qualified domestic trust and for which the executor of the decedent's estate has made a qualified domestic trust election. These final regulations modify the existing regulations to update outdated references, information, and procedures. These final regulations primarily affect the estates of decedents passing property to or for the benefit of a noncitizen spouse in a qualified domestic trust pursuant to applicable Federal tax law.