26 CFR · Internal Revenue

§ 1.501(c)(21)-2 — Same—trust instrument.

26 CFR § 1.501(c)(21)-2
TitleTitle 26: Internal RevenuePartPart 1: Income Taxes
SourceeCFR (current through Mar 20, 2026)

This text of 26 C.F.R. § 1.501(c)(21)-2 (Same—trust instrument.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering United States primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook
26 C.F.R. § 1.501(c)(21)-2 (2026).

Text

§ 1.501(c)(21)-2 Same—trust instrument. As trust does not meet the requirements of section 501(c)(21) if it is not established and maintained pursuant to a written instrument. The trust instrument must definitely and affirmatively prohibit a diversion or use of trust assets that is not permitted under section 501(c)(21)(B) or section 4953(c), whether by operation or natural termination of the trust, by power of revocation or amendment by the happening of a contingency by collateral arrangement, or by any other means. No particular form for the trust instrument is required. A trust may meet the requirements of section 501(c)921) although the trust instrument fails to contain provisions the effects of which are to prohibit acts that are subject to section 4951 (relating to taxes on self-deal

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Related

§ 1.501
26 C.F.R. § 1.501

Nearby Sections

11

Cite This Page — Counsel Stack

Bluebook (online)
26 C.F.R. § 1.501(c)(21)-2, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/cfr/26/1/1.501(c)(21)-2.
View on eCFR ↗