Source
(Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 8; Pub. L. 88–272, title I, § 112(b), Feb. 26, 1964, 78 Stat. 24; Pub. L. 91–172, title VIII, § 803(b), Dec. 30, 1969, 83 Stat. 682; Pub. L. 93–597, § 3(b), Jan. 2, 1975, 88 Stat. 1951; Pub. L. 94–455, title XIX, § 1901(a)(1), (b)(9), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1764, 1795; Pub. L. 94–569, § 3(a), Oct. 20, 1976, 90 Stat. 2699; Pub. L. 97–448, title III, § 307(a), Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2407; Pub. L. 98–369, div. A, title IV, § 423(c)(2), July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 801; Pub. L. 99–514, title XIII, § 1301(j)(10), title XVII, § 1708(a)(1), Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2658, 2782; Pub. L. 100–647, title I, § 1007(g)(13)(A), Nov. 10, 1988, 102 Stat. 3436; Pub. L. 108–311, title II, §§ 202,
207
(1), Oct. 4, 2004, 118 Stat. 1175, 1177; Pub. L. 109–135, title IV, § 412(a), Dec. 21, 2005, 119 Stat. 2636.)
Amendments
2005—Subsec. (b)(2)(C).
Pub. L. 109–135 substituted “subparagraph (B)” for “subparagraph (C)”.
2004—Subsec. (a)(1)(B)(i).
Pub. L. 108–311, § 207(1), inserted “, determined without regard to subsections (b)(1), (b)(2), and (d)(1)(B) thereof” after “section
152”.
Subsec. (b)(1)(A)(i).
Pub. L. 108–311, § 202(a), amended cl. (i) generally. Prior to amendment, cl. (i) read as follows: “a son, stepson, daughter, or stepdaughter of the taxpayer, or a descendant of a son or daughter of the taxpayer, but if such son, stepson, daughter, stepdaughter, or descendant is married at the close of the taxpayer’s taxable year, only if the taxpayer is entitled to a deduction for the taxable year for such person under section
151 (or would be so entitled but for paragraph (2) or (4) of section
152
(e)), or”.
Subsec. (b)(2).
Pub. L. 108–311, § 202(b)(1), redesignated subpars. (B) to (D) as (A) to (C), respectively, and struck out former subpar. (A) which read as follows: “a legally adopted child of a person shall be considered a child of such person by blood;”.
Subsec. (b)(3)(B)(i), (ii).
Pub. L. 108–311, § 202(b)(2), amended cls. (i) and (ii) generally. Prior to amendment, cls. (i) and (ii) read as follows:
“(i) paragraph (9) of section
152
(a), or
“(ii) subsection (c) of section
152.”
1988—Subsec. (d).
Pub. L. 100–647 substituted “the taxes imposed by sections
1 and
55” for “the tax imposed by section
1”.
1986—Subsec. (a)(3)(B).
Pub. L. 99–514, § 1708(a)(1), amended subpar. (B) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (B) read as follows: “the date which is—
“(i) December 31, 1982, in the case of service in the combat zone designated for purposes of the Vietnam conflict, or
“(ii) 2 years after the date designated under section
112 as the date of termination of combatant activities in that zone, in the case of any combat zone other than that referred to in clause (i).”
Subsec. (c).
Pub. L. 99–514, § 1301(j)(10), substituted “section
7703
(b)” for “section
143
(b)”.
1984—Subsec. (b)(1)(A).
Pub. L. 98–369, § 423(c)(2)(A), substituted “which constitutes for more than one-half of such taxable year” for “which constitutes for such taxable year”.
Subsec. (b)(1)(A)(i).
Pub. L. 98–369, § 423(c)(2)(B), inserted “(or would be so entitled but for paragraph (2) or (4) of section
152
(e))”.
1983—Subsec. (a)(3)(B)(i).
Pub. L. 97–448 substituted “December 31, 1982” for “January 2, 1978”.
1976—Subsec. (a)(3)(B).
Pub. L. 94–569 substituted “the date which is” for “the date which is 2 years after” in provisions preceding cl. (i), substituted “January 2, 1978” for “the date of the enactment of this paragraph” in cl. (i), and substituted “2 years after the date” for “the date” in cl. (ii).
Subsec. (b)(3)(B)(ii).
Pub. L. 94–455, § 1901(b)(9), redesignated cl. (iii) as (ii) and struck out former cl. (ii) which provided that an individual who was a dependent solely by reason of par. (10) of section
152
(a) would not be considered as a head of a household.
Subsec. (c).
Pub. L. 94–455, § 1901(a)(1), substituted “shall be treated as not married at the close of the taxable year” for “shall not be considered as married”.
1975—Subsec. (a)(3).
Pub. L. 93–597 added par. (3).
1969—Subsec. (a).
Pub. L. 91–172 redesignated subsec. (b) as (a). See sec.
1
(a) of this title.
Subsec. (b).
Pub. L. 91–172 redesignated provisions of former section
1
(b)(2) to (4) of this title as subsec. (b). Former subsec. (b) redesignated (a), with minor changes.
Subsec. (c).
Pub. L. 91–172 added subsec. (c).
Subsec. (d).
Pub. L. 91–172 redesignated as subsec. (d) provisions of former section
1
(d) with minor changes.
Subsec. (e).
Pub. L. 91–172 redesignated as subsec. (e) provisions of former section
1
(e).
1964—Subsec. (a).
Pub. L. 88–272 inserted reference to section
141.
Effective Date of 2004 Amendment
Pub. L. 108–311, title II, § 208, Oct. 4, 2004,
118 Stat. 1178, provided that: “The amendments made by this title [amending this section and sections
21,
24,
25B,
32,
42,
51,
72,
105,
120,
125,
129,
132,
151 to
153,
170,
213,
220,
221,
529,
2032A,
2057,
7701,
7702B, and
7703 of this title] shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2004.”
Effective Date of 1988 Amendment
Amendment by
Pub. L. 100–647 effective, except as otherwise provided, as if included in the provision of the Tax Reform Act of 1986,
Pub. L. 99–514, to which such amendment relates, see section 1019(a) of
Pub. L. 100–647, set out as a note under section
1 of this title.
Effective Date of 1986 Amendment
Amendment by section 1301(j)(10) of
Pub. L. 99–514 applicable to bonds issued after Aug. 15, 1986, except as otherwise provided, see sections 1311 to 1318 of
Pub. L. 99–514, set out as an Effective Date; Transitional Rules note under section
141 of this title.
Section 1708(b) of
Pub. L. 99–514 provided that: “The amendments made by this section [amending this section and sections
692,
6013, and
7508 of this title] shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1982.”
Effective Date of 1984 Amendment
Section 423(d) of
Pub. L. 98–369 provided that: “The amendments made by this section [amending this section and sections
43,
44A,
105,
143,
152, and
213 of this title] shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1984.”
Effective Date of 1976 Amendment
Section 1901(d) of
Pub. L. 94–455 provided that: “Except as otherwise expressly provided in this section, the amendments made by this section [see Tables for classification] shall apply with respect to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1976. The amendments made by subsections (a)(29) and (b)(10) shall apply with respect to taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 4, 1976].”
Effective Date of 1975 Amendment
Amendment by
Pub. L. 93–597 applicable to taxable years ending on or after Feb. 28, 1961, see section 3(c) of
Pub. L. 93–597, set out as a note under section
6013 of this title.
Effective Date of 1969 Amendment
Amendment by
Pub. L. 91–172 applicable to taxable years beginning after Dec. 31, 1970, except that subsec. (c) is applicable to taxable years beginning after Dec. 31, 1969, see section 803(f) of
Pub. L. 91–172, set out as a note under section
1 of this title.
Effective Date of 1964 Amendment
Amendment by
Pub. L. 88–272, except for purposes of section
21 of this title, effective with respect to taxable years beginning after Dec. 31, 1963, see section 131 of
Pub. L. 88–272, set out as a note under section
1 of this title.