Rhode Island General Laws — Title 44 (Taxation)
R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-40-2 — Definitions
Except where the context otherwise requires, the words and phrases defined in this
section are used in this chapter in the sense given them in the following definitions:
(1) âAdministratorâ means the director of the division of taxation.
(2) âDeemed transferorâ has the same meaning as defined in 26 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq.
(3) âFederal generation-skipping transfer taxâ means the tax imposed by 26 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq.
(4) âGeneration-skipping transferâ means every transfer subject to the tax imposed under
26 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq. where the original transferor is a resident of the state of Rhode Island
at the date of the original transfer, and the deemed transferor is a resident of Rhode
Island at the time of his or her death, and the property transferred is real or personal
property in Rhode Island.
(5) âOriginal transferorâ means any grantor, donor, trustor, or testator who by gift,
trust, or will makes a transfer of real or personal property that results in a federal
generation- skipping transfer tax under applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue
Code of the United States, 26 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.
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