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26 U.S.C. 71: Repealed. Pub. L. 115–97, title I, § 11051(b)(1)(B) , Dec. 22, 2017 , 131 Stat. 2089Text contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 26-INTERNAL REVENUE CODECHAPTER 1-NORMAL TAXES AND SURTAXES

§71. Repealed. Pub. L. 115–97, title I, § 11051(b)(1)(B) , Dec. 22, 2017 , 131 Stat. 2089

Section, Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 19; Pub. L. 98–369, div. A, title IV, § 422(a), July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 795; Pub. L. 99–514, title XVIII, § 1843(a)–(c)(1), (d), Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2853, 2855, related to inclusion in gross income of amounts received as alimony or separate maintenance payments.

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Effective Date of Repeal

Repeal applicable to any divorce or separation instrument (as defined in former subsec. (b)(2) of this section as in effect before Dec. 22, 2017) executed after Dec. 31, 2018, and to such instruments executed on or before Dec. 31, 2018, and modified after Dec. 31, 2018, if the modification expressly provides that the amendment made by section 11051 of Pub. L. 115–97 applies to such modification, see section 11051(c) of Pub. L. 115–97, set out as an Effective Date of 2017 Amendment note under section 61 of this title.