26 U.S.C. § 6434 — Trump accounts contribution pilot program
submitted 1 year ago by Pub. L. 119-21 to r/title-26-INTERNAL-REVENUE-CODE · 447 words · no verdicts yet
This section treats an eligible child as making a $1,000 tax payment when an individual makes the required election. The Secretary pays that amount to the child’s “Trump account.” This section does not define “Trump account” or “account beneficiary”; it uses the definitions in section 530A(b).
(a) In general In the case of an individual who makes an election under this section for an eligible child of the individual, such eligible child must be treated as making a payment against the tax imposed by subtitle A (for the taxable year* for which the election was made) in an amount equal to $1,000.
(b) Refund of payment The amount treated as a payment under subsection
(a) must be paid by the Secretary* to the Trump account for which such eligible child is the account beneficiary.
(c) Eligible child For purposes of this section, the term “eligible child” means a qualifying child (as defined in section 152
(c))—
(1) who is born after December 31, 2024, and before January 1, 2029,
(2) for whom no prior election has been made under this section by such individual or any other individual, and
(3) who is a United States citizen.
(d) Election An election under this section must be made at such time and in such manner as the Secretary must provide.
(e) Social security number required
(1) In general This section must not apply to any taxpayer* unless such individual includes with the election made under this section the social security number of the eligible child for whom the election is made.
(2) Social security number defined For purposes of paragraph
(1), the term “social security number” must have the meaning given such term in section 24
(h)
(7), determined by substituting “before the date of the election made under section 6434” for “before the due date of such return” in lettered paragraph
(B) of it.
(f) Exception from reduction or offset Any payment made to any individual under this section must not be—
(1) subject to reduction or offset under subsection
(c),
(d),
(e), or
(f) of section 6402 or any similar authority permitting offset, or
(2) reduced or offset by other assessed Federal taxes that would otherwise be subject to levy* or collection.
(g) Special rule regarding interest The period determined under section 6611
(a) for any payment under this section must not begin before January 1, 2028.
(h) Mirror code possessions In the case of any possession of the United States with a mirror code tax system (as defined in section 24
(k)), this section must not be treated as part of the income tax laws of the United States for purposes of determining the income tax law of such possession unless such possession elects to have this section be so treated.
(i) Definitions For purposes of this section, the terms “Trump account” and “account beneficiary” have the meaning given such terms in section 530A
(b).
In the case of an individual who makes an election under this section with respect to an eligible child of the individual, such eligible child shall be treated as making a payment against the tax imposed by subtitle A (for the taxable year* for which the election was made) in an amount equal to $1,000.
The amount treated as a payment under subsection (a) shall be paid by the Secretary* to the Trump account with respect to which such eligible child is the account beneficiary.
For purposes of this section, the term “eligible child” means a qualifying child (as defined in section 152(c))—
who is born after December 31, 2024, and before January 1, 2029,
with respect to whom no prior election has been made under this section by such individual or any other individual, and
who is a United States citizen.
An election under this section shall be made at such time and in such manner as the Secretary shall provide.
This section shall not apply to any taxpayer* unless such individual includes with the election made under this section the social security number of the eligible child with respect to whom the election is made.
For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “social security number” shall have the meaning given such term in section 24(h)(7), determined by substituting “before the date of the election made under section 6434” for “before the due date of 1 such return” in subparagraph (B) thereof.
Any payment made to any individual under this section shall not be—
subject to reduction or offset pursuant to subsection (c), (d), (e), or (f) of section 6402 or any similar authority permitting offset, or
reduced or offset by other assessed Federal taxes that would otherwise be subject to levy* or collection.
The period determined under section 6611(a) with respect to any payment under this section shall not begin before January 1, 2028.
In the case of any possession of the United States with a mirror code tax system (as defined in section 24(k)), this section shall not be treated as part of the income tax laws of the United States for purposes of determining the income tax law of such possession unless such possession elects to have this section be so treated.
For purposes of this section, the terms “Trump account” and “account beneficiary” have the meaning given such terms in section 530A(b).
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 119–21, title VII, § 70204(d)(1), July 4, 2025, 139 Stat. 187.)
- 2025Enacted · Pub. L. 119-21 · 139 Stat. 187
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 119-21 on 2025-07-04.
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