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Chapter 1. Inheritance Tax›Article 5.3. Pension Exemption

§ 13880. Pension Exclusion.

California Code of Regulations, Title 18 — Division 2.5. State Controller · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-05 · California

Source: https://govt.westlaw.com/calregs/Document/IE76FE6E34C8311EC89E5000D3A7C4BC3?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=CategoryPageItem&contextData=(sc.Default)

Public retirement system pensions, retirement allowances, optional benefits and other rights and the right of any person, whether the decedent or not, are exempt from the tax imposed by the Inheritance Tax Law. “Public retirement system” includes United States federal and other states of the United States, but does not include persons not directly employed by such government. “Pensions, retirement allowances and optional benefits” shall include amounts contributed by the employee to public retirement systems, plus the increase and earnings of such contributions.

Note: Reference 13880, Revenue and Taxation Code.

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