Estates, Powers And Trusts Law § 2-1.11. Renunciation of property interests., NY CLS EPTL § 2-1.11
Summary
(a) A renunciation made in compliance with the provisions of this section shall not necessarily constitute a qualified disclaimer within the meaning of section 2518 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or for the purposes of the taxes imposed by article twenty-six of the tax law.
(b) For purposes of this section:
(1) The term “disposition” shall include a disposition created under a will or trust agreement including, without limitation, the granting of a power of appointment, a disposition created by the exercise or nonexercise of a power of appointment, a distributive share under 4-1.1, a transfer created by a trust account as defined in 7-5.1, a transfer created by a life insurance or annuity contract, a transfer resulting from the creation of a joint tenancy or tenancy by the entirety, succession to an interest occurring by operation of law on the death of a joint tenant or tenant by the entirety, a transfer under an employee benefit plan (including, without limitation, any ...