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USC Title 26 enacted through 2008

§ 6656. Failure to make deposit of taxes

 
(a)
Underpayment of deposits
 
In the case of any failure by any person to deposit (as required by this title or by regulations of the Secretary under this title) on the date prescribed therefor any amount of tax imposed by this title in such government depository as is authorized under section 6302(c) to receive such deposit, unless it is shown that such failure is due to reasonable cause and not due to willful neglect, there shall be imposed upon such person a penalty equal to the applicable percentage of the amount of the underpayment.
 
(b)
Definitions
 
For purposes of subsection (a) -
 
(1)
Applicable percentage
 
(A)
In general
 
Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term "applicable percentage" means -
 
(i)
2 percent if the failure is for not more than 5 days,
 
(ii)
5 percent if the failure is for more than 5 days but not more than 15 days, and
 
(iii)
10 percent if the failure is for more than 15 days.
 
(B)
Special rule
 
In any case where the tax is not deposited on or before the earlier of -
 
(i)
the day 10 days after the date of the first delinquency notice to the taxpayer under section 6303, or
 
(ii)
the day on which notice and demand for immediate payment is given under section 6861 or 6862 or the last sentence of section 6331(a),
 
the applicable percentage shall be 15 percent.
 
(2)
Underpayment
 
The term "underpayment" means the excess of the amount of the tax required to be deposited over the amount, if any, thereof deposited on or before the date prescribed therefor.
 
(c)
Exception for first-time depositors of employment taxes
 
The Secretary may waive the penalty imposed by subsection (a) on a person's inadvertent failure to deposit any employment tax if -
 
(1)
such person meets the requirements referred to in section 7430(c)(4)(A)(ii),
 
(2)
such failure -
 
(A)
occurs during the first quarter that such person was required to deposit any employment tax; or
 
(B)
if such person is required to change the frequency of deposits of any employment tax, relates to the first deposit to which such change applies, and
 
(3)
the return of such tax was filed on or before the due date.
 
For purposes of this subsection, the term "employment taxes" means the taxes imposed by subtitle C.
 
(d)
Authority to abate penalty where deposit sent to Secretary
 
The Secretary may abate the penalty imposed by subsection (a) with respect to the first time a depositor is required to make a deposit if the amount required to be deposited is inadvertently sent to the Secretary instead of to the appropriate government depository.
 
(e)
Designation of periods to which deposits apply
 
(1)
In general
 
A deposit made under this section shall be applied to the most recent period or periods within the specified tax period to which the deposit relates, unless the person making such deposit designates a different period or periods to which such deposit is to be applied.
 
(2)
Time for making designation
 
A person may make a designation under paragraph (1) only during the 90-day period beginning on the date of a notice that a penalty under subsection (a) has been imposed for the specified tax period to which the deposit relates.








Tax Code (Internal Revenue Code) Section Index


U.S. GAAP by Codification Topic
 
105 GAAP Hierarchy
105 GAAP History

205 Presentation of Financial Statements
205-20 Discontinued Operations
210 Balance Sheet
210-20 Offsetting
220 Comprehensive Income
225 Income Statement
225-20 Extraordinary and Unusual Items
230 Statement of Cash Flows
250 Accounting Changes and Error Corrections
260 Earnings per Share
270 Interim Reporting

310 Impairment of a Loan
320 Investment Securities
320 Other-Than-Temporary Impairments, FSP FAS 115-2
320-10-05 Overview of Investments in Other Entities
320-10-35 Reclassification of Investments in Securities
323-10 Equity Method Investments
323-30 Investments in Partnerships and Joint Ventures
325-20 Cost Method Investments
330 Inventory

340-20 Capitalized Advertising Costs
350-20 Goodwill
350-30 Intangibles Other than Goodwill
350-40 Internal-Use Software
350-50 Website Development Costs
360 Property, Plant and Equipment
360-20 Real Estate Sales

410 Asset Retirement and Environmental Obligations
420 Exit or Disposal Cost Obligations
450 Contingencies
450-20 Loss Contingencies
450-30 Gain Contingencies
480 Redeemable Financial Instruments

505-20 Stock Dividends, Stock Splits
505-30 Treasury Stock

605 SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin, Topic 13
605-25 Revenue Recognition - Multiple Element Arrangements

715-30 Defined Benefit Plans - Pension
718 Share-Based Payment
730 Research and Development
730-20 Research and Development Arrangements

805 Business Combinations
810 Consolidation
810 Noncontrolling Interests
810 Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, SFAS 167

815 Derivatives and Hedging Overview

820 Fair Value Measurements
820 Fair value when the markets are not active, FSP FAS 157-4
825 Fair Value Option

830 Foreign Currency Matters
830-20 Foreign Currency Transactions
830-30 Translation of Financial Statements
835 Interest
835-20 Capitalization of Interest
835-30 Imputation of Interest

840 Leases
840-20 Operating Leases
840-30 Capital Leases
840-40 Sale-Leaseback Transactions
845 Nonmonetary Transactions

855 Subsequent Events
860-20 Sale of Financial Assets, SFAS 166
860-50 Servicing Assets and Liabilities, SFAS 156

985-20 Costs of software to be sold


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