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title: "26 U.S.C. § 3501"
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title_number: 26
title_name: "INTERNAL REVENUE CODE"
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# 26 U.S.C. § 3501 - Collection and payment of taxes
## Text
(a) General rule The taxes imposed by this subtitle shall be collected by the Secretary and shall be paid into the Treasury of the United States as internal-revenue collections.
(b) Taxes with respect to non-cash fringe benefits The taxes imposed by this subtitle with respect to non-cash fringe benefits shall be collected (or paid) by the employer at the time and in the manner prescribed by the Secretary by regulations.
(Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 471; Pub. L. 94455, title XIX, § 1906(b)(13)(A), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1834; Pub. L. 98369, div. A, title V, § 531(d)(5), July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 885.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Amendments1984—Pub. L. 98369 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), added heading, and added subsec. (b). 1976—Pub. L. 94455 struck out “or his delegate” after “Secretary”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1984 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 98369 effective Jan. 1, 1985, see section 531(h) of Pub. L. 98369, set out as an Effective Date note under section 132 of this title.