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title: "26 U.S.C. § 6688"
description: "Assessable penalties with respect to information required to be furnished under section 7654"
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# 26 U.S.C. § 6688 - Assessable penalties with respect to information required to be furnished under section 7654
## Text
In addition to any criminal penalty provided by law, any person described in section 7654(a) who is required under section 937(c) or by regulations prescribed under section 7654 to furnish information and who fails to comply with such requirement at the time prescribed by such regulations unless it is shown that such failure is due to reasonable cause and not to willful neglect, shall pay (upon notice and demand by the Secretary and in the same manner as tax) a penalty of $1,000 for each such failure.
(Added Pub. L. 92606, § 1(c), Oct. 31, 1972, 86 Stat. 1496, § 6687; renumbered § 6688, Pub. L. 93406, title II, § 1016(b)(4), Sept. 2, 1974, 88 Stat. 932; amended Pub. L. 94455, title XIX, § 1906(b)(13)(A), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1834; Pub. L. 108357, title VIII, § 908(b), Oct. 22, 2004, 118 Stat. 1656.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Amendments2004—Pub. L. 108357 inserted “under section 937(c) or” before “by regulations” and substituted “$1,000” for “$100”. 1976—Pub. L. 94455 struck out “or his delegate” after “Secretary”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2004 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 108357 applicable to taxable years ending after Oct. 22, 2004, see section 908(d)(1) of Pub. L. 108357, set out as an Effective Date note under section 937 of this title.
Effective DateSection applicable with respect to taxable years beginning after Dec. 31, 1972, see section 2 of Pub. L. 92606, set out in part as a note under section 931 of this title.