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26 U.S.C. § 7207 - Fraudulent returns, statements, or other documents

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Any person who willfully delivers or discloses to the Secretary any list, return, account, statement, or other document, known by him to be fraudulent or to be false as to any material matter, shall be fined not more than $10,000 ($50,000 in the case of a corporation), or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both. Any person required pursuant to section 6047(b), section 6104(d), or subsection (i) or (j) of section 527 to furnish any information to the Secretary or any other person who willfully furnishes to the Secretary or such other person any information known by him to be fraudulent or to be false as to any material matter shall be fined not more than $10,000 ($50,000 in the case of a corporation), or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.

(Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 853; Pub. L. 87792, § 7(m)(3), Oct. 10, 1962, 76 Stat. 831; Pub. L. 91172, title I, § 101(e)(5), Dec. 30, 1969, 83 Stat. 524; Pub. L. 94455, title XIX, § 1906(b)(13)(A), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1834; Pub. L. 96603, § 1(d)(5), Dec. 28, 1980, 94 Stat. 3505; Pub. L. 97248, title III, § 329(d), Sept. 3, 1982, 96 Stat. 619; Pub. L. 98369, div. A, title IV, § 491(d)(51), July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 852; Pub. L. 100203, title X, § 10704(c), Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1330463; Pub. L. 105277, div. J, title I, § 1004(b)(2)(E), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681890; Pub. L. 107276, § 6(d), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1933.)

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Editorial Notes

Amendments2002—Pub. L. 107276 substituted “pursuant to section 6047(b), section 6104(d), or subsection (i) or (j) of section 527” for “pursuant to subsection (b) of section 6047 or pursuant to subsection (d) of section 6104”. 1998—Pub. L. 105277 struck out “or (e)” after “subsection (d)”. 1987—Pub. L. 100203 inserted reference to subsec. (e) of section 6104. 1984—Pub. L. 98369 struck out “or (c)” after “subsection (b)”. 1982—Pub. L. 97248 substituted “$10,000 ($50,000 in the case of a corporation)” for “$1,000” wherever appearing. 1980—Pub. L. 96603 substituted “subsection (b) or (c) of section 6047 or pursuant to subsection (d) of section 6104” for “sections 6047(b) or (c), 6056, or 6104(d)”. 1976—Pub. L. 94455 struck out “or his delegate” after “Secretary”. 1969—Pub. L. 91172 substituted “sections 6047(b) or (c), 6056, or 6104(d)” for “section 6047(b) or (c)”. 1962—Pub. L. 87792 inserted sentence providing that any person required pursuant to section 6047(b) or (c) to furnish any information to the Secretary or any other person who willfully furnishes to the Secretary or such other person any information known by him to be fraudulent or to be false as to any material matter shall be fined not more than $1,000, or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2002 AmendmentPub. L. 107276, § 6(h)(3), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1934, provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (d) [amending this section] shall apply to reports and notices required to be filed on or after the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 2, 2002].”

Effective Date of 1998 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 105277 applicable to requests made after the later of Dec. 31, 1998, or the 60th day after the Secretary of the Treasury first issues the regulations referred to in section 6104(d)(4) of this title, see section 1004(b)(3) of Pub. L. 105277, set out as a note under section 6104 of this title.

Effective Date of 1987 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 100203 applicable to returns for years beginning after Dec. 31, 1986, and on and after Dec. 22, 1987, in case of applications submitted after July 15, 1987, or on or before July 15, 1987, if the organization has a copy of the application on July 15, 1987, see section 10704(d) of Pub. L. 100203, set out as a note under section 6652 of this title.

Effective Date of 1984 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 98369 applicable to obligations issued after Dec. 31, 1983, see section 491(f)(1) of Pub. L. 98369, set out as a note under section 62 of this title.

Effective Date of 1982 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 97248 applicable to offenses committed after Sept. 3, 1982, see section 329(e) of Pub. L. 97248, set out as a note under section 7201 of this title.

Effective Date of 1980 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 96603 applicable to taxable years beginning after Dec. 31, 1980, see section 1(f) of Pub. L. 96603, set out as a note under section 6033 of this title.

Effective Date of 1969 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 91172 effective Jan. 1, 1970, see section 101(k)(1) of Pub. L. 91172, set out as an Effective Date note under section 4940 of this title.

Effective Date of 1962 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 87792 applicable to taxable years beginning after Dec. 31, 1962, see section 8 of Pub. L. 87792, set out as a note under section 22 of this title.

Annual ReportsPub. L. 110428, § 2(e), Oct. 15, 2008, 122 Stat. 4840, provided that: “The Secretary of the Treasury shall annually submit to Congress and make publicly available a report on the filing of false and fraudulent returns by individuals incarcerated in Federal and State prisons. Such report shall include statistics on the number of false and fraudulent returns associated with each Federal and State prison.”