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Title 26 — Internal Revenue CodeRelease 119-73

§6050G Returns relating to certain railroad retirement benefits

Title 26 › Subtitle Subtitle F— - Procedure and Administration › Chapter CHAPTER 61— - INFORMATION AND RETURNS › Subchapter Subchapter A— - Returns and Records › Part PART III— - INFORMATION RETURNS › Subpart Subpart B— - Information Concerning Transactions With Other Persons › § 6050G

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Railroad Retirement Board must file a yearly report, on the forms the Secretary requires, showing the total benefits paid in a calendar year under the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (not counting tier 1 benefits as defined in section 86(d)(4)), the employee contributions that count for section 72(r), each recipient’s name and address, and any other information the Secretary asks for. The Board must also give each person named in that report a written statement showing the same totals for payments and employee contributions and any other information the Secretary requires.

Full Legal Text

Title 26, §6050G

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(a)The Railroad Retirement Board shall make a return, according to the forms and regulations prescribed by the Secretary, setting forth—
(1)the aggregate amount of benefits paid under the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (other than tier 1 railroad retirement benefits, as defined in section 86(d)(4)) to any individual during any calendar year,
(2)the employee contributions which are treated as having been paid for purposes of section 72(r),
(3)the name and address of such individual, and
(4)such other information as the Secretary may require.
(b)The Railroad Retirement Board shall furnish to each individual whose name is required to be set forth in the return under subsection (a) a written statement showing—
(1)the aggregate amount of payments to such individual, and of employee contributions with respect thereto, required to be shown on the return, and
(2)such other information as the Secretary may require.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Railroad Retirement Act of 1974, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), is act Aug. 29, 1935, ch. 812, as amended generally by Pub. L. 93–445, title I, § 101, Oct. 16, 1974, 88 Stat. 1305, which is classified generally to subchapter IV (§ 231 et seq.) of chapter 9 of Title 45, Railroads. For further details and complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Codification note set out preceding section 231 of Title 45, section 231t of Title 45, and Tables.

Amendments

2018—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 115–141 struck out “(to the extent not previously taken into account under section 72(d)(1))” after “contributions”. 1986—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99–514, in amending subsec. (b) generally, substituted “information is required” for “information is furnished” in heading and, in text, substituted references to persons required to make a return for former references to persons making a return and references to persons whose name is required to be set forth for former references to persons whose name is set forth.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1986 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 99–514 applicable to returns the due date for which (determined without regard to extensions) is after Dec. 31, 1986, see section 1501(e) of Pub. L. 99–514, set out as an

Effective Date

note under section 6721 of this title.

Effective Date

Enactment of section applicable to benefits received after Dec. 31, 1983, in taxable years ending after such date, except for portions of lump-sum payments received after Dec. 31, 1983, if the generally applicable payment date for such portion was before Jan. 1, 1984, see section 227(b) of Pub. L. 98–76, set out as an

Effective Date

of 1983 Amendment note under section 72 of this title.

Savings Provision

For provisions that nothing in amendment by Pub. L. 115–141 be construed to affect treatment of certain transactions occurring, property acquired, or items of income, loss, deduction, or credit taken into account prior to Mar. 23, 2018, for purposes of determining liability for tax for periods ending after Mar. 23, 2018, see section 401(e) of Pub. L. 115–141, set out as a note under section 23 of this title.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

26 U.S.C. § 6050G

Title 26 — Internal Revenue Code

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73