Title 26 — Internal Revenue CodeRelease 119-73
§6414 Income tax withheld
Title 26 › Subtitle Subtitle F— - Procedure and Administration › Chapter CHAPTER 65— - ABATEMENTS, CREDITS, AND REFUNDS › Subchapter Subchapter B— - Rules of Special Application › § 6414
Summary
If too much tax was paid under chapter 24 or under chapter 3 or 4, any refund or credit to the employer or withholding agent is limited to the part of that overpayment they did not already deduct and withhold.
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Title 26, §6414
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In the case of an overpayment of tax imposed by chapter 24, or by chapter 3 or 4, refund or credit shall be made to the employer or to the withholding agent, as the case may be, only to the extent that the amount of such overpayment was not deducted and withheld by the employer or withholding agent.
Legislative History
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Editorial Notes
Amendments
2010—Pub. L. 111–147 inserted “or 4” after “chapter 3”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2010 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 111–147 applicable to payments made after Dec. 31, 2012, with certain exceptions, see section 501(d)(1), (2) of Pub. L. 111–147, set out as a note under section 1471 of this title.
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Citation
26 U.S.C. § 6414
Title 26 — Internal Revenue Code
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73