Title 26 › Subtitle Subtitle F— - Procedure and Administration › Chapter CHAPTER 68— - ADDITIONS TO THE TAX, ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS, AND ASSESSABLE PENALTIES › Subchapter Subchapter A— - Additions to the Tax and Additional Amounts › Part PART I— - GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 6659
If you claim the section 6434 credit for someone who is not your eligible child, you must pay a penalty: $500 if the claim was due to negligence or disregard (as those words are used in section 6662) and $1,000 if it was due to fraud. The term "eligible child" has the meaning given in section 6434.
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26 U.S.C. § 6659
Title 26 — Internal Revenue Code
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Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73