Title 26Internal Revenue CodeRelease 119-73

§7204 Fraudulent statement or failure to make statement to employees

Title 26 › Subtitle Subtitle F— - Procedure and Administration › Chapter CHAPTER 75— - CRIMES, OTHER OFFENSES, AND FORFEITURES › Subchapter Subchapter A— - Crimes › Part PART I— - GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 7204

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Punishes anyone required by 6051 who intentionally gives a false statement or fails to give it properly with up to $1,000 fine, 1 year in jail, or both, instead of other penalties except 6674.

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Title 26, §7204

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In lieu of any other penalty provided by law (except the penalty provided by section 6674) any person required under the provisions of section 6051 to furnish a statement who willfully furnishes a false or fraudulent statement or who willfully fails to furnish a statement in the manner, at the time, and showing the information required under section 6051, or regulations prescribed thereunder, shall, for each such offense, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than $1,000, or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.

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Citation

26 U.S.C. § 7204

Title 26Internal Revenue Code

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73