Title 26 — Internal Revenue CodeRelease 119-73
§7272 Penalty for failure to register or reregister
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Summary
People who are required to register under this law but fail to do so must pay a $50 penalty. That rule does not apply to people covered by Subtitle E or to businesses that pay a special tax under that subtitle. For a certain special kind of registration covered elsewhere, the penalty is $10,000. Other rules about who must register are set out in other parts of the law.
Full Legal Text
Title 26, §7272
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(a)Any person (other than persons required to register under subtitle E, or persons engaging in a trade or business on which a special tax is imposed by such subtitle) who fails to register with the Secretary as required by this title or by regulations issued thereunder shall be liable to a penalty of $50 ($10,000 in the case of a failure to register or reregister under section 4101).
(b)For provisions relating to persons required by this title to register, see section 4101, 4412, and 7011.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2005—Pub. L. 109–59, § 11164(b)(3)(B), inserted “or reregister” after “register” in section catchline. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109–59, § 11164(b)(3)(A), inserted “or reregister” after “failure to register”. 2004—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108–357 inserted “($10,000 in the case of a failure to register under section 4101)” after “$50”. 1976—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94–455, § 1906(b)(13)(A), struck out “or his delegate” after “Secretary”. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 94–455, §§ 1904(b)(8)(F), 1906(a)(42), struck out “4722, 4753, 4804(d),” after “4412,”. 1965—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 89–44 struck out “4455,” after “4412,”. 1958—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 85–859, § 204(6), excluded persons required to register under subtitle E and persons engaging in a trade or business on which a special tax is imposed by such subtitle. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 85–859, § 204(7), struck out references to section 5802 and 5841 of this title. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 85–475 struck out reference to section 4273.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2005 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 109–59 applicable to actions, or failures to act, after Aug. 10, 2005, see section 11164(c) of Pub. L. 109–59, set out as a note under section 4101 of this title.
Effective Date
of 2004 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 108–357 applicable to penalties imposed after Dec. 31, 2004, see section 863(e) of Pub. L. 108–357, set out as an
Effective Date
note under section 6719 of this title.
Effective Date
of 1976 AmendmentAmendment by section 1904(b)(8)(F) of Pub. L. 94–455 effective on first day of first month which begins more than 90 days after Oct. 4, 1976, see section 1904(d) of Pub. L. 94–455, set out as a note under section 4041 of this title. Amendment by section 1906(a)(42), (b)(13)(A) of Pub. L. 94–455 effective on first day of first month which begins more than 90 days after Oct. 4, 1976, see section 1906(d)(1) of Pub. L. 94–455, set out as a note under section 6013 of this title.
Effective Date
of 1965 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 89–44 to take effect in a manner consistent with
Effective Date
of change of tax provision to which related, see section 701(e) of Pub. L. 89–44, set out as a note under section 6103 of this title.
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of 1958
Amendments
Amendment by Pub. L. 85–859 effective Sept. 3, 1958, see section 210(a)(1) of Pub. L. 85–859, set out as an
Effective Date
note under section 5001 of this title. For
Effective Date
of amendment by Pub. L. 85–475, see section 4(c) of Pub. L. 85–475, set out as a note under section 6415 of this title.
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Citation
26 U.S.C. § 7272
Title 26 — Internal Revenue Code
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
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