Title 26 — Internal Revenue CodeRelease 119-73

§7433A Civil damages for certain unauthorized collection actions by persons performing services under qualified tax collection contracts

Title 26 › Subtitle Subtitle F— - Procedure and Administration › Chapter CHAPTER 76— - JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS › Subchapter Subchapter B— - Proceedings by Taxpayers and Third Parties › § 7433A

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

People working under a qualified tax collection contract (see section 6306(b)) are treated like IRS employees for the purposes of civil claims under section 7433. Any suit must be brought against the contractor who signed the contract with the Secretary, not the United States. The contractor, not the United States, must pay any damages and costs. Suing the contractor does not stop other remedies, and subsections (c), (d)(1), and (e) of section 7433 do not apply.

Full Legal Text

Title 26, §7433A

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(a)Subject to the modifications provided by subsection (b), section 7433 shall apply to the acts and omissions of any person performing services under a qualified tax collection contract (as defined in section 6306(b)) to the same extent and in the same manner as if such person were an employee of the Internal Revenue Service.

(b)For purposes of subsection (a):

(1)Any civil action brought under section 7433 by reason of this section shall be brought against the person who entered into the qualified tax collection contract with the Secretary and shall not be brought against the United States.

(2)Such person and not the United States shall be liable for any damages and costs determined in such civil action.

(3)Such civil action shall not be an exclusive remedy with respect to such person.

(4)Subsections (c), (d)(1), and (e) of section 7433 shall not apply.

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Citation

26 U.S.C. § 7433A

Title 26 — Internal Revenue Code

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73