Title 26 — Internal Revenue CodeRelease 119-73
§7622 Authority to administer oaths and certify
Title 26 › Subtitle Subtitle F— - Procedure and Administration › Chapter CHAPTER 78— - DISCOVERY OF LIABILITY AND ENFORCEMENT OF TITLE › Subchapter Subchapter B— - General Powers and Duties › § 7622
Summary
The Secretary of the Treasury can pick Treasury employees who may give oaths and officially certify documents needed for tax laws. Oaths for tax matters can also be given by anyone who is allowed to administer oaths under U.S., state, territory, or D.C. law.
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Title 26, §7622
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(a)Every officer or employee of the Treasury Department designated by the Secretary for that purpose is authorized to administer such oaths or affirmations and to certify to such papers as may be necessary under the internal revenue laws or regulations made thereunder.
(b)Any oath or affirmation required or authorized under any internal revenue law or under any regulations made thereunder may be administered by any person authorized to administer oaths for general purposes by the law of the United States, or of any State or possession of the United States, or of the District of Columbia, wherein such oath or affirmation is administered. This subsection shall not be construed as an exclusive enumeration of the persons who may administer such oaths or affirmations.
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1976—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94–455, § 1906(b)(13)(A), struck out “or his delegate” after “Secretary”. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 94–455, § 1906(c)(2), struck out “Territory” after “any State”.
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26 U.S.C. § 7622
Title 26 — Internal Revenue Code
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73