Title 26, Internal Revenue CodeRelease 119-102
§139H Interest Received in Action to Recover Property Seized by the Internal Revenue Service Based on Structuring Transaction
Title 26 › Subtitle A — Income Taxes › CHAPTER 1 — NORMAL TAXES AND SURTAXES › Subchapter B — Computation of Taxable Income › PART III — ITEMS SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED FROM GROSS INCOME › § 139H
Summary
Don't include as taxable income any interest the federal government pays when returning property the IRS seized under 31 U.S.C. 5317(c)(2) because of a claimed violation of 31 U.S.C. 5324.
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Title 26, §139H
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Gross income shall not include any interest received from the Federal Government in connection with an action to recover property seized by the Internal Revenue Service pursuant to section 5317(c)(2) of title 31, United States Code, by reason of a claimed violation of section 5324 of such title.
Legislative History
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Effective Date
Pub. L. 116–25, title I, § 1202(c), July 1, 2019, 133 Stat. 988, provided that: “The
Amendments
made by this section [enacting this section] shall apply to interest received on or after the date of the enactment of this Act [July 1, 2019].”
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26 U.S.C. § 139H
Title 26, Internal Revenue Code
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102