Title 26 — Internal Revenue CodeRelease 119-73not60
§3123 Deductions as Constructive Payments
Title 26 › Subtitle Subtitle C— Employment Taxes › Chapter 21— FEDERAL INSURANCE CONTRIBUTIONS ACT › Subchapter C— General Provisions › § 3123
Summary
When a law lets or tells an employer to take money out of an employee’s pay and send it to the U.S. government, a state, or a local government, that taken money is treated as if the employee was paid it at the moment the employer made the deduction for the rules in this chapter.
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Title 26, §3123
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Whenever under this chapter or any act of Congress, or under the law of any State, an employer is required or permitted to deduct any amount from the remuneration of an employee and to pay the amount deducted to the United States, a State, or any political subdivision thereof, then for purposes of this chapter the amount so deducted shall be considered to have been paid to the employee at the time of such deduction.
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26 U.S.C. § 3123
Title 26 — Internal Revenue Code
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60