Title 26, Internal Revenue CodeRelease 119-102
§3503 Erroneous Payments
Title 26 › Subtitle C — Employment Taxes › CHAPTER 25 — GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT TAXES › § 3503
Summary
If you paid chapter 21 or 22 tax for a period you weren't liable, it must offset any tax under the other chapter, and any excess must be refunded.
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Title 26, §3503
Internal Revenue Code, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Any tax paid under chapter 21 or 22 by a taxpayer with respect to any period with respect to which he is not liable to tax under such chapter shall be credited against the tax, if any, imposed by such other chapter upon the taxpayer, and the balance, if any, shall be refunded.
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26 U.S.C. § 3503
Title 26, Internal Revenue Code
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102