Title 26 — Internal Revenue CodeRelease 119-73
§4422 Applicability of Federal and State Laws
Title 26 › Subtitle Subtitle D— Miscellaneous Excise Taxes › Chapter 35— TAXES ON WAGERING › Subchapter C— Miscellaneous Provisions › § 4422
Summary
Paying the federal wagering tax does not protect you from other laws. You can still face federal or state penalties for the gambling activity itself, and states remain free to tax the same activity for their own purposes.
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Title 26, §4422
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The payment of any tax imposed by this chapter with respect to any activity shall not exempt any person from any penalty provided by a law of the United States or of any State for engaging in the same activity, nor shall the payment of any such tax prohibit any State from placing a tax on the same activity for State or other purposes.
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26 U.S.C. § 4422
Title 26 — Internal Revenue Code
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73