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Title 26 — Internal Revenue CodeRelease 119-73

§5000C Imposition of Tax on Certain Foreign Procurement

Title 26 › Subtitle Subtitle D— Miscellaneous Excise Taxes › Chapter 50— FOREIGN PROCUREMENT › § 5000C

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Foreign companies and individuals that get paid under contracts with the U.S. government owe a tax equal to 2 percent of the payment when the goods are made in, or the services performed in, a country that has no international procurement agreement with the United States. A foreign person means anyone who is not a United States person. The tax is collected by increasing the amount withheld from the payment, and for enforcement purposes it is treated like an income tax.

Full Legal Text

Title 26, §5000C

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(a)There is hereby imposed on any foreign person that receives a specified Federal procurement payment a tax equal to 2 percent of the amount of such specified Federal procurement payment.
(b)For purposes of this section, the term “specified Federal procurement payment” means any payment made pursuant to a contract with the Government of the United States for—
(1)the provision of goods, if such goods are manufactured or produced in any country which is not a party to an international procurement agreement with the United States, or
(2)the provision of services, if such services are provided in any country which is not a party to an international procurement agreement with the United States.
(c)For purposes of this section, the term “foreign person” means any person other than a United States person.
(d)(1)The amount deducted and withheld under chapter 3 shall be increased by the amount of tax imposed by this section on such payment.
(2)For purposes of subtitle F, any tax imposed by this section shall be treated as a tax imposed by subtitle A.

Legislative History

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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Pub. L. 111–347, title III, § 301(a)(3), Jan. 2, 2011, 124 Stat. 3666, provided that: “The

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made by this subsection [enacting this section] shall apply to payments received pursuant to contracts entered into on and after the date of the enactment of this Act [Jan. 2, 2011].” Prohibition on Reimbursement of Fees Pub. L. 111–347, title III, § 301(b), Jan. 2, 2011, 124 Stat. 3666, provided that: “(1) In general.—The head of each executive agency shall take any and all measures necessary to ensure that no funds are disbursed to any foreign contractor in order to reimburse the tax imposed under section 5000C of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. “(2) Annual review.—The Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy shall annually review the contracting activities of each executive agency to monitor compliance with the requirements of paragraph (1). “(3) Executive agency.—For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘executive agency’ has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act ([former] 41 U.S.C. 403) [see 41 U.S.C. 133].” Application Pub. L. 111–347, title III, § 301(c), Jan. 2, 2011, 124 Stat. 3666, provided that: “This section [enacting this section and provisions set out as notes under this section] and the

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made by this section shall be applied in a manner consistent with United States obligations under international agreements.”

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Citation

26 U.S.C. § 5000C

Title 26 — Internal Revenue Code

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73