Title 26, Internal Revenue CodeRelease 119-102
§5559 Determinations
Title 26 › Subtitle E — Alcohol, Tobacco, and Certain Other Excise Taxes › CHAPTER 51 — DISTILLED SPIRITS, WINES, AND BEER › Subchapter I — Miscellaneous General Provisions › § 5559
Summary
Gives the Secretary power to count, measure, or use statistics under rules.
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Title 26, §5559
Internal Revenue Code, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Whenever the Secretary is required or authorized, in this chapter, to make or verify any quantitative determination, such determination or verification may be made by actual count, weight, or measurement, or by the application of statistical methods, or by other means, under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe.
Legislative History
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Amendments
1976—Pub. L. 94–455 struck out “or his delegate” after “Secretary” wherever appearing.
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26 U.S.C. § 5559
Title 26, Internal Revenue Code
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102