Title 26, Internal Revenue CodeRelease 119-102
§5672 Penalty for Failure of Brewer to Comply with Requirements and to Keep Records and File Returns
Title 26 › Subtitle E — Alcohol, Tobacco, and Certain Other Excise Taxes › CHAPTER 51 — DISTILLED SPIRITS, WINES, AND BEER › Subchapter J — Penalties, Seizures, and Forfeitures Relating to Liquors › PART III — PENALTY, SEIZURE, AND FORFEITURE PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO BEER AND BREWING › § 5672
Summary
Brewers who, not intending to defraud the U.S., fail required recordkeeping or returns, refuse IRS inspection, or violate subchapter G can be fined up to $1,000, jailed up to 1 year, or both.
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Title 26, §5672
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Every brewer who, otherwise than with intent to defraud the United States, fails or refuses to keep the records and file the returns required by section 5415 and regulations issued pursuant thereto, or refuses to permit any internal revenue officer to inspect his records in the manner provided, or violates any of the provisions of subchapter G or regulations issued pursuant thereto shall be fined not more than $1,000, or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both, for each such offense.
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Prior Provisions
A prior section 5672, act Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 696, consisted of provisions similar to those comprising this section, prior to the general revision of this chapter by Pub. L. 85–859.
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26 U.S.C. § 5672
Title 26, Internal Revenue Code
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102