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Title 26 — Internal Revenue CodeRelease 119-73

§6050N Returns Regarding Payments of Royalties

Title 26 › Subtitle Subtitle F— Procedure and Administration › Chapter 61— INFORMATION AND RETURNS › Subchapter A— Returns and Records › Part III— INFORMATION RETURNS › Subpart B— Information Concerning Transactions With Other Persons › § 6050N

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Anyone who pays $10 or more in royalties (or similar amounts) to a person during a calendar year must file an information return with the IRS. The same applies to someone who receives royalties as a nominee and passes along $10 or more to another person. The filer must also give each person named in the return a written statement showing the filer's name, address, and contact phone number, plus the total payments reported. Payments to certain recipients listed in section 6049(b)(4) are exempt unless regulations say otherwise.

Full Legal Text

Title 26, §6050N

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(a)Every person—
(1)who makes payments of royalties (or similar amounts) aggregating $10 or more to any other person during any calendar year, or
(2)who receives payments of royalties (or similar amounts) as a nominee and who makes payments aggregating $10 or more during any calendar year to any other person with respect to the royalties (or similar amounts) so received,
(b)Every person required to make a return under subsection (a) shall furnish to each person whose name is required to be set forth in such return a written statement showing—
(1)the name, address, and phone number of the information contact of the person required to make such return, and
(2)the aggregate amount of payments to the person required to be shown on such return.
(c)Except to the extent otherwise provided in regulations, this section shall not apply to any amount paid to a person described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), or (F) of section 6049(b)(4).

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1996—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 104–168 substituted “name, address, and phone number of the information contact” for “name and address”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1996 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 104–168 applicable to statements required to be furnished after Dec. 31, 1996 (determined without regard to any extension), see section 1201(b) of Pub. L. 104–168, set out as a note under section 6041 of this title.

Effective Date

Pub. L. 99–514, title XV, § 1523(d), Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2749, provided that: “The

Amendments

made by this section [enacting this section and amending section 3406, 6041, and 6676 of this title] shall apply with respect to payments made after December 31, 1986.”

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

26 U.S.C. § 6050N

Title 26 — Internal Revenue Code

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73