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Title 26, Internal Revenue CodeRelease 119-110

§6658 Coordination with Title 11

Title 26 › Subtitle F — Procedure and Administration › CHAPTER 68 — ADDITIONS TO THE TAX, ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS, AND ASSESSABLE PENALTIES › Subchapter A — Additions to the Tax and Additional Amounts › PART I — GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 6658

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Stops penalties under sections 6651, 6654, and 6655 for taxes not paid on time during a title 11 bankruptcy in two cases. One, the estate owes the tax and the court delays payment because the estate likely lacks funds. Two, the debtor owed the tax before the case and the petition was filed before the return’s due date (including extensions) or the penalty is due on or after the petition. It does not apply to taxes withheld or collected from others that must be paid to the United States.

Full Legal Text

Title 26, §6658

Internal Revenue Code, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Certain failures to pay tax
No addition to the tax shall be made under section 6651, 6654, or 6655 for failure to make timely payment of tax with respect to a period during which a case is pending under title 11 of the United States Code—
(1)if such tax was incurred by the estate and the failure occurred pursuant to an order of the court finding probable insufficiency of funds of the estate to pay administrative expenses, or
(2)if—
(A)such tax was incurred by the debtor before the earlier of the order for relief or (in the involuntary case) the appointment of a trustee, and
(B)(i)the petition was filed before the due date prescribed by law (including extensions) for filing a return of such tax, or
(ii)the date for making the addition to the tax occurs on or after the day on which the petition was filed.
(b)Exception for collected taxes
Subsection (a) shall not apply to any liability for an addition to the tax which arises from the failure to pay or deposit a tax withheld or collected from others and required to be paid to the United States.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 6658, act Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 826, authorized inclusion as part of the tax a 25 percent penalty in cases of violations or attempted violations of section 6851 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 96–167, § 6(a), Dec. 29, 1979, 93 Stat. 1276.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective Oct. 1, 1979, but not applicable to proceedings under Title 11, Bankruptcy, commenced before Oct. 1, 1979, see section 7(e) of Pub. L. 96–589, set out as an

Effective Date

of 1980 Amendment note under section 108 of this title.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

26 U.S.C. § 6658

Title 26, Internal Revenue Code

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110