Title 26Internal Revenue CodeRelease 119-73not60

§6674 Fraudulent Statement or Failure to Furnish Statement to Employee

Title 26 › Subtitle Subtitle F— Procedure and Administration › Chapter 68— ADDITIONS TO THE TAX, ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS, AND ASSESSABLE PENALTIES › Subchapter B— Assessable Penalties › Part I— GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 6674

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Those required to give statements under 6051 or 6053(b) who on purpose give false ones or fail to give them as required must pay $50 each; collection follows section 3111 and criminal penalty under 7204 applies.

Full Legal Text

Title 26, §6674

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In addition to the criminal penalty provided by section 7204, any person required under the provisions of section 6051 or 6053(b) to furnish a statement to an employee who willfully furnishes a false or fraudulent statement, or who willfully fails to furnish a statement in the manner, at the time, and showing the information required under section 6051 or 6053(b), or regulations prescribed thereunder, shall for each such failure be subject to a penalty under this subchapter of $50, which shall be assessed and collected in the same manner as the tax on employers imposed by section 3111.

Legislative History

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Editorial Notes

Amendments

1965—Pub. L. 89–97 substituted “6051 or 6053(b)” for “6051” wherever appearing.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1965 AmendmentAmendment by section 313 of Pub. L. 89–97 applicable only with respect to tips received by employees after 1965, see section 313(f) of Pub. L. 89–97, set out as a note under section 6053 of this title.

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Citation

26 U.S.C. § 6674

Title 26Internal Revenue Code

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

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