Title 26Internal Revenue CodeRelease 119-73not60

§6714 Failure to Meet Disclosure Requirements Applicable to Quid Pro Quo Contributions

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 › § 6714

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

If an organization fails to follow the disclosure rules under section 6115 for a quid pro quo contribution, it must pay $10 for each contribution missed, but the total penalty for any one fundraising event or mailing cannot exceed $5,000. No penalty will be charged if the organization shows the failure was due to a reasonable cause.

Full Legal Text

Title 26, §6714

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(a)If an organization fails to meet the disclosure requirement of section 6115 with respect to a quid pro quo contribution, such organization shall pay a penalty of $10 for each contribution in respect of which the organization fails to make the required disclosure, except that the total penalty imposed by this subsection with respect to a particular fundraising event or mailing shall not exceed $5,000.
(b)No penalty shall be imposed under this section with respect to any failure if it is shown that such failure is due to reasonable cause.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Another section 6714 was renumbered section 6715 of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section applicable to quid pro quo contributions made on or after Jan. 1, 1994, see section 13173(d) of Pub. L. 103–66, set out as a note under section 6115 of this title.

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Citation

26 U.S.C. § 6714

Title 26Internal Revenue Code

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60