Title 26, Internal Revenue CodeRelease 119-110

§6717 Refusal of Entry

Title 26 › Subtitle F — Procedure and Administration › CHAPTER 68 — ADDITIONS TO THE TAX, ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS, AND ASSESSABLE PENALTIES › Subchapter B — Assessable Penalties › PART I — GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 6717

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

If someone refuses to let the Secretary enter or stops an action the Secretary is allowed to take under section 4083(d)(1), that person must pay a $1,000 fine in addition to any other penalties the law allows. If a business is fined, any officer, employee, agent, or contractor who took part on purpose must also pay. If the business is part of an affiliated group (see section 1504(a)), the parent company must pay too. No fine applies if the refusal was caused by reasonable cause.

Full Legal Text

Title 26, §6717

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(a)In general

In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any person who refuses to admit entry or refuses to permit any other action by the Secretary authorized by section 4083(d)(1) shall pay a penalty of $1,000 for such refusal.

(b)Joint and several liability

(1)In general

If a penalty is imposed under this section on any business entity, each officer, employee, or agent of such entity or other contracting party who willfully participated in any act giving rise to such penalty shall be jointly and severally liable with such entity for such penalty.

(2)Affiliated groups

If a business entity described in paragraph (1) is part of an affiliated group (as defined in section 1504(a)), the parent corporation of such entity shall be jointly and severally liable with such entity for the penalty imposed under this section.

(c)Reasonable cause exception

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

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective Jan. 1, 2005, see section 859(c) of Pub. L. 108–357, set out as an

Effective Date

of 2004 Amendment note under section 4083 of this title.

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Citation

26 U.S.C. § 6717

Title 26, Internal Revenue Code

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110