Title 26 › Subtitle F — Procedure and Administration › CHAPTER 68 — ADDITIONS TO THE TAX, ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS, AND ASSESSABLE PENALTIES › Subchapter B — Assessable Penalties › PART II — FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH CERTAIN INFORMATION REPORTING REQUIREMENTS › § 6726
People who must file the form under section 6039K must pay $500 for each day they do not file a complete and correct return. The penalty for one return cannot be more than $10,000. If the fund’s gross assets on the last day of the tax year are more than $10,000,000, that cap is $50,000. If the failure is intentional, the daily penalty is $2,500, and the caps are $50,000 (usual) and $250,000 (large funds). For returns required in calendar years that begin after 2025, all dollar amounts are raised by the cost-of-living adjustment under section 1(f)(3) using calendar year 2024 instead of 2016. After that increase, the $500 and $2,500 amounts round down to the next $10, the $10,000,000 asset threshold rounds down to the next $10,000, and other dollar amounts in the caps round down to the next $1,000.
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26 U.S.C. § 6726
Title 26, Internal Revenue Code
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110