§6902 — Title 26 Internal Revenue Code | U.S. Code

Summary

If the IRS claims you owe tax as the recipient of someone else's property, the IRS carries the burden in Tax Court of proving you are liable as a transferee, though not of proving the original taxpayer owed the tax. As a transferee fighting the case, you can ask the Tax Court for a preliminary look at the taxpayer's books, papers, and records, and the court can subpoena those materials within the United States when it finds you need them and producing them would not cause undue hardship.

Title 26, §6902

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(a)In proceedings before the Tax Court the burden of proof shall be upon the Secretary to show that a petitioner is liable as a transferee of property of a taxpayer, but not to show that the taxpayer was liable for the tax.

(b)Upon application to the Tax Court, a transferee of property of a taxpayer shall be entitled, under rules prescribed by the Tax Court, to a preliminary examination of books, papers, documents, correspondence, and other evidence of the taxpayer or a preceding transferee of the taxpayer’s property, if the transferee making the application is a petitioner before the Tax Court for the redetermination of his liability in respect of the tax (including interest, additional amounts, and additions to the tax provided by law) imposed upon the taxpayer. Upon such application, the Tax Court may require by subpoena, ordered by the Tax Court or any division thereof and signed by a judge, the production of all such books, papers, documents, correspondence, and other evidence within the United States the production of which, in the opinion of the Tax Court or division thereof, is necessary to enable the transferee to ascertain the liability of the taxpayer or preceding transferee and will not result in undue hardship to the taxpayer or preceding transferee. Such examination shall be had at such time and place as may be designated in the subpoena.

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Amendments

1976—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94–455 struck out “or his delegate” after “Secretary”.

§6902 Provisions of Special Application to Transferees

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Title 26, §6902

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