Title 26 — Internal Revenue CodeRelease 119-73
§7342 Penalty for Refusal to Permit Entry or Examination
Title 26 › Subtitle Subtitle F— Procedure and Administration › Chapter 75— CRIMES, OTHER OFFENSES, AND FORFEITURES › Subchapter D— Miscellaneous Penalty and Forfeiture Provisions › § 7342
Summary
If you own or manage a building and refuse to let a Treasury Department officer in to inspect taxable articles, you forfeit $500 for each refusal.
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Title 26, §7342
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Any owner of any building or place, or person having the agency or superintendence of the same, who refuses to admit any officer or employee of the Treasury Department acting under the authority of section 7606 (relating to entry of premises for examination of taxable articles) or refuses to permit him to examine such article or articles, shall, for every such refusal, forfeit $500.
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26 U.S.C. § 7342
Title 26 — Internal Revenue Code
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73