Title 26Internal Revenue CodeRelease 119-73not60

§7344 Extended Application of Penalties Relating to Officers of the Treasury Department

Title 26 › Subtitle Subtitle F— Procedure and Administration › Chapter 75— CRIMES, OTHER OFFENSES, AND FORFEITURES › Subchapter D— Miscellaneous Penalty and Forfeiture Provisions › § 7344

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Fines, penalties, or other punishments that apply to IRS or Treasury officers also apply to anyone working under tax laws. That includes people serving as officers or employees and anyone who handles or controls public money.

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Title 26, §7344

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All provisions of law imposing fines, penalties, or other punishment for offenses committed by an internal revenue officer or other officer of the Department of the Treasury, or under any agency or office thereof, shall apply to all persons whomsoever, employed, appointed, or acting under the authority of any internal revenue law, or any revenue provision of any law of the United States, when such persons are designated or acting as officers or employees in connection with such law, or are persons having the custody or disposition of any public money.

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26 U.S.C. § 7344

Title 26Internal Revenue Code

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60