Title 26 — Internal Revenue CodeRelease 119-73
§7486 Refund, Credit, or Abatement of Amounts Disallowed
Title 26 › Subtitle Subtitle F— Procedure and Administration › Chapter 76— JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS › Subchapter D— Court Review of Tax Court Decisions › § 7486
Summary
If an appeals court throws out all or part of a tax deficiency that the Tax Court had found, you get that money back automatically. The disallowed amount is credited or refunded to you without your having to file a claim, or if it was never collected, the assessment is simply wiped out. This applies when collection was not paused by a bond during the appeal.
Full Legal Text
Title 26, §7486
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In cases where assessment or collection has not been stayed by the filing of a bond, then if the amount of the deficiency determined by the Tax Court is disallowed in whole or in part by the court of review, the amount so disallowed shall be credited or refunded to the taxpayer, without the making of claim therefor, or, if collection has not been made, shall be abated.
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Citation
26 U.S.C. § 7486
Title 26 — Internal Revenue Code
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73