Internal Revenue Code (Title 26 U.S.C.)
26 U.S.C. § 7203
Willful failure to file return, supply information, or pay tax
Any person required under this title to pay any estimated tax or tax, or required by this title or by regulations made under authority thereof to make a return, keep any records, or supply any information, who willfully fails to pay such estimated tax or tax, make such return, keep such records, or supply such information, at the time or times required by law or regulations, shall, in addition to other penalties provided by law, be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $25,000 ($100,000 in the case of a corporation), or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both, together with the costs of prosecution. In the case of any person with respect to whom there is a failure to pay any estimated tax, this section shall not apply to such person with respect to such failure if there is no addition to tax under section 6654 or 6655 with respect to such failure. In the case of a willful violation of any provision of section 6050I, the first sentence of this section shall be applied by substituting "felony" for "misdemeanor" and "5 years" for "1 year".
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- 7001 · Collection of foreign items
- 7011 · Registration—persons paying a special tax
- 7012 · Cross references
- 7101 · Form of bonds
- 7102 · Single bond in lieu of multiple bonds
- 7103 · Cross references—Other provisions for bonds
- 7121 · Closing agreements
- 7122 · Compromises
- 7123 · Appeals dispute resolution procedures
- 7124 · Cross references
- 7201 · Attempt to evade or defeat tax
- 7202 · Willful failure to collect or pay over tax
- 7203 · Willful failure to file return, supply information, or pay tax
- 7204 · Fraudulent statement or failure to make statement to employees
- 7205 · Fraudulent withholding exemption certificate or failure to…
- 7206 · Fraud and false statements
- 7207 · Fraudulent returns, statements, or other documents
- 7208 · Offenses relating to stamps
- 7209 · Unauthorized use or sale of stamps
- 7210 · Failure to obey summons
- 7211 · False statements to purchasers or lessees relating to tax
- 7212 · Attempts to interfere with administration of internal revenue…
- 7213 · Unauthorized disclosure of information
- 7213A · Unauthorized inspection of returns or return information
- 7214 · Offenses by officers and employees of the United States