Massachusetts General Laws (Tax)

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 65C, § 26

Tax evasion; penalties

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Section 26. Any person who willfully attempts in any manner to evade or defeat any tax imposed by this chapter or the payment thereof shall, in addition to other penalties provided by law, be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than two and one half years, or both.

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In this chapter (26 sections)
  1. 65C-1 · Definitions
  2. 65C-2 · Computation of estate tax
  3. 65C-2A · Transfer of estate and real property; tax
  4. 65C-3 · Exemption and deductions
  5. 65C-3A · Qualified terminable interest property
  6. 65C-4 · Nonresident decedents; tax on certain property located in…
  7. 65C-4A · Generation-skipping transfers
  8. 65C-5 · Valuation; gross estate
  9. 65C-6 · Executor's liability for tax
  10. 65C-7 · Discharge of executor's personal liability
  11. 65C-8 · Records, statements and returns; rules and regulations
  12. 65C-9 · Repealed, 1976, 415, Sec. 115
  13. 65C-10 · Extension of due date for payment of tax
  14. 65C-11-12 · Repealed, 1976, 415, Sec. 115
  15. 65C-13 · Fraudulent underpayment; penalty
  16. 65C-14 · Lien for unpaid tax; liability for delinquent tax; release or…
  17. 65C-15 · Assessment of tax on decedent's transferee
  18. 65C-16 · Executor; fiduciaries; assumption of powers and duties
  19. 65C-17-to-20 · Repealed, 1976, 415, Sec. 115
  20. 65C-21 · Death taxes of nonresident decedent; proof of payment; filing
  21. 65C-22-23 · Repealed, 1976, 415, Sec. 115
  22. 65C-24 · Documents; issuance; fees
  23. 65C-25 · Repealed, 1976, 415, Sec. 115
  24. 65C-26 · Tax evasion; penalties
  25. 65C-27 · Willful failure to pay tax or provide information; penalties
  26. 65C-28 · Removal or concealment of goods; penalties
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