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26 U.S.C. § 7202

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Willful failure to collect or pay over tax
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Title
26 — Internal Revenue Code
Chapter
STF/CH75
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

Section Text

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Any person required under this title to collect, account for, and pay over any tax imposed by this title who willfully fails to collect or truthfully account for and pay over such tax shall, in addition to other penalties provided by law, be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $10,000, or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both, together with the costs of prosecution. (Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 851.)

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