TITLE 26 - INTERNAL REVENUE CODE
Subtitle F - Procedure and Administration
CHAPTER 75 - CRIMES, OTHER OFFENSES, AND FORFEITURES
Subchapter A - Crimes
PART I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
HEAD
Sec. 7207. Fraudulent returns, statements, or other documents
STATUTE
Any person who willfully delivers or discloses to the Secretary
any list, return, account, statement, or other document, known by
him to be fraudulent or to be false as to any material matter,
shall be fined not more than $10,000 ($50,000 in the case of a
corporation), or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both. Any
person required pursuant to section 6047(b), section 6104(d), or
subsection (i) or (j) of section 527 to furnish any information to
the Secretary or any other person who willfully furnishes to the
Secretary or such other person any information known by him to be
fraudulent or to be false as to any material matter shall be fined
not more than $10,000 ($50,000 in the case of a corporation), or
imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.
SOURCE
(Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 853; Pub. L. 87-792, Sec.
7(m)(3), Oct. 10, 1962, 76 Stat. 831; Pub. L. 91-172, title I, Sec.
101(e)(5), Dec. 30, 1969, 83 Stat. 524; Pub. L. 94-455, title XIX,
Sec. 1906(b)(13)(A), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1834; Pub. L. 96-603,
Sec. 1(d)(5), Dec. 28, 1980, 94 Stat. 3505; Pub. L. 97-248, title
III, Sec. 329(d), Sept. 3, 1982, 96 Stat. 619; Pub. L. 98-369, div.
A, title IV, Sec. 491(d)(51), July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 852; Pub. L.
100-203, title X, Sec. 10704(c), Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1330-463;
Pub. L. 105-277, div. J, title I, Sec. 1004(b)(2)(E), Oct. 21,
1998, 112 Stat. 2681-890; Pub. L. 107-276, Sec. 6(d), Nov. 2, 2002,
116 Stat. 1933.)
AMENDMENTS
2002 - Pub. L. 107-276 substituted "pursuant to section 6047(b),
section 6104(d), or subsection (i) or (j) of section 527" for
"pursuant to subsection (b) of section 6047 or pursuant to
subsection (d) of section 6104".
1998 - Pub. L. 105-277 struck out "or (e)" after "subsection
(d)".
1987 - Pub. L. 100-203 inserted reference to subsec. (e) of
section 6104.
1984 - Pub. L. 98-369 struck out "or (c)" after "subsection (b)".
1982 - Pub. L. 97-248 substituted "$10,000 ($50,000 in the case
of a corporation)" for "$1,000" wherever appearing.
1980 - Pub. L. 96-603 substituted "subsection (b) or (c) of
section 6047 or pursuant to subsection (d) of section 6104" for
"sections 6047(b) or (c), 6056, or 6104(d)".
1976 - Pub. L. 94-455 struck out "or his delegate" after
"Secretary".
1969 - Pub. L. 91-172 substituted "sections 6047(b) or (c), 6056,
or 6104(d)" for "section 6047(b) or (c)".
1962 - Pub. L. 87-792 inserted sentence providing that any person
required pursuant to section 6047(b) or (c) to furnish any
information to the Secretary or any other person who willfully
furnishes to the Secretary or such other person any information
known by him to be fraudulent or to be false as to any material
matter shall be fined not more than $1,000, or imprisoned not more
than 1 year, or both.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2002 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 107-276, Sec. 6(h)(3), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1934,
provided that: "The amendment made by subsection (d) [amending this
section] shall apply to reports and notices required to be filed on
or after the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 2, 2002]."
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1998 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 105-277 applicable to requests made after
the later of Dec. 31, 1998, or the 60th day after the Secretary of
the Treasury first issues the regulations referred to in section
6104(d)(4) of this title, see section 1004(b)(3) of Pub. L. 105-
277, set out as a note under section 6104 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1987 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 100-203 applicable to returns for years
beginning after Dec. 31, 1986, and on and after Dec. 22, 1987, in
case of applications submitted after July 15, 1987, or on or before
July 15, 1987, if the organization has a copy of the application on
July 15, 1987, see section 10704(d) of Pub. L. 100-203, set out as
a note under section 6652 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1984 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 98-369 applicable to obligations issued
after Dec. 31, 1983, see section 491(f)(1) of Pub. L. 98-369, set
out as a note under section 62 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1982 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 97-248 applicable to offenses committed
after Sept. 3, 1982, see section 329(e) of Pub. L. 97-248, set out
as a note under section 7201 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1980 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 96-603 applicable to taxable years beginning
after Dec. 31, 1980, see section 1(f) of Pub. L. 96-603, set out as
a note under section 6033 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1969 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 91-172 effective Jan. 1, 1970, see section
101(k)(1) of Pub. L. 91-172, set out as an Effective Date note
under section 4940 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1962 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 87-792 applicable to taxable years beginning
after Dec. 31, 1962, see section 8 of Pub. L. 87-792, set out as a
note under section 22 of this title.
ANNUAL REPORTS
Pub. L. 110-428, Sec. 2(e), Oct. 15, 2008, 122 Stat. 4840,
provided that: "The Secretary of the Treasury shall annually submit
to Congress and make publicly available a report on the filing of
false and fraudulent returns by individuals incarcerated in Federal
and State prisons. Such report shall include statistics on the
number of false and fraudulent returns associated with each Federal
and State prison."
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