# 27 CFR § 70.52: Signature presumed authentic

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-70.52

## Section

- **Citation:** 27 CFR § 70.52
- **Heading:** Signature presumed authentic
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 27—Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms > CHAPTER I—ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY > SUBCHAPTER F—PROCEDURES AND PRACTICES > PART 70—PROCEDURE AND ADMINISTRATION > Subpart D—Collection of Excise and Special (Occupational) Tax > Collection—General Provisions

## Text

An individual's name signed to a return, statement, or other document shall be prima facie evidence for all purposes that the return, statement or other document was actually signed by that individual.
(26 U.S.C. 6064)
[T.D. ATF-301, 55 FR 47611, Nov. 14, 1990]

## Nearby sections

- [27 CFR § 70.51 § 70.51 Collection authority.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-70.51.md)
- [27 CFR § 70.52 § 70.52 Signature presumed authentic.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-70.52.md)
- [27 CFR § 70.61 § 70.61 Payment by check or money order.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-70.61.md)
- [27 CFR § 70.62 § 70.62 Fractional parts of a cent.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-70.62.md)
- [27 CFR § 70.63 § 70.63 Computations on returns or other documents.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-70.63.md)
- [27 CFR § 70.64 § 70.64 Receipt for taxes.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-70.64.md)
- [27 CFR § 70.65 § 70.65 Use of commercial banks.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-70.65.md)
- [27 CFR § 70.71 § 70.71 Assessment authority.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-70.71.md)
- [27 CFR § 70.72 § 70.72 Method of assessment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-70.72.md)
- [27 CFR § 70.73 § 70.73 Supplemental assessments.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-70.73.md)
- [27 CFR § 70.74 § 70.74 Request for prompt assessment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-70.74.md)
- [27 CFR § 70.75 § 70.75 Jeopardy assessment of alcohol, tobacco, and firearms taxes.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-70.75.md)
- [27 CFR § 70.76 § 70.76 Stay of collection of jeopardy assessment; bond to stay collection.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-70.76.md)
- [27 CFR § 70.77 § 70.77 Collection of jeopardy assessment; stay of sale of seized property pending court decision.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-70.77.md)

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