# 26 U.S.C. § 6103: Confidentiality and disclosure of returns and return information

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## Section

- **Citation:** 26 U.S.C. § 6103
- **Heading:** Confidentiality and disclosure of returns and return information
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 16, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 26—INTERNAL REVENUE CODE > Subtitle F—Procedure and Administration > CHAPTER 61—INFORMATION AND RETURNS > Subchapter B—Miscellaneous Provisions

## Text

no officer or employee of the United States,

( Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736 , 68A Stat. 753 ; Pub. L. 88–563, § 3(c) , Sept. 2, 1964 , 78 Stat. 844 ; Pub. L. 89–44, title VI, § 601(a) , June 21, 1965 , 79 Stat. 153 ; Pub. L. 89–713, § 4(a) , Nov. 2, 1966 , 80 Stat. 1109 ; Pub. L. 93–406, title II, § 1022(h) , Sept. 2, 1974 , 88 Stat. 941 ; Pub. L. 94–202, § 8(g) , Jan. 2, 1976 , 89 Stat. 1139 ; Pub. L. 94–455, title XII, § 1202(a)(1) , Oct. 4, 1976 , 90 Stat. 1667 ; Pub. L. 95–210, § 5 , Dec. 13, 1977 , 91 Stat. 1491 ; Pub. L. 95–600, title V, § 503 , title VII, § 701(bb)(1)(A), (B), (2)–(5), Nov. 6, 1978 , 92 Stat. 2879 , 2921–2923; Pub. L. 96–249, title I, § 127(a)(1) , (2)(A)–(C), May 26, 1980 , 94 Stat. 365 , 366, as amended Pub. L. 96–611, § 11(a)(1) , Dec. 28, 1980 , 94 Stat. 3573 , and Pub. L. 98–369, div. A, title IV, § 453(b)(5) , July 18, 1984 , 98 Stat. 820 ; Pub. L. 96–265, title IV, § 408(a) –(2)(C), June 9, 1980 , 94 Stat. 468 , as amended Pub. L. 96–611, § 11(a)(2)(A) –(B)(iii), Dec. 28, 1980 , 94 Stat. 3573 ; Pub. 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