Rules for application of assessable penalties

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Title 26—INTERNAL REVENUE CODE > Subtitle F—Procedure and Administration > CHAPTER 68—ADDITIONS TO THE TAX, ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS, AND ASSESSABLE PENALTIES > Subchapter B—Assessable Penalties > PART I—GENERAL PROVISIONS

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The penalties and liabilities provided by this subchapter shall be paid upon notice and demand by the Secretary, and shall be assessed and collected in the same manner as taxes. Except as otherwise provided, any reference in this title to “tax” imposed by this title shall be deemed also to refer to the penalties and liabilities provided by this subchapter.

( Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736 , 68A Stat. 828 ; Pub. L. 94–455, title XIX, § 1906(b)(13)(A) , Oct. 4, 1976 , 90 Stat. 1834 .)

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