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26 U.S.C. § 6621 — Determination of rate of interest

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26 U.S.C. § 6621 — Determination of rate of interest

**(a) General rule** (1) **Overpayment rate** — The overpayment rate established under this section shall be the sum of— (A) the Federal short-term rate determined under subsection (b), plus (B) 3 percentage points (2 percentage points in the case of a corporation). To the extent that an overpayment of tax by a corporation for any taxable period (as defined in subsection (c)(3), applied by substituting “overpayment” for “underpayment”) exceeds $10,000, subparagraph (B) shall be applied by substituting “0.5 percentage point” for “2 percentage points”. (2) **Underpayment rate** — The underpayment rate established under this section shall be the sum of— (A) the Federal short-term rate determined under subsection (b), plus (B) 3 percentage points. **(b) Federal short-term rate** For purposes of this section— (1) **General rule** — The Secretary shall determine the Federal short-term rate for the first month in each calendar quarter. (2) **Period during which rate applies** (A) *In general* — Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Federal short-term rate determined under paragraph (1) for any month shall apply during the first calendar quarter beginning after such month. (B) *Special rule for individual estimated tax* — In determining the addition to tax under section 6654 for failure to pay estimated tax for any taxable year, the Federal short-term rate which applies during the 3rd month following such taxable year shall also apply during the first 15 days of the 4th month following such taxable year. (3) **Federal short-term rate** — The Federal short-term rate for any month shall be the Federal short-term rate determined during such month by the Secretary in accordance with section 1274(d). Any such rate shall be rounded to the nearest full

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**(a) General rule** (1) **Overpayment rate** — The overpayment rate established under this section shall be the sum of— (A) the Federal short-term rate determined under subsection (b), plus (B) 3 percentage points (2 percentage points in the case of a corporation). To the extent that an overpayment of tax by a corporation for any taxable period (as defined in subsection (c)(3), applied by substituting “overpayment” for “underpayment”) exceeds $10,000, subparagraph (B) shall be applied by substituting “0.5 percentage point” for “2 percentage points”. (2) **Underpayment rate** — The underpayment rate established under this section shall be the sum of— (A) the Federal short-term rate determined under subsection (b), plus (B) 3 percentage points. **(b) Federal short-term rate** For purposes of this section— (1) **General rule** — The Secretary shall determine the Federal short-term rate for the first month in each calendar quarter. (2) **Period during which rate applies** (A) *In general* — Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Federal short-term rate determined under paragraph (1) for any month shall apply during the first calendar quarter beginning after such month. (B) *Special rule for individual estimated tax* — In determining the addition to tax under section 6654 for failure to pay estimated tax for any taxable year, the Federal short-term rate which applies during the 3rd month following such taxable year shall also apply during the first 15 days of the 4th month following such taxable year. (3) **Federal short-term rate** — The Federal short-term rate for any month shall be the Federal short-term rate determined during such month by the Secretary in accordance with section 1274(d). Any such rate shall be rounded to the nearest full percent (or, if a multiple of ½ of 1 percent, such rate shall be increased to the next highest full percent). **(c) Increase in underpayment rate for large corporate underpayments** (1) **In general** — For purposes of determining the amount of interest payable under section 6601 on any large corporate underpayment for periods after the applicable date, paragraph (2) of subsection (a) shall be applied by substituting “5 percentage points” for “3 percentage points”. (2) **Applicable date** — For purposes of this subsection— (A) *In general* — The applicable date is the 30th day after the earlier of— (i) the date on which the 1st letter of proposed deficiency which allows the taxpayer an opportunity for administrative review in the Internal Revenue Service Independent Office of Appeals is sent, or (ii) the date on which the deficiency notice under section 6212 is sent. The preceding sentence shall be applied without regard to any such letter or notice which is withdrawn by the Secretary. (B) *Special rules* (i) *Nondeficiency procedures* — In the case of any underpayment of any tax imposed by this title to which the deficiency procedures do not apply, subparagraph (A) shall be applied by taking into account any letter or notice provided by the Secretary which notifies the taxpayer of the assessment or proposed assessment of the tax. (ii) *Exception where amounts paid in full* — For purposes of subparagraph (A), a letter or notice shall be disregarded if, during the 30-day period beginning on the day on which it was sent, the taxpayer makes a payment equal to the amount shown as due in such letter or notice, as the case may be. (iii) *Exception for letters or notices involving small amounts* — For purposes of this paragraph, any letter or notice shall be disregarded if the amount of the deficiency or proposed deficiency (or the assessment or proposed assessment) set forth in such letter or notice is not greater than $100,000 (determined by not taking into account any interest, penalties, or additions to tax). (3) **Large corporate underpayment** — For purposes of this subsection— (A) *In general* — The term “large corporate underpayment” means any underpayment of a tax by a C corporation for any taxable period if the amount of such underpayment for such period exceeds $100,000. (B) *Taxable period* — For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term “taxable period” means— (i) in the case of any tax imposed by subtitle A, the taxable year, or (ii) in the case of any other tax, the period to which the underpayment relates. **(d) Elimination of interest on overlapping periods of tax overpayments and underpayments** To the extent that, for any period, interest is payable under subchapter A and allowable under subchapter B on equivalent underpayments and overpayments by the same taxpayer of tax imposed by this title, the net rate of interest under this section on such amounts shall be zero for such period.

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26 U.S.C. § 461 — General rule for taxable year of deduction

**(a) General rule** The amount of any deduction or credit allowed by this subtitle shall be taken for the taxable year which is the proper taxable year under the method of accounting used in computing taxable income. **(b) Special rule in case of death** In the case of the death of a taxpayer whose taxable income is computed under an accrual method of accounting, any amount accrued as a deduction or credit only by reason of the death of the taxpayer shall not be allowed in computing taxable income for the period in which falls the date of the taxpayer’s death. **(c) Accrual of real property taxes** (1) **In general** — If the taxable income is computed under an accrual method of accounting, then, at the election of the taxpayer, any real property tax which is related to a definite period of time shall be accrued ratably over that period. (2) **When election may be made** (A) *Without consent* — A taxpayer may, without the consent of the Secretary, make an election under this subsection for his first taxable year in which he incurs real property taxes. Such an election shall be made not later than the time prescribed by law for filing the return for such year (including extensions thereof). (B) *With consent* — A taxpayer may, with the consent of the Secretary, make an election under this subsection at any time. **(d) Limitation on acceleration of accrual of taxes** (1) **General rule** — In the case of a taxpayer whose taxable income is computed under an accrual method of accounting, to the extent that the time for accruing taxes is earlier than it would be but for any action of any taxing jurisdiction taken after December 31, 1960, then, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, such taxes shall be treated as accruing at the time they would have accru

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26 U.S.C. § 6601 — Interest on underpayment, nonpayment, or extensions of time for payment, of tax

**(a) General rule** If any amount of tax imposed by this title (whether required to be shown on a return, or to be paid by stamp or by some other method) is not paid on or before the last date prescribed for payment, interest on such amount at the underpayment rate established under section 6621 shall be paid for the period from such last date to the date paid. **(b) Last date prescribed for payment** For purposes of this section, the last date prescribed for payment of the tax shall be determined under chapter 62 with the application of the following rules: (1) **Extensions of time disregarded** — The last date prescribed for payment shall be determined without regard to any extension of time for payment or any installment agreement entered into under section 6159. (2) **Jeopardy** — The last date prescribed for payment shall be determined without regard to any notice and demand for payment issued, by reason of jeopardy (as provided in chapter 70), prior to the last date otherwise prescribed for such payment. (3) **Accumulated earnings tax** — In the case of the tax imposed by section 531 for any taxable year, the last date prescribed for payment shall be deemed to be the due date (without regard to extensions) for the return of tax imposed by subtitle A for such taxable year. (4) **Last date for payment not otherwise prescribed** — In the case of taxes payable by stamp and in all other cases in which the last date for payment is not otherwise prescribed, the last date for payment shall be deemed to be the date the liability for tax arises (and in no event shall be later than the date notice and demand for the tax is made by the Secretary). **(c) Suspension of interest in certain income, estate, gift, and certain excise tax cases** In the case of a deficiency as

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26 U.S.C. § 412 — Minimum funding standards

**(a) Requirement to meet minimum funding standard** (1) **In general** — A plan to which this section applies shall satisfy the minimum funding standard applicable to the plan for any plan year. (2) **Minimum funding standard** — For purposes of paragraph (1), a plan shall be treated as satisfying the minimum funding standard for a plan year if— (A) in the case of a defined benefit plan which is not a multiemployer plan or a CSEC plan, the employer makes contributions to or under the plan for the plan year which, in the aggregate, are not less than the minimum required contribution determined under section 430 for the plan for the plan year, (B) in the case of a money purchase plan which is not a multiemployer plan, the employer makes contributions to or under the plan for the plan year which are required under the terms of the plan, (C) in the case of a multiemployer plan, the employers make contributions to or under the plan for any plan year which, in the aggregate, are sufficient to ensure that the plan does not have an accumulated funding deficiency under section 431 as of the end of the plan year, and (D) in the case of a CSEC plan, the employers make contributions to or under the plan for any plan year which, in the aggregate, are sufficient to ensure that the plan does not have an accumulated funding deficiency under section 433 as of the end of the plan year. **(b) Liability for contributions** (1) **In general** — Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amount of any contribution required by this section (including any required installments under paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 430(j) or under section 433(f)) shall be paid by the employer responsible for making contributions to or under the plan. (2) **Joint and several liability where emp

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26 U.S.C. § 6214 — Determinations by Tax Court

**(a) Jurisdiction as to increase of deficiency, additional amounts, or additions to the tax** Except as provided by section 7463, the Tax Court shall have jurisdiction to redetermine the correct amount of the deficiency even if the amount so redetermined is greater than the amount of the deficiency, notice of which has been mailed to the taxpayer, and to determine whether any additional amount, or any addition to the tax should be assessed, if claim therefor is asserted by the Secretary at or before the hearing or a rehearing. **(b) Jurisdiction over other years and quarters** The Tax Court in redetermining a deficiency of income tax for any taxable year or of gift tax for any calendar year or calendar quarter shall consider such facts with relation to the taxes for other years or calendar quarters as may be necessary correctly to redetermine the amount of such deficiency, but in so doing shall have no jurisdiction to determine whether or not the tax for any other year or calendar quarter has been overpaid or underpaid. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the Tax Court may apply the doctrine of equitable recoupment to the same extent that it is available in civil tax cases before the district courts of the United States and the United States Court of Federal Claims. **(c) Taxes imposed by section 507 or chapter 41, 42, 43, or 44** The Tax Court, in redetermining a deficiency of any tax imposed by section 507 or chapter 41, 42, 43, or 44 for any period, act, or failure to act, shall consider such facts with relation to the taxes under chapter 41, 42, 43, or 44 for other periods, acts, or failures to act as may be necessary correctly to redetermine the amount of such deficiency, but in so doing shall have no jurisdiction to determine whether or not the taxes under

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26 U.S.C. § 1 — Tax imposed

**(a) Married individuals filing joint returns and surviving spouses** There is hereby imposed on the taxable income of— (1) every married individual (as defined in section 7703) who makes a single return jointly with his spouse under section 6013, and (2) every surviving spouse (as defined in section 2(a)), a tax determined in accordance with the following table: If taxable income is:The tax is: Not over $36,90015% of taxable income. Over $36,900 but not over $89,150$5,535, plus 28% of the excess over $36,900. Over $89,150 but not over $140,000$20,165, plus 31% of the excess over $89,150. Over $140,000 but not over $250,000$35,928.50, plus 36% of the excess over $140,000. Over $250,000$75,528.50, plus 39.6% of the excess over $250,000. **(b) Heads of households** There is hereby imposed on the taxable income of every head of a household (as defined in section 2(b)) a tax determined in accordance with the following table: If taxable income is:The tax is: Not over $29,60015% of taxable income. Over $29,600 but not over $76,400$4,440, plus 28% of the excess over $29,600. Over $76,400 but not over $127,500$17,544, plus 31% of the excess over $76,400. Over $127,500 but not over $250,000$33,385, plus 36% of the excess over $127,500. Over $250,000$77,485, plus 39.6% of the excess over $250,000. **(c) Unmarried individuals (other than surviving spouses and heads of households)** There is hereby imposed on the taxable income of every individual (other than a surviving spouse as defined in section 2(a) or the head of a household as defined in section 2(b)) who is not a married individual (as defined in section 7703) a tax determined in accordance with the following table: If taxable income is:The tax is: Not over $22,10015% of taxable income. Over $22,100 but not over $53,50

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28 U.S.C. § 2411 — Interest

In any judgment of any court rendered (whether against the United States, a collector or deputy collector of internal revenue, a former collector or deputy collector, or the personal representative in case of death) for any overpayment in respect of any internal-revenue tax, interest shall be allowed at the overpayment rate established under section 6621 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 upon the amount of the overpayment, from the date of the payment or collection thereof to a date preceding the date of the refund check by not more than thirty days, such date to be determined by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue. The Commissioner is authorized to tender by check payment of any such judgment, with interest as herein provided, at any time after such judgment becomes final, whether or not a claim for such payment has been duly filed, and such tender shall stop the running of interest, whether or not such refund check is accepted by the judgment creditor.

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26 U.S.C. § 38 — General business credit

**(a) Allowance of credit** There shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year an amount equal to the sum of— (1) the business credit carryforwards carried to such taxable year, (2) the amount of the current year business credit, plus (3) the business credit carrybacks carried to such taxable year. **(b) Current year business credit** For purposes of this subpart, the amount of the current year business credit is the sum of the following credits determined for the taxable year: (1) the investment credit determined under section 46, (2) the work opportunity credit determined under section 51(a), (3) the alcohol fuels credit determined under section 40(a), (4) the research credit determined under section 41(a), (5) the low-income housing credit determined under section 42(a), (6) the enhanced oil recovery credit under section 43(a), (7) in the case of an eligible small business (as defined in section 44(b)), the disabled access credit determined under section 44(a), (8) the renewable electricity production credit under section 45(a), (9) the empowerment zone employment credit determined under section 1396(a), (10) the Indian employment credit as determined under section 45A(a), (11) the employer social security credit determined under section 45B(a), (12) the orphan drug credit determined under section 45C(a), (13) the new markets tax credit determined under section 45D(a), (14) in the case of an eligible employer (as defined in section 45E(c)), the small employer pension plan startup cost credit determined under section 45E(a), (15) the employer-provided child care credit determined under section 45F(a), (16) the railroad track maintenance credit determined under section 45G(a), (17) the biodiesel fuels cr

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26 U.S.C. § 47 — Rehabilitation credit

**(a) General rule** (1) **In general** — For purposes of section 46, for any taxable year during the 5-year period beginning in the taxable year in which a qualified rehabilitated building is placed in service, the rehabilitation credit for such year is an amount equal to the ratable share for such year. (2) **Ratable share** — For purposes of paragraph (1), the ratable share for any taxable year during the period described in such paragraph is the amount equal to 20 percent of the qualified rehabilitation expenditures with respect to the qualified rehabilitated building, as allocated ratably to each year during such period. **(b) When expenditures taken into account** (1) **In general** — Qualified rehabilitation expenditures with respect to any qualified rehabilitated building shall be taken into account for the taxable year in which such qualified rehabilitated building is placed in service. (2) **Coordination with subsection (d)** — The amount which would (but for this paragraph) be taken into account under paragraph (1) with respect to any qualified rehabilitated building shall be reduced (but not below zero) by any amount of qualified rehabilitation expenditures taken into account under subsection (d) by the taxpayer or a predecessor of the taxpayer (or, in the case of a sale and leaseback described in section 50(a)(2)(C), by the lessee), to the extent any amount so taken into account has not been required to be recaptured under section 50(a). **(c) Definitions** For purposes of this section— (1) **Qualified rehabilitated building** (A) *In general* — The term “qualified rehabilitated building” means any building (and its structural components) if— (i) such building has been substantially rehabilitated, (ii) such building was placed in service

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10 U.S.C. § 3707 — Interest and penalties for certain overpayments

**(a) In General.—** If the United States makes an overpayment to a contractor under a contract subject to this chapter and the overpayment was due to the submission by the contractor of defective cost or pricing data, the contractor shall be liable to the United States— (1) for interest on the amount of such overpayment, to be computed— (A) for the period beginning on the date the overpayment was made to the contractor and ending on the date the contractor repays the amount of such overpayment to the United States; and (B) at the current rate prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury under section 6621 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and (2) if the submission of such defective data was a knowing submission, for an additional amount equal to the amount of the overpayment. **(b) Liability Not Affected by Refusal to Submit Certification.—** Any liability under this section of a contractor that submits cost or pricing data but refuses to submit the certification required by [section 3702(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section3702/b&num=0&edition=prelim) with respect to the cost or pricing data shall not be affected by the refusal to submit such certification.

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14 U.S.C. § 3911 — Availability of appropriations

**(a)** Appropriations of the Coast Guard shall be available for the payment of actual necessary traveling expense and subsistence, or commutation of ration allowance in lieu of subsistence, of members of the Auxiliary assigned to authorized duties and for actual necessary expenses of operation of any motorboat, yacht, aircraft, radio station, or motorized vehicle utilized under section 3907(b) when assigned to Coast Guard duty, but shall not be available for the payment of compensation for personal services, incident to such operation, other than to personnel of the Coast Guard or the Reserve. The term “actual necessary expenses of operation,” as used in this section, shall include payment for fuel, oil, power, water, supplies, provisions, replacement or repair of equipment, repair of any damaged motorboat, yacht, aircraft, radio station, or motorized vehicle utilized under section 3907(b) and for the constructive or actual loss of any motorboat, yacht, aircraft, radio station, or motorized vehicle utilized under section 3907(b) where it is determined, under applicable regulations, that responsibility for the loss or damage necessitating such replacement or repair of equipment, or for the damage or loss, constructive or actual, of such motorboat, yacht, aircraft, radio station, or motorized vehicle utilized under section 3907(b) rests with the Coast Guard. **(b)** The Secretary may pay interest on a claim under this section in any case in which a payment authorized under this section is not made within 60 days after the submission of the claim in a manner prescribed by the Secretary. The rate of interest for purposes of this section shall be the annual rate established under section 6621 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

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