26 U.S.C. § 3111 — Rate of tax

Page 2682 TITLE 26—INTERNAL REVENUE CODE § 3111 Amendment by Pub. L. 103–296 applicable with re- spect to service performed after calendar quarter fol- lowing calendar quarter in which Aug. 15, 1994, occurs, see section 319(c) of Pub. L. 103–296, set out as a note under section 1402 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1990 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 101–508, title V, § 5124(c), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1388–285, provided that: ‘‘The amendments made by this section [amending this section and section 3202 of this title] shall apply to coverage provided after December 31, 1990.’’ EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1977 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 95–216, title III, § 355(c), Dec. 20, 1977, 91 Stat. 1555, provided that: ‘‘The amendments made by this section [amending this section] shall apply with re- spect to remuneration paid and to tips received after December 31, 1977.’’ EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1965 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 89–97 applicable only with re- spect to tips received by employees after 1965, see sec- tion 313(f) of Pub. L. 89–97, set out as an Effective Date note under section 6053 of this title. NO LOSS OF SOCIAL SECURITY COVERAGE FOR 1994; CONTINUATION OF W–2 FILING REQUIREMENT Pub. L. 103–387, § 2(a)(4), Oct. 22, 1994, 108 Stat. 4072, provided that: ‘‘Notwithstanding the amendments made by this subsection [amending this section, sec- tion 3121 of this title, and sections 409 and 410 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare], if the wages (as de- fined in section 3121(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) paid during 1994 to an employee for domestic serv- ice in a private home of the employer are less than $1,000— ‘‘(A) the employer shall file any return or state- ment required under section 6051 of such Code with respect to such wages (determined without regard to such amendments), and ‘‘(B) the employee shall be entitled to credit under section 209 of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 409] with respect to any such wages required to be in- cluded on any such return or statement.’’ Subchapter B—Tax on Employers Sec. 3111. Rate of tax. 3112. Instrumentalities of the United States. [3113. Repealed.] Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1976—Pub. L. 94–455, title XIX, § 1903(b), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1810, struck out item 3113 ‘‘District of Columbia credit unions’’. 1956—Act Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 836, title II, § 201(a)(2), 70 Stat. 839, added item 3113. § 3111. Rate of tax (a) Old-age, survivors, and disability insurance In addition to other taxes, there is hereby im- posed on every employer an excise tax, with re- spect to having individuals in his employ, equal to 6.2 percent of the wages (as defined in section 3121(a)) paid by the employer with respect to employment (as defined in section 3121(b)). (b) Hospital insurance In addition to the tax imposed by the pre- ceding subsection, there is hereby imposed on every employer an excise tax, with respect to having individuals in his employ, equal to 1.45 percent of the wages (as defined in section 3121(a)) paid by the employer with respect to employment (as defined in section 3121(b)). (c) Relief from taxes in cases covered by certain international agreements During any period in which there is in effect an agreement entered into pursuant to section 233 of the Social Security Act with any foreign country, wages received by or paid to an indi- vidual shall be exempt from the taxes imposed by this section to the extent that such wages are subject under such agreement exclusively to the laws applicable to the social security system of such foreign country. [(d) Repealed. Pub. L. 115–141, div. U, title IV, § 401(b)(34), Mar. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 1204] (e) Credit for employment of qualified veterans (1) In general If a qualified tax-exempt organization hires a qualified veteran with respect to whom a credit would be allowable under section 38 by reason of section 51 if the organization were not a qualified tax-exempt organization, then there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by subsection (a) on wages paid with respect to employment of all employees of the organization during the applicable pe- riod an amount equal to the credit determined under section 51 (after application of the modi- fications under paragraph (3)) with respect to wages paid to such qualified veteran during such period. (2) Overall limitation The aggregate amount allowed as a credit under this subsection for all qualified veterans for any period with respect to which tax is im- posed under subsection (a) shall not exceed the amount of the tax imposed by subsection (a) on wages paid with respect to employment of all employees of the organization during such period. (3) Modifications For purposes of paragraph (1), section 51 shall be applied— (A) by substituting ‘‘26 percent’’ for ‘‘40 percent’’ in subsection (a) thereof, (B) by substituting ‘‘16.25 percent’’ for ‘‘25 percent’’ in subsection (i)(3)(A) thereof, and (C) by only taking into account wages paid to a qualified veteran for services in further- ance of the activities related to the purpose or function constituting the basis of the or- ganization’s exemption under section 501. (4) Applicable period The term ‘‘applicable period’’ means, with respect to any qualified veteran, the 1-year pe- riod beginning with the day such qualified vet- eran begins work for the organization. (5) Definitions For purposes of this subsection— (A) the term ‘‘qualified tax-exempt organi- zation’’ means an employer that is an orga- nization described in section 501(c) and ex- empt from taxation under section 501(a), and (B) the term ‘‘qualified veteran’’ has the meaning given such term by section 51(d)(3). Page 2683 TITLE 26—INTERNAL REVENUE CODE § 3111 (f) Credit for research expenditures of qualified small businesses (1) In general In the case of a taxpayer who has made an election under section 41(h) for a taxable year— (A) there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by subsection (a) for the first calendar quarter which begins after the date on which the taxpayer files the re- turn specified in section 41(h)(4)(A)(ii) an amount equal to so much of the payroll tax credit portion determined under section 41(h)(2) as does not exceed the limitation of subclause (I) of section 41(h)(4)(B)(i) (applied without regard to subclause (II) thereof), and (B) there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by subsection (b) for the first calendar quarter which begins after the date on which the taxpayer files the re- turn specified in section 41(h)(4)(A)(ii) an amount equal to so much of the payroll tax credit portion determined under section 41(h)(2) as is not allowed as a credit under subparagraph (A). (2) Limitation The credit allowed by paragraph (1)(A) shall not exceed the tax imposed by subsection (a) for any calendar quarter, and the credit al- lowed by paragraph (1)(B) shall not exceed the tax imposed by subsection (b) for any calendar quarter, on the wages paid with respect to the employment of all individuals in the employ of the employer. (3) Carryover of unused credit If the amount of any credit under paragraph (1) exceeds the limitation of paragraph (2) for any calendar quarter, such excess shall be car- ried to the succeeding calendar quarter and al- lowed as a credit under paragraph (1) for such quarter. (4) Deduction allowed for credited amounts The credits allowed under paragraph (1) shall not be taken into account for purposes of determining the amount of any deduction al- lowed under chapter 1 for taxes imposed under subsection (a) or (b). (Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 416; Sept. 1, 1954, ch. 1206, title II, § 208(c), 68 Stat. 1094; Aug. 1, 1956. ch. 836, title II, § 202(c), 70 Stat. 845; Pub. L. 85–840, title IV, § 401(c), Aug. 28, 1958, 72 Stat. 1042; Pub. L. 87–64, title II, § 201(c), June 30, 1961, 75 Stat. 141; Pub. L. 89–97, title I, § 111(c)(6), title III, § 321(c), July 30, 1965, 79 Stat. 343, 396; Pub. L. 90–248, title I, § 109(a)(3), (b)(3), Jan. 2, 1968, 81 Stat. 836, 837; Pub. L. 92–5, title II, § 204(a)(2), Mar. 17, 1971, 85 Stat. 11; Pub. L. 92–336, title II, § 204(a)(3), (b)(3), July 1, 1972, 86 Stat. 421, 422; Pub. L. 92–603, title I, § 135(a)(3), (b)(3), Oct. 30, 1972, 86 Stat. 1363, 1364; Pub. L. 93–233, § 6(a)(2), (b)(3), Dec. 31, 1973, 87 Stat. 954, 955; Pub. L. 94–455, title XIX, § 1903(a)(1), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1806; Pub. L. 95–216, title I, § 101(a)(2), (b)(2), title III, §§ 315(b), 317(b)(2), Dec. 20, 1977, 91 Stat. 1511, 1512, 1537, 1540; Pub. L. 98–21, title I, § 123(a)(2), Apr. 20, 1983, 97 Stat. 88; Pub. L. 100–203, title IX, § 9006(b)(1), Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1330–289; Pub. L. 100–647, title VIII, § 8016(a)(5), Nov. 10, 1988, 102 Stat. 3793; Pub. L. 108–203, title IV, § 415, Mar. 2, 2004, 118 Stat. 530; Pub. L. 111–147, title I, § 101(a), Mar. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 72; Pub. L. 112–56, title II, § 261(e)(2), Nov. 21, 2011, 125 Stat. 730; Pub. L. 113–295, div. A, title II, § 221(a)(99)(B), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 4051; Pub. L. 114–113, div. Q, title I, § 121(c)(2), Dec. 18, 2015, 129 Stat. 3051; Pub. L. 115–141, div. U, title IV, § 401(a)(208), (b)(34), Mar. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 1194, 1204; Pub. L. 117–169, title I, § 13902(b), Aug. 16, 2022, 136 Stat. 2013.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 233 of the Social Security Act, referred to in subsec. (c), is classified to section 433 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. AMENDMENTS 2022—Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 117–169, § 13902(b)(1), sub- stituted ‘‘for a taxable year—’’ for ‘‘for a taxable year,’’ and designated remainder of existing provisions as sub- par. (A), substituted ‘‘equal to so much of the’’ for ‘‘equal to the’’ and ‘‘as does not exceed the limitation of subclause (I) of section 41(h)(4)(B)(i) (applied without regard to subclause (II) thereof), and’’ for period at end, and added subpar. (B). Subsec. (f)(2). Pub. L. 117–169, § 13902(b)(2), substituted ‘‘paragraph (1)(A)’’ for ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and inserted ‘‘, and the credit allowed by paragraph (1)(B) shall not exceed the tax imposed by subsection (b) for any cal- endar quarter,’’ after ‘‘calendar quarter’’. Subsec. (f)(3). Pub. L. 117–169, § 13902(b)(3), substituted ‘‘any credit’’ for ‘‘the credit’’. Subsec. (f)(4). Pub. L. 117–169, § 13902(b)(4), substituted ‘‘credits’’ for ‘‘credit’’ and ‘‘subsection (a) or (b)’’ for ‘‘subsection (a)’’. 2018—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 115–141, § 401(b)(34), struck out subsec. (d) which provided for a special exemption for certain individuals hired in 2010. Subsec. (e)(5)(B). Pub. L. 115–141, § 401(a)(208), sub- stituted ‘‘has the meaning’’ for ‘‘has meaning’’. 2015—Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 114–113 added subsec. (f). 2014—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 113–295, § 221(a)(99)(B)(i), substituted ‘‘6.2 percent of the wages (as defined in sec- tion 3121(a)) paid by the employer with respect to em- ployment (as defined in section 3121(b)).’’ for ‘‘the fol- lowing percentages of the wages (as defined in section 3121(a)) paid by him with respect to employment (as de- fined in section 3121(b))—’’ and table of rates. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 113–295, § 221(a)(99)(B)(ii), sub- stituted ‘‘1.45 percent of the wages (as defined in sec- tion 3121(a)) paid by the employer with respect to em- ployment (as defined in section 3121(b)).’’ for ‘‘the fol- lowing percentages of the wages (as defined in section 3121(a)) paid by him with respect to employment (as de- fined in section 3121(b))— ‘‘(1) with respect to wages paid during the calendar years 1974 through 1977, the rate shall be 0.90 percent; ‘‘(2) with respect to wages paid during the calendar year 1978, the rate shall be 1.00 percent; ‘‘(3) with respect to wages paid during the calendar years 1979 and 1980, the rate shall be 1.05 percent; ‘‘(4) with respect to wages paid during the calendar years 1981 through 1984, the rate shall be 1.30 percent; ‘‘(5) with respect to wages paid during the calendar year 1985, the rate shall be 1.35 percent; and ‘‘(6) with respect to wages paid after December 31, 1985, the rate shall be 1.45 percent.’’ 2011—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 112–56 added subsec. (e). 2010—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 111–147 added subsec. (d). 2004—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 108–203 substituted ‘‘exclu- sively to the laws applicable to’’ for ‘‘to taxes or con- tributions for similar purposes under’’. 1988—Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 100–647 made technical correction to directory language of Pub. L. 100–203, § 9006(b)(1), see 1987 Amendment note below. Page 2684 TITLE 26—INTERNAL REVENUE CODE § 3111 1987—Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 100–203, as amended by Pub. L. 100–647, struck out ‘‘and (t)’’ after ‘‘3121(a)’’ in introductory provisions. 1983—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–21 substituted table of rates for pars. (1) to (7) which had imposed a tax on every employer (1) with respect to wages paid during the calendar years 1974 through 1977 at the rate of 4.95 percent, (2) with respect to wages paid during the cal- endar year 1978 at the rate of 5.05 percent, (3) with re- spect to wages paid during the calendar years 1979 and 1980 at the rate of 5.08 percent, (4) with respect to wages paid during the calendar year 1981 at the rate of 5.35 percent, (5) with respect to wages paid during the cal- endar years 1982 through 1984 at the rate of 5.40 percent, (6) with respect to wages paid during the calendar years 1985 through 1989 at the rate of 5.70 percent, and (7) with respect to wages paid after Dec. 31, 1989, at the rate of 6.20 percent. 1977—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95–216, §§ 101(a)(2), 315(b), substituted ‘‘(as defined in section 3121(a) and (t))’’ for ‘‘(as defined in section 3121(a))’’ in provisions preceding par. (1), substituted ‘‘1974 through 1977’’ for ‘‘1974 through 2010’’ in par. (1), substituted ‘‘wages paid dur- ing the calendar year 1978, the rate shall be 5.05 per- cent’’ for ‘‘wages paid after December 31, 2010, the rate shall be 5.95 percent’’ in par. (2), and added pars. (3) to (7). Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 95–216, §§ 101(b)(2), 315(b), sub- stituted ‘‘(as defined in section 3121(a) and (t))’’ for ‘‘(as defined in section 3121(a))’’ in provisions preceding par. (1), substituted ‘‘wages paid during the calendar year 1978, the rate shall be 1.00 percent’’ for ‘‘wages paid dur- ing the calendar years 1978 through 1980, the rate shall be 1.10 percent’’, in par. (2), substituted ‘‘wages paid during the calendar years 1979 and 1980, the rate shall be 1.05 percent’’ for wages paid during the calendar years 1981 through 1985, the rate shall be 1.35 percent’’ in par. (3), substituted ‘‘wages paid during the calendar years 1981 through 1984, the rate shall be 1.30 percent’’ for ‘‘wages paid after December 31, 1985, the rate shall be 1.50 percent’’ in par. (4), and added pars. (5) and (6). Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 95–216, § 317(b)(2), added subsec. (c). 1976—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94–455, § 1903(a)(1)(A), redes- ignated pars. (5) and (6) as (1) and (2). Former pars. (1) to (4), which related to a tax rate of 3.8 percent with re- spect to wages received during the taxable year 1968, a tax rate of 4.2 percent with respect to wages received during the calendar year 1969 and 1970, a tax rate of 4.6 percent with respect to wages received during the cal- endar years 1971 and 1972, and a tax rate of 4.85 percent with respect to wages received during the calendar year 1973, respectively, were struck out. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 94–455, § 1903(a)(1)(B), redesignated pars. (3) to (6) as (1) to (4), respectively. Former pars. (1) and (2), which related to a tax rate of .60 percent with respect to wages received during the calendar years 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, and 1972 and a tax rate of 1.0 percent with respect to wages received during the cal- endar year 1973, respectively, were struck out. 1973—Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 93–233, § 6(a)(2), struck out provision for application of 4.85 percent rate of tax dur- ing calendar years 1974, 1975, 1976, and 1977. Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 93–233, § 6(a)(2), increased rate of tax from 4.80 percent to 4.95 percent and substituted calendar year ‘‘1974’’ to ‘‘1978’’ as initial year for appli- cation of such rate. Subsec. (a)(6). Pub. L. 93–233, § 6(a)(2), increased rate of tax from 5.85 percent to 5.95 percent. Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 93–233, § 6(b)(3), struck out pro- vision for application of 1.0 percent rate of tax during calendar years 1974, 1975, 1976, and 1977. Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 93–233, § 6(b)(3), incorporated former provision of par. (2) for taxation of wages re- ceived during calendar years 1974, 1975, 1976, and 1977, decreased the applicable rate of tax from 1.0 percent to 0.90 percent, and struck out provision for 1.25 percent rate of tax for calendar years 1978, 1979, and 1980. Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 93–233, § 6(b)(3), incorporated former provision of par. (3) for taxation of wages re- ceived during calendar years 1978, 1979, and 1980, de- creased the applicable rate of tax from 1.25 percent to 1.10 percent, and struck out provision for 1.35 percent rate of tax for calendar years 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, and 1985. Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 93–233, § 6(b)(3), incorporated former provision of par. (4) for taxation of wages re- ceived during calendar years 1981 through 1985 at appli- cable 1.35 percent rate of tax and struck out provision for 1.45 percent rate of tax for wages received after Dec. 31, 1985. Subsec. (b)(6). Pub. L. 93–233, § 6(b)(3), incorporated former provision of par. (5) for taxation of wages re- ceived after Dec. 31, 1985 and increased the applicable rate of tax from 1.45 percent to 1.50 percent. 1972—Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 92–603, § 135(a)(3)(A), sub- stituted ‘‘the calendar years 1971 and 1972’’ for ‘‘any of the calendar years 1971 through 1977’’. Subsec. (a)(3) to (5). Pub. L. 92–336, § 204(a)(3), sub- stituted ‘‘any of the calendar years 1971 through 1977’’ for ‘‘the calendar years 1971 and 1972’’ in par. (3), ‘‘any of the calendar years 1978 through 2010’’ for ‘‘the cal- endar years 1973, 1974, and 1975’’ and ‘‘4.5’’ for ‘‘5.0’’ in par. (4), and ‘‘December 31, 2010’’ for ‘‘December 31, 1975’’ and ‘‘5.35’’ for ‘‘5.15’’ in par. (5). Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 92–603, § 135(a)(3)(B), substituted ‘‘received during the calendar years 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, and 1977, the rate shall be 4.85 percent;’’ for ‘‘received during any of the calendar years 1978 through 2010, the rate shall be 4.5 percent; and’’. Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 92–603, § 135(a)(3)(B), substituted ‘‘received during the calendar years 1978 through 2010, the rate shall be 4.80 percent; and’’ for ‘‘received after December 31, 2010, the rate shall be 5.35 percent’’. Subsec. (a)(6). Pub. L. 92–603, § 135(a)(3)(B), added par. (6). Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 92–603, § 135(b)(3), increased rate to 1.0 percent from 0.9 percent. Subsec. (b)(2) to (5). Pub. L. 92–336, § 204(b)(3), inserted references to 1976 and 1977 and substituted ‘‘0.9’’ for ‘‘0.65’’ in par. (2), substituted references for the cal- endar years 1978 through 1985 for references to the cal- endar years 1976 through 1979 and substituted ‘‘1.0’’ for ‘‘0.70’’ in par. (3), substituted references for the cal- endar years 1986 through 1992 for references to the cal- endars 1980 through 1986 and substituted ‘‘1.1’’ for ‘‘0.80’’ in par. (4), and substituted ‘‘1992’’ and ‘‘1986’’ and ‘‘1.2’’ for ‘‘0.9’’ in par. (5). Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 92–603, § 135(b)(3), substituted ‘‘and 1980, the rate shall be 1.25 percent’’ for ‘‘1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, and 1985, the rate shall be 1.0 percent’’. Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 92–603, § 135(b)(3), substituted ‘‘1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, and 1985, the rate shall be 1.35 per- cent’’ for ‘‘1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, and 1992, the rate shall be 1.1 percent’’. Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 92–603, § 135(b)(3), substituted ‘‘1985, the rate shall be 1.45 percent’’ for ‘‘1992, the rate shall be 1.2 percent’’. 1971—Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 92–5 substituted ‘‘with re- spect to wages paid during the calendar years 1973, 1974, and 1975, the rate shall be 5.0 percent; and’’ for ‘‘with respect to wages paid after December 31, 1972, the rate shall be 5.0 percent’’. Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 92–5 added par. (5). 1968—Subsec. (a)(1) to (4). Pub. L. 90–248, § 109(a)(3), substituted ‘‘1968’’ and ‘‘3.8’’ for ‘‘1966’’ and ‘‘3.85’’ in par. (1) and ‘‘1969 and 1970’’ and ‘‘4.2’’ for ‘‘1967 and 1968’’ and ‘‘3.9’’ in par. (2), struck out reference to calendar years 1969 and 1970 from par. (3) and substituted therein ‘‘4.6’’ for ‘‘4.4’’, and substituted ‘‘5.0’’ for ‘‘4.85’’ in par. (4). Subsecs. (b)(1) to (5). Pub. L. 90–248, § 109(b)(3), struck out par. (1) provision for employer rate of 0.35 percent of wages paid with respect to employment during cal- endar year 1966, redesignated pars. (2) to (6) as (1) to (5), struck out reference to ‘‘1967’’ in such par. (1) and in- creased the rate by 0.10 percent to 0.60, 0.65, 0.70, 0.80, and 0.90 in pars. (1) to (5), respectively. 1965—Pub. L. 89–97, § 321(c), divided the total excise tax imposed under the entire section upon employers Page 2685 TITLE 26—INTERNAL REVENUE CODE § 3111 through a tax equal to percentages of wages paid by him into two separate taxes by dividing the section into subsecs. (a) and (b), with subsec. (a) reflecting the tax for old-age, survivors, and disability insurance, and subsec. (b) reflecting the tax for hospital insurance, but, in the case of subsec. (b), without regard to the provisions of section 3121(b)(9) insofar as it relates to employees; increased from 41⁄8 percent to 4.20 percent the rate of total tax imposed by the entire section upon wages paid during calendar year 1966 (resulting from a tax of 3.85 percent under subsec. (a) and 0.35 percent under subsec. (b)), increased from 41⁄8 percent to 4.40 percent the rate of total tax imposed by the entire sec- tion upon wages paid during calendar year 1967 (result- ing from a tax of 3.9 percent under subsec. (a) and 0.50 percent under subsec. (b)), reduced from 45⁄8 percent to 4.40 percent the rate of total tax imposed by the entire section upon wages paid during calendar year 1968 (re- sulting from a tax of 3.9 percent under subsec. (a) and 0.50 percent under subsec. (b)), increased from 45⁄8 per- cent to 4.90 percent the rate of total tax imposed by the entire section upon wages paid during the calendar years 1969, 1970, 1971, and 1972 (resulting from a tax of 4.4 percent under subsec. (a) and 0.50 percent under sub- sec. (b)), increased from 45⁄8 percent to 5.40 percent the rate for calendar years 1973, 1974, and 1975 (resulting from a tax of 4.85 percent under subsec. (a) and 0.55 per- cent under subsec. (b)), increased from 45⁄8 percent to 5.45 percent the rate for calendar years 1976, 1977, 1978, and 1979 (resulting from a tax of 4.85 percent under sub- sec. (a) and 0.60 percent under subsec. (b)), increased from 45⁄8 percent to 5.55 percent the rate for calendar years 1980 through 1986 (resulting from a tax of 4.85 per- cent under subsec. (a) and 0.70 percent under subsec. (b)), and increased the rate from 45⁄8 percent to 5.65 per- cent for calendar years after December 31, 1986 (result- ing from a tax of 4.85 percent under subsec. (a) and 0.80 percent under subsec. (b)). Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 89–97, § 111(c)(6), struck out ‘‘, but without regard to the provisions of paragraph (9) there- of insofar as it relates to employees’’ after ‘‘as defined in section 3121(b)’’. 1961—Pub. L. 87–64 increased rate of tax for calendar year 1962 from 3 to 31⁄8 percent, calendar years 1963 to 1965, inclusive, from 31⁄2 to 35⁄8 percent, calendar years 1966 and 1967 from 4 to 41⁄8 percent, calendar year 1968 from 4 to 45⁄8 percent, and for calendar years after De- cember 31, 1968, from 41⁄2 to 45⁄8 percent. 1958—Pub. L. 85–840 increased rate of tax by sub- stituting provisions imposing a tax of 21⁄2 percent for calendar year 1959, 3 percent for calendar years 1960–62, 31⁄2 percent for calendar years 1963–65, 4 percent for cal- endar years 1966–68, and 41⁄2 percent for calendar years beginning after Dec. 31, 1968, for provisions which im- posed a tax of 21⁄4 percent for calendar years 1957–59, 23⁄4 percent for calendar years 1960–64, 31⁄4 percent for cal- endar years 1965–69, 33⁄4 percent for calendar years 1970–74, and 41⁄4 percent for calendar years beginning after Dec. 31, 1974. 1956—Act Aug. 1, 1956, increased rate of tax with re- spect to wages paid during calendar years 1957 to 1959, and for all calendar years thereafter, by one-quarter percent. 1954—Act Sept. 1, 1954, increased 31⁄4 percent rate of tax for calendar year 1970 and subsequent years to 31⁄2 percent for calendar years 1970 to 1974 and 4 percent for 1975 and subsequent years. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2022 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 117–169 applicable to taxable years beginning after Dec. 31, 2022, see section 13902(d) of Pub. L. 117–169, set out as a note under section 41 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2015 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 114–113 applicable to taxable years beginning after Dec. 31, 2015, see section 121(d)(3) of Pub. L. 114–113, set out as a note under section 38 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2014 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 113–295 effective Dec. 19, 2014, subject to a savings provision, see section 221(b) of Pub. L. 113–295, set out as a note under section 1 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2011 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 112–56 applicable to individ- uals who begin work for the employer after Nov. 21, 2011, see section 261(g) of Pub. L. 112–56, set out as a note under section 51 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2010 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 111–147 applicable to wages paid after Mar. 18, 2010, see section 101(e) of Pub. L. 111–147, set out as a note under section 51 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1988 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 100–647, title VIII, § 8016(b), Nov. 10, 1988, 102 Stat. 3793, provided that: ‘‘(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amend- ments made by this section [amending this section, sections 3121 and 3306 of this title, and sections 405, 410, and 411 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare] shall be effective on the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 10, 1988]. ‘‘(2) Any amendment made by this section to a provi- sion of a particular Public Law which is referred to by its number, or to a provision of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.] or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as added or amended by a provision of a particular Public Law which is so referred to, shall be effective as though it had been included or reflected in the relevant provisions of that Public Law at the time of its enact- ment.’’ EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1987 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 100–203, title IX, § 9006(c), Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1330–289, provided that: ‘‘The amendments made by this section [amending this section and section 3121 of this title] shall apply with respect to tips received (and wages paid) on and after January 1, 1988.’’ EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1983 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 98–21 applicable to remunera- tion paid after Dec. 31, 1983, see section 123(a)(3) of Pub. L. 98–21, set out as a note under section 3101 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1977 AMENDMENT Amendment by section 101(a)(2), (b)(2) of Pub. L. 95–216 applicable with respect to remuneration paid or received, and taxable years beginning, after 1977, see section 104 of Pub. L. 95–216, set out as a note under sec- tion 1401 of this title. Pub. L. 95–216, title III, § 315(c), Dec. 20, 1977, 91 Stat. 1537, provided that: ‘‘The amendments made by this section [amending this section and section 3121 of this title] shall apply with respect to wages paid with re- spect to employment performed in months after De- cember 1977.’’ EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1976 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 94–455 applicable with respect to wages paid after Dec. 31, 1976, see section 1903(d) of Pub. L. 94–455, set out as a note under section 3101 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1973 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 93–233 applicable only with re- spect to remuneration paid after December 31, 1973, see section 6(c) of Pub. L. 93–233, set out as a note under section 1401 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1972 AMENDMENTS Amendment by Pub. L. 92–603 applicable only with re- spect to remuneration paid after Dec. 31, 1972, see sec- Page 2686 TITLE 26—INTERNAL REVENUE CODE § 3111 tion 135(c) of Pub. L. 92–603, set out as a note under sec- tion 1401 of this title. Amendment by Pub. L. 92–336 applicable only with re- spect to remuneration paid after December 31, 1972, see section 204(c) of Pub. L. 92–336, set out as a note under section 1401 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1971 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 92–5 applicable only with re- spect to remuneration paid after Dec. 31, 1971, see sec- tion 204(b) of Pub. L. 92–5, set out as a note under sec- tion 3101 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1968 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 90–248 applicable only with re- spect to remuneration paid after Dec. 31, 1967, see sec- tion 109(c) of Pub. L. 90–248, set out as a note under sec- tion 1401 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1965 AMENDMENT Amendment by section 111(c)(6) of Pub. L. 89–97 appli- cable to calendar year 1966 or to any subsequent cal- endar year but only if by October 1 immediately pre- ceding such calendar year the Railroad Retirement Tax Act (section 3201 et seq. of this title) provides for a maximum amount of monthly compensation taxable under such Act during all months of such calendar year equal to one-twelfth of maximum wages which Federal Insurance Contributions Act (section 3101 et seq. of this title) provides may be counted for such calendar year, see section 111(e) of Pub. L. 89–97, set out as an Effec- tive Date note under section 1395i–1 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. Amendment by section 321(c) of Pub. L. 89–97 applica- ble with respect to remuneration paid after December 31, 1965, see section 321(d) of Pub. L. 89–97, set out as a note under section 1401 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1961 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 87–64 applicable with respect to remuneration paid after Dec. 31, 1961, see section 201(d) of Pub. L. 87–64, set out as a note under section 1401 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1958 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 85–840 applicable with respect to remuneration paid after Dec. 31, 1958, see section 401(d) of Pub. L. 85–840, set out as a note under section 1401 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1956 AMENDMENT Amendment by act Aug. 1, 1956, applicable with re- spect to remuneration paid after Dec. 31, 1956, see sec- tion 202(d) of such act Aug. 1, 1956, set out as a note under section 1401 of this title. SAVINGS PROVISION For provisions that nothing in amendment by section 401(b)(34) of Pub. L. 115–141 be construed to affect treat- ment of certain transactions occurring, property ac- quired, or items of income, loss, deduction, or credit taken into account prior to Mar. 23, 2018, for purposes of determining liability for tax for periods ending after Mar. 23, 2018, see section 401(e) of Pub. L. 115–141, set out as a note under section 23 of this title. PENALTIES AND INTEREST NOT ASSESSED FOR FAILURE TO MAKE TIMELY PAYMENT DURING PERIOD JANUARY 1, 1982, TO JUNE 30, 1982, OF TAXES ATTRIBUTABLE TO AMENDMENTS BY PUB. L. 97–123 For provision that no penalties or interest shall be assessed on account of any failure to make timely pay- ment of taxes imposed by this section with respect to payments made for the period Jan. 1, 1982, and ending June 30, 1982, to the extent that such taxes are attrib- utable to section 3 of Pub. L. 97–123 or the amendments made by that section, see section 3(f) of Pub. L. 97–123, set out as a note under section 3101 of this title. EMPLOYEE RETENTION CREDIT FOR EMPLOYERS SUBJECT TO CLOSURE DUE TO COVID–19 Pub. L. 116–136, div. A, title II, § 2301, Mar. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 347, as amended by Pub. L. 116–260, div. EE, title II, §§ 206(a), (b), (c)(2), (d), 207(a)–(j), title III, § 303(d)(3)(C)(iii), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 3059–3065, 3077, provided that: ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an eligible employer, there shall be allowed as a credit against applicable employment taxes for each calendar quarter an amount equal to 70 percent of the qualified wages with respect to each employee of such employer for such calendar quarter. ‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS AND REFUNDABILITY.— ‘‘(1) WAGES TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.—The amount of qualified wages with respect to any employee which may be taken into account under subsection (a) by the eligible employer for any calendar quarter shall not exceed $10,000. ‘‘(2) CREDIT LIMITED TO EMPLOYMENT TAXES.—The credit allowed by subsection (a) with respect to any calendar quarter shall not exceed the applicable em- ployment taxes (reduced by any credits allowed under subsections (e) and (f) of section 3111 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, sections 7001 and 7003 of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act [Pub. L. 116–127, set out as notes below], and section 303(d) of the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020 [div. EE of Pub. L. 116–260, 134 Stat. 3076, in part amending this note and provisions set out as notes under this section; see Tables for classifica- tion]) on the wages paid with respect to the employ- ment of all the employees of the eligible employer for such calendar quarter. ‘‘(3) REFUNDABILITY OF EXCESS CREDIT.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the amount of the credit under subsection (a) exceeds the limitation of para- graph (2) for any calendar quarter, such excess shall be treated as an overpayment that shall be re- funded under sections 6402(a) and 6413(b) of the In- ternal Revenue Code of 1986. ‘‘(B) TREATMENT OF PAYMENTS.—For purposes of section 1324 of title 31, United States Code, any amounts due to the employer under this paragraph shall be treated in the same manner as a refund due from a credit provision referred to in subsection (b)(2) of such section. ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— ‘‘(1) APPLICABLE EMPLOYMENT TAXES.—The term ‘ap- plicable employment taxes’ means the following: ‘‘(A) The taxes imposed under section 3111(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. ‘‘(B) So much of the taxes imposed under section 3221(a) of such Code as are attributable to the rate in effect under section 3111(a) of such Code. ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE EMPLOYER.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘eligible employer’ means any employer— ‘‘(i) which was carrying on a trade or business during the calendar quarter for which the credit is determined under subsection (a), and ‘‘(ii) with respect to any calendar quarter, for which— ‘‘(I) the operation of the trade or business de- scribed in clause (i) is fully or partially sus- pended during the calendar quarter due to or- ders from an appropriate governmental author- ity limiting commerce, travel, or group meet- ings (for commercial, social, religious, or other purposes) due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID–19), or ‘‘(II) the gross receipts (within the meaning of section 448(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) of such employer for such calendar quarter are less than 80 percent of the gross receipts of such employer for the same calendar quarter in calendar year 2019. With respect to any employer for any calendar quarter, if such employer was not in existence as Page 2687 TITLE 26—INTERNAL REVENUE CODE § 3111 of the beginning of the same calendar quarter in calendar year 2019, clause (ii)(II) shall be applied by substituting ‘‘2020’’ for ‘‘2019’’. ‘‘(B) ELECTION TO USE ALTERNATIVE QUARTER.—At the election of the employer— ‘‘(i) subparagraph (A)(ii)(II) shall be applied— ‘‘(I) by substituting ‘for the immediately pre- ceding calendar quarter’ for ‘for such calendar quarter’, and ‘‘(II) by substituting ‘the corresponding cal- endar quarter in calendar year 2019’ for ‘the same calendar quarter in calendar year 2019’, and ‘‘(ii) the last sentence of subparagraph (A) shall be applied by substituting ‘the corresponding cal- endar quarter in calendar year 2019’ for ‘the same calendar quarter in calendar year 2019’. An election under this subparagraph shall be made at such time and in such manner as the Secretary shall prescribe. ‘‘(C) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS.—In the case of an organization which is described in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code— ‘‘(i) clauses (i) and (ii)(I) of subparagraph (A) shall apply to all operations of such organization, and ‘‘(ii) any reference in this section to gross re- ceipts shall be treated as a reference to gross re- ceipts within the meaning of section 6033 of such Code. ‘‘(3) QUALIFIED WAGES.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified wages’ means— ‘‘(i) in the case of an eligible employer for which the average number of full-time employees (within the meaning of section 4980H of the Inter- nal Revenue Code of 1986) employed by such eligi- ble employer during 2019 was greater than 500, wages paid by such eligible employer with respect to which an employee is not providing services due to circumstances described in subclause (I) or (II) of paragraph (2)(A)(ii), or ‘‘(ii) in the case of an eligible employer for which the average number of full-time employees (within the meaning of section 4980H of the Inter- nal Revenue Code of 1986) employed by such eligi- ble employer during 2019 was not greater than 500— ‘‘(I) with respect to an eligible employer de- scribed in subclause (I) of paragraph (2)(A)(ii), wages paid by such eligible employer with re- spect to an employee during any period de- scribed in such clause, or ‘‘(II) with respect to an eligible employer de- scribed in subclause (II) of such paragraph, wages paid by such eligible employer with re- spect to an employee during such quarter. ‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—The term ‘qualified wages’ shall not include any wages taken into account under section 7001 or section 7003 of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. ‘‘(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary’s dele- gate. ‘‘(5) WAGES.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘wages’ means wages (as defined in section 3121(a) of the Internal Rev- enue Code of 1986) and compensation (as defined in section 3231(e) of such Code). For purposes of the preceding sentence, in the case of any organization or entity described in subsection (f)(2), wages as de- fined in section 3121(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be determined without regard to paragraphs (5), (6), (7), (10), and (13) of section 3121(b) of such Code (except with respect to services performed in a penal institution by an inmate thereof). ‘‘(B) ALLOWANCE FOR CERTAIN HEALTH PLAN EX- PENSES.— ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Such term shall include amounts paid by the eligible employer to provide and maintain a group health plan (as defined in section 5000(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), but only to the extent that such amounts are excluded from the gross income of employees by reason of section 106(a) of such Code. ‘‘(ii) ALLOCATION RULES.—For purposes of this section, amounts treated as wages under clause (i) shall be treated as paid with respect to any employee (and with respect to any period) to the extent that such amounts are properly allocable to such employee (and to such period) in such manner as the Secretary may prescribe. Except as otherwise provided by the Secretary, such alloca- tion shall be treated as properly made if made on the basis of being pro rata among periods of cov- erage. ‘‘(6) OTHER TERMS.—Any term used in this section which is also used in chapter 21 or 22 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall have the same meaning as when used in such chapter. ‘‘(d) AGGREGATION RULE.—All persons treated as a single employer under subsection (a) or (b) of section 52 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or subsection (m) or (o) of section 414 of such Code, shall be treated as one employer for purposes of this section. ‘‘(e) CERTAIN RULES TO APPLY.—For purposes of this section, rules similar to the rules of sections 51(i)(1) and 280C(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall apply. ‘‘(f) CERTAIN GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYERS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—This credit shall not apply to the Government of the United States, the government of any State or political subdivision thereof, or any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing. ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply to— ‘‘(A) any organization described in section 501(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code, or ‘‘(B) any entity described in paragraph (1) if — ‘‘(i) such entity is a college or university, or ‘‘(ii) the principal purpose or function of such entity is providing medical or hospital care. In the case of any entity described in subparagraph (B), such entity shall be treated as satisfying the requirements of subsection (c)(2)(A)(i). ‘‘(g) ELECTION TO NOT TAKE CERTAIN WAGES INTO AC- COUNT.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—This section shall not apply to so much of the qualified wages paid by an eligible em- ployer as such employer elects (at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may prescribe) to not take into account for purposes of this section. ‘‘(2) COORDINATION WITH PAYCHECK PROTECTION PRO- GRAM.—The Secretary, in consultation with the Ad- ministrator of the Small Business Administration, shall issue guidance providing that payroll costs paid during the covered period shall not fail to be treated as qualified wages under this section by reason of an election under paragraph (1) to the extent that a cov- ered loan of the eligible employer is not forgiven by reason of a decision under section 7A(g) of the Small Business Act [15 U.S.C. 636m(g)] or the application of section 7(a)(37)(J) of the Small Business Act [15 U.S.C. 636(a)(37)(J)]. Terms used in the preceding sen- tence which are also used in section 7A(g) or 7(a)(37)(J) of the Small Business Act shall, when ap- plied in connection with either such section, have the same meaning as when used in such section, respec- tively. ‘‘(h) SPECIAL RULES.— ‘‘(1) DENIAL OF DOUBLE BENEFIT.—Any wages taken into account in determining the credit allowed under this section shall not be taken into account as wages for purposes of sections 41, 45A, 45P, 45S, 51, and 1396 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. ‘‘(2) THIRD PARTY PAYORS.—Any credit allowed under this section shall be treated as a credit de- scribed in section 3511(d)(2) of such Code. Page 2688 TITLE 26—INTERNAL REVENUE CODE § 3111 ‘‘(i) TRANSFERS TO FEDERAL OLD-AGE AND SURVIVORS INSURANCE TRUST FUND.—There are hereby appro- priated to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund established under section 201 of the Social Secu- rity Act (42 U.S.C. 401) and the Social Security Equiva- lent Benefit Account established under section 15A(a) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 14 [sic] 231n–1(a)) amounts equal to the reduction in revenues to the Treasury by reason of this section (without re- gard to this subsection). Amounts appropriated by the preceding sentence shall be transferred from the gen- eral fund at such times and in such manner as to rep- licate to the extent possible the transfers which would have occurred to such Trust Fund or Account had this section not been enacted. ‘‘(j) ADVANCE PAYMENTS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), no advance payment of the credit under sub- section (a) shall be allowed. ‘‘(2) ADVANCE PAYMENTS TO SMALL EMPLOYERS.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Under rules provided by the Secretary, an eligible employer for which the aver- age number of full-time employees (within the meaning of section 4980H of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) employed by such eligible employer during 2019 was not greater than 500 may elect for any calendar quarter to receive an advance pay- ment of the credit under subsection (a) for such quarter in an amount not to exceed 70 percent of the average quarterly wages paid by the employer in calendar year 2019. ‘‘(B) SPECIAL RULE FOR SEASONAL EMPLOYERS.—In the case of any employer who employs seasonal workers (as defined in section 45R(d)(5)(B) of the In- ternal Revenue Code of 1986), the employer may elect to substitute ‘the wages for the calendar quar- ter in 2019 which corresponds to the calendar quar- ter to which the election relates’ for ‘the average quarterly wages paid by the employer in calendar year 2019’. ‘‘(C) SPECIAL RULE FOR EMPLOYERS NOT IN EXIST- ENCE IN 2019.—In the case of any employer that was not in existence in 2019, subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall each be applied by substituting ‘2020’ for ‘2019’ each place it appears. ‘‘(3) RECONCILIATION OF CREDIT WITH ADVANCE PAY- MENTS.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The amount of credit which would (but for this subsection) be allowed under this section shall be reduced (but not below zero) by the aggregate payment allowed to the taxpayer under paragraph (2). Any failure to so reduce the credit shall be treated as arising out of a mathe- matical or clerical error and assessed according to section 6213(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. ‘‘(B) EXCESS ADVANCE PAYMENTS.—If the advance payments to a taxpayer under paragraph (2) for a calendar quarter exceed the credit allowed by this section (determined without regard to subpara- graph (A)), the tax imposed by chapter 21 or 22 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (whichever is ap- plicable) for the calendar quarter shall be increased by the amount of such excess. ‘‘(k) TREATMENT OF DEPOSITS.—The Secretary shall waive any penalty under section 6656 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for any failure to make a deposit of any applicable employment taxes if the Secretary determines that such failure was due to the reasonable anticipation of the credit allowed under this section. ‘‘(l) REGULATIONS AND GUIDANCE.—The Secretary shall issue such forms, instructions, regulations, and guid- ance as are necessary— ‘‘(1) to allow the advance payment of the credit under subsection (a) as provided in subsection (j)(2), subject to the limitations provided in this section, based on such information as the Secretary shall re- quire, ‘‘(2) with respect to the application of the credit under subsection (a) to third party payors (including professional employer organizations, certified profes- sional employer organizations, or agents under sec- tion 3504 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), in- cluding regulations or guidance allowing such payors to submit documentation necessary to substantiate the eligible employer status of employers that use such payors, and ‘‘(3) to prevent the avoidance of the purposes of the limitations under this section, including through the leaseback of employees. Any forms, instructions, regulations, or guidance de- scribed in paragraph (2) shall require the customer to be responsible for the accounting of the credit and for any liability for improperly claimed credits and shall require the certified professional employer organiza- tion or other third party payor to accurately report such tax credits based on the information provided by the customer. ‘‘(m) APPLICATION.—This section shall only apply to wages paid after March 12, 2020, and before July 1, 2021. ‘‘(n) PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a public awareness campaign, in coordination with the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, to provide information regarding the availability of the credit allowed under this section. ‘‘(2) OUTREACH.—Under the campaign conducted under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— ‘‘(A) provide to all employers which reported not more than 500 employees on the most recently filed return of applicable employment taxes a notice about the credit allowed under this section and the requirements for eligibility to claim the credit, and ‘‘(B) not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, provide to all em- ployers educational materials relating to the credit allowed under this section, including specific mate- rials for businesses with not more than 500 employ- ees.’’ [Pub. L. 116–260, div. EE, title II, § 206(e), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 3061, provided that: [‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by this sec- tion [amending section 2301 of Pub. L. 116–136, set out above] shall take effect as if included in the provisions of the CARES Act [Pub. L. 116–136] to which they re- late. [‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULE.— [‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of section 2301 of the CARES Act, an employer who has filed a return of tax with respect to applicable employment taxes (as defined in section 2301(c)(1) of division A of such Act) before the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 27, 2020] may elect (in such manner as the Sec- retary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s delegate) shall prescribe) to treat any applicable amount as an amount paid in the calendar quarter which includes the date of the enactment of this Act. [‘‘(B) APPLICABLE AMOUNT.—For purposes of sub- paragraph (A), the term ‘applicable amount’ means the amount of wages which— [‘‘(i) are— [‘‘(I) described in section 2301(c)(5)(B) of the CARES Act, as added by the amendments made by subsection (b), or [‘‘(II) permitted to be treated as qualified wages under guidance issued pursuant to section 2301(g)(2) of the CARES Act (as added by sub- section (c)), and [‘‘(ii) were— [‘‘(I) paid in a calendar quarter beginning after December 31, 2019, and before October 1, 2020, and [‘‘(II) not taken into account by the taxpayer in calculating the credit allowed under section 2301(a) of division A of such Act for such calendar quarter.’’] [Pub. L. 116–260, div. EE, title II, § 207(k), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 3065, provided that: ‘‘The amendments made by this section [amending section 2301 of Pub. L. 116–136, set out above] shall apply to calendar quarters beginning after December 31, 2020.’’] Page 2689 TITLE 26—INTERNAL REVENUE CODE § 3111 DELAY OF PAYMENT OF EMPLOYER PAYROLL TAXES Pub. L. 116–136, div. A, title II, § 2302, Mar. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 351, as amended by Pub. L. 116–142, § 4(a), June 5, 2020, 134 Stat. 643, provided that: ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— ‘‘(1) TAXES.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the payment for applicable employment taxes for the payroll tax deferral period shall not be due be- fore the applicable date. ‘‘(2) DEPOSITS.—Notwithstanding section 6302 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, an employer shall be treated as having timely made all deposits of applica- ble employment taxes that are required to be made (without regard to this section) for such taxes during the payroll tax deferral period if all such deposits are made not later than the applicable date. ‘‘(b) SECA.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi- sion of law, the payment for 50 percent of the taxes imposed under section 1401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for the payroll tax deferral period shall not be due before the applicable date. ‘‘(2) ESTIMATED TAXES.—For purposes of applying section 6654 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to any taxable year which includes any part of the pay- roll tax deferral period, 50 percent of the taxes im- posed under section 1401(a) of such Code for the pay- roll tax deferral period shall not be treated as taxes to which such section 6654 applies. ‘‘(c) LIABILITY OF THIRD PARTIES.— ‘‘(1) ACTS TO BE PERFORMED BY AGENTS.—For pur- poses of section 3504 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, in the case of any person designated pursuant to such section (and any regulations or other guidance issued by the Secretary with respect to such section) to perform acts otherwise required to be performed by an employer under such Code, if such employer di- rects such person to defer payment of any applicable employment taxes during the payroll tax deferral pe- riod under this section, such employer shall be solely liable for the payment of such applicable employment taxes before the applicable date for any wages paid by such person on behalf of such employer during such period. ‘‘(2) CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZA- TIONS.—For purposes of section 3511, in the case of a certified professional employer organization (as de- fined in subsection (a) of section 7705 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) that has entered into a service contract described in subsection (e)(2) of such section with a customer, if such customer directs such orga- nization to defer payment of any applicable employ- ment taxes during the payroll tax deferral period under this section, such customer shall, notwith- standing subsections (a) and (c) of section 3511, be solely liable for the payment of such applicable em- ployment taxes before the applicable date for any wages paid by such organization to any work site em- ployee performing services for such customer during such period. ‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— ‘‘(1) APPLICABLE EMPLOYMENT TAXES.—The term ‘ap- plicable employment taxes’ means the following: ‘‘(A) The taxes imposed under section 3111(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. ‘‘(B) So much of the taxes imposed under section 3211(a) of such Code as are attributable to the rate in effect under section 3111(a) of such Code. ‘‘(C) So much of the taxes imposed under section 3221(a) of such Code as are attributable to the rate in effect under section 3111(a) of such Code. ‘‘(2) PAYROLL TAX DEFERRAL PERIOD.—The term ‘payroll tax deferral period’ means the period begin- ning on the date of the enactment of this Act [Mar. 27, 2020] and ending before January 1, 2021. ‘‘(3) APPLICABLE DATE.—The term ‘applicable date’ means— ‘‘(A) December 31, 2021, with respect to 50 percent of the amounts to which subsection (a) or (b), as the case may be, apply, and ‘‘(B) December 31, 2022, with respect to the re- maining such amounts. ‘‘(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s dele- gate). ‘‘(e) TRUST FUNDS HELD HARMLESS.—There are hereby appropriated (out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated) for each fiscal year to the Fed- eral Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund estab- lished under section 201 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401) and the Social Security Equivalent Benefit Account established under section 15A(a) of the Rail- road Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231n–1(a)) an amount equal to the reduction in the transfers to such fund for such fiscal year by reason of this section. Amounts appropriated by the preceding sentence shall be transferred from the general fund at such times and in such manner as to replicate to the extent possible the transfers which would have occurred to such Trust Fund had such amendments not been enacted. ‘‘(f) REGULATORY AUTHORITY.—The Secretary shall issue such regulations or other guidance as necessary to carry out the purposes of this section, including rules for the administration and enforcement of sub- section (c).’’ [Pub. L. 116–142, § 4(b), June 5, 2020, 134 Stat. 643, pro- vided that: ‘‘The amendments made by this section [amending section 2302 of Pub. L. 116–136, set out above] shall be effective as if included in the CARES Act (Pub- lic Law 116–136) and shall apply to any loan made pur- suant to section 7(a)(36) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)) or section 1109 of the CARES Act [15 U.S.C. 9008].’’] PAYROLL CREDIT FOR REQUIRED PAID SICK LEAVE Pub. L. 116–127, div. G, § 7001, Mar. 18, 2020, 134 Stat. 210, as amended by Pub. L. 116–136, div. A, title III, § 3606(a), Mar. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 411; Pub. L. 116–260, div. N, title II, §§ 286(a), (b)(1), 288(a)–(c), div. EE, title III, § 303(d)(3)(C)(i), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 1989, 1990, 1992, 3076, provided that: ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an employer, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by section 3111(a) or 3221(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for each calendar quarter an amount equal to 100 percent of the qualified sick leave wages paid by such employer with respect to such calendar quarter. ‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS AND REFUNDABILITY.— ‘‘(1) WAGES TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.—The amount of qualified sick leave wages taken into account under subsection (a) with respect to any individual shall not exceed $200 ($511 in the case of any day any por- tion of which is paid sick time described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of section 5102(a) of the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act [div. E of Pub. L. 116–127, 29 U.S.C. 2601 note]) for any day (or portion thereof) for which the individual is paid qualified sick leave wages. ‘‘(2) OVERALL LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF DAYS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.—The aggregate number of days taken into account under paragraph (1) for any calendar quarter shall not exceed the excess (if any) of— ‘‘(A) 10, over ‘‘(B) the aggregate number of days so taken into account for all preceding calendar quarters. ‘‘(3) CREDIT LIMITED TO CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT TAXES.—The credit allowed by subsection (a) with re- spect to any calendar quarter shall not exceed the tax imposed by section 3111(a) or 3221(a) of such Code for such calendar quarter (reduced by any credits allowed under subsections (e) and (f) of section 3111 of such Code, and section 303(d) of the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020 [div. EE of Pub. L. 116–260, 134 Stat. 3076, in part amending this note and provisions set out as notes under this section; see Tables for classification], for such quarter) on the wages paid with respect to the employment of all em- ployees of the employer. ‘‘(4) REFUNDABILITY OF EXCESS CREDIT.— ‘‘(A)(i) CREDIT IS REFUNDABLE.—If the amount of the credit under subsection (a) exceeds the limita- Page 2690 TITLE 26—INTERNAL REVENUE CODE § 3111 tion of paragraph (3) for any calendar quarter, such excess shall be treated as an overpayment that shall be refunded under sections 6402(a) and 6413(b) of such Code. ‘‘(ii) ADVANCING CREDIT.—In anticipation of the credit, including the refundable portion under clause (i), the credit may be advanced, according to forms and instructions provided by the Secretary, up to an amount calculated under subsection (a), subject to the limits under subsection (b), both cal- culated through the end of the most recent payroll period in the quarter. ‘‘(B) TREATMENT OF PAYMENTS.—For purposes of section 1324 of title 31, United States Code, any amounts due to an employer under this paragraph shall be treated in the same manner as a refund due from a credit provision referred to in subsection (b)(2) of such section. ‘‘(c) QUALIFIED SICK LEAVE WAGES.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘qualified sick leave wages’ means wages (as defined in section 3121(a) of the Inter- nal Revenue Code of 1986, determined without regard to paragraphs (1) through (22) of section 3121(b) of such Code and section 7005(a) of this Act [set out below],) [sic] and compensation (as defined in section 3231(e) of the Internal Revenue Code [of 1986], determined with- out regard to the sentence in paragraph (1) thereof which begins ‘Such term does not include remunera- tion’ and without regard to section 7005(a) of this Act) paid by an employer— ‘‘(1) which are required to be paid by reason of the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act [div. E (§ 5101 et seq.) of Pub. L. 116–127, 29 U.S.C. 2601 note], or ‘‘(2) both— ‘‘(A) which would be so required to be paid if such Act were applied— ‘‘(i) by substituting ‘March 31, 2021’ for ‘Decem- ber 31, 2020’ in section 5109 thereof, and ‘‘(ii) without regard to section 5102(b)(3) thereof, and ‘‘(B) with respect to which all requirements of such Act (other than subsections (a) and (b) of sec- tion 5105 thereof, and determined by substituting ‘To be compliant with section 5102, an employer may not’ for ‘It shall be unlawful for any employer to’ in section 5104 thereof) which would apply if so required are satisfied. ‘‘(d) ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT FOR CERTAIN HEALTH PLAN EXPENSES.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The amount of the credit allowed under subsection (a) shall be increased by so much of the employer’s qualified health plan expenses as are properly allocable to the qualified sick leave wages for which such credit is so allowed. ‘‘(2) QUALIFIED HEALTH PLAN EXPENSES.—For pur- poses of this subsection, the term ‘qualified health plan expenses’ means amounts paid or incurred by the employer to provide and maintain a group health plan (as defined in section 5000(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), but only to the extent that such amounts are excluded from the gross income of employees by reason of section 106(a) of such Code. ‘‘(3) ALLOCATION RULES.—For purposes of this sec- tion, qualified health plan expenses shall be allocated to qualified sick leave wages in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s dele- gate) may prescribe. Except as otherwise provided by the Secretary, such allocation shall be treated as properly made if made on the basis of being pro rata among covered employees and pro rata on the basis of periods of coverage (relative to the time periods of leave to which such wages relate). ‘‘(e) SPECIAL RULES.— ‘‘(1) DENIAL OF DOUBLE BENEFIT.—For purposes of chapter 1 of such Code, the gross income of the em- ployer, for the taxable year which includes the last day of any calendar quarter with respect to which a credit is allowed under this section, shall be in- creased by the amount of such credit. Any wages taken into account in determining the credit allowed under this section shall not be taken into account for purposes of determining the credit allowed under sec- tion 45S of such Code. ‘‘(2) ELECTION NOT TO HAVE SECTION APPLY.—This section shall not apply with respect to any employer for any calendar quarter if such employer elects (at such time and in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s delegate) may prescribe) not to have this section apply. ‘‘(3) CERTAIN TERMS.—Except as otherwise provided in this section, any term used in this section which is also used in chapter 21 of such Code shall have the same meaning as when used in such chapter. ‘‘(4) CERTAIN GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYERS.—This credit shall not apply to the Government of the United States, the government of any State or polit- ical subdivision thereof, or any agency or instrumen- tality of any of the foregoing. ‘‘(4) [(5)] REFERENCES TO RAILROAD RETIREMENT TAX.—Any reference in this section to the tax im- posed by section 3221(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be treated as a reference to so much of such tax as is attributable to the rate in effect under section 3111(a) of such Code. ‘‘(f) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s delegate) shall prescribe such regula- tions or other guidance as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section, including— ‘‘(1) regulations or other guidance to prevent the avoidance of the purposes of the limitations under this section, ‘‘(2) regulations or other guidance to minimize compliance and record-keeping burdens under this section, ‘‘(3) regulations or other guidance providing for waiver of penalties for failure to deposit amounts in anticipation of the allowance of the credit allowed under this section, ‘‘(4) regulations or other guidance for recapturing the benefit of credits determined under this section in cases where there is a subsequent adjustment to the credit determined under subsection (a), ‘‘(5) regulations or other guidance to ensure that the wages taken into account under this section con- form with the paid sick time required to be provided under the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act, and ‘‘(6) regulations or other guidance to permit the ad- vancement of the credit determined under subsection (a). ‘‘(g) APPLICATION OF SECTION.—This section shall apply only to wages paid with respect to the period be- ginning on a date selected by the Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s delegate) which is during the 15-day period beginning on the date of the enact- ment of this Act [Mar. 18, 2020], and ending on March 31, 2021. ‘‘(h) TRANSFERS TO FEDERAL OLD-AGE AND SURVIVORS INSURANCE TRUST FUND.—There are hereby appro- priated to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund established under section 201 of the Social Secu- rity Act (42 U.S.C. 401) and the Social Security Equiva- lent Benefit Account established under section 15A(a) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231n–1(a)) amounts equal to the reduction in revenues to the Treasury by reason of this section (without re- gard to this subsection). Amounts appropriated by the preceding sentence shall be transferred from the gen- eral fund at such times and in such manner as to rep- licate to the extent possible the transfers which would have occurred to such Trust Fund or Account had this section not been enacted. ‘‘(i) TREATMENT OF DEPOSITS.—The Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s delegate) shall waive any penalty under section 6656 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for any failure to make a deposit of the tax im- posed by section 3111(a) or 3221(a) of such Code if the Secretary determines that such failure was due to the anticipation of the credit allowed under this section.’’ [Pub. L. 116–260, div. N, title II, § 288(f), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 1993, provided that: ‘‘The amendments made Page 2691 TITLE 26—INTERNAL REVENUE CODE § 3111 by this section [amending section 7001 of Pub. L. 116–127, set out above, and sections 7003 and 7005 of Pub. L. 116–127, set out below] shall take effect as if included in the provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Re- sponse Act [Pub. L. 116–127] to which they relate.’’] PAYROLL CREDIT FOR REQUIRED PAID FAMILY LEAVE Pub. L. 116–127, div. G, § 7003, Mar. 18, 2020, 134 Stat. 214, as amended by Pub. L. 116–136, div. A, title III, § 3606(b), (c), Mar. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 412; Pub. L. 116–260, div. N, title II, §§ 286(a), (b)(3), 288(a)–(c), div. EE, title III, § 303(d)(3)(C)(ii), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 1989, 1990, 1992, 3077, provided that: ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an employer, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by section 3111(a) or 3221(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for each calendar quarter an amount equal to 100 percent of the qualified family leave wages paid by such employer with respect to such calendar quarter. ‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS AND REFUNDABILITY.— ‘‘(1) WAGES TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.—The amount of qualified family leave wages taken into account under subsection (a) with respect to any individual shall not exceed— ‘‘(A) for any day (or portion thereof) for which the individual is paid qualified family leave wages, $200, and ‘‘(B) in the aggregate with respect to all calendar quarters, $10,000. ‘‘(2) CREDIT LIMITED TO CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT TAXES.—The credit allowed by subsection (a) with re- spect to any calendar quarter shall not exceed the tax imposed by section 3111(a) or 3221(a) of such Code for such calendar quarter (reduced by any credits allowed under subsections (e) and (f) of section 3111 of such Code, section 7001 of this Act [set out as a note above], and section 303(d) of the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020 [div. EE of Pub. L. 116–260, 134 Stat. 3076, in part amending this note and provisions set out as notes under this section; see Tables for classification], for such quarter) on the wages paid with respect to the employment of all em- ployees of the employer. ‘‘(3) REFUNDABILITY OF EXCESS CREDIT.— ‘‘(A) CREDIT IS REFUNDABLE.—If the amount of the credit under subsection (a) exceeds the limitation of paragraph (2) for any calendar quarter, such ex- cess shall be treated as an overpayment that shall be refunded under sections 6402(a) and 6413(b) of such Code. ‘‘(B) ADVANCING CREDIT.—In anticipation of the credit, including the refundable portion under sub- paragraph (A), the credit may be advanced, accord- ing to forms and instructions provided by the Sec- retary, up to an amount calculated under sub- section (a), subject to the limits under subsection (b), both calculated through the end of the most re- cent payroll period in the quarter. ‘‘(c) QUALIFIED FAMILY LEAVE WAGES.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘qualified family leave wages’ means wages (as defined in section 3121(a) of such Code, determined without regard to paragraphs (1) through (22) of section 3121(b) of such Code and section 7005(a) of this Act [set out below],) [sic] and compensation (as de- fined in section 3231(e) of the Internal Revenue Code [of 1986], determined without regard to the sentence in paragraph (1) thereof which begins ‘Such term does not include remuneration’ and without regard to section 7005(a) of this Act) paid by an employer— ‘‘(1) which are required to be paid by reason of the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act [div. C of Pub. L. 116–127, see Short Title of 2020 Amendment note set out under section 2601 of Title 29, Labor] (including the amendments made by such Act), or ‘‘(2) both— ‘‘(A) which would be so required to be paid if sec- tion 102(a)(1)(F) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 [29 U.S.C. 2612(a)(1)(F)], as amended by the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expan- sion Act, were applied by substituting ‘March 31, 2021’ for ‘December 31, 2020’, and ‘‘(B) with respect to which all requirements of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (other than section 107 [29 U.S.C. 2617] thereof, and determined by substituting ‘To be compliant with section 102(a)(1)(F), an employer may not’ for ‘It shall be unlawful for any employer to’ each place it appears in subsection (a) of section 105 [29 U.S.C. 2615] thereof, by substituting ‘made unlawful in this title or described in this section’ for ‘made unlawful by this title’ in paragraph (2) of such subsection, and by substituting ‘To be compliant with section 102(a)(1)(F), an employer may not’ for ‘It shall be unlawful for any person to’ in subsection (b) of such section) which relate to such section 102(a)(1)(F), and which would apply if so required, are satisfied. ‘‘(d) ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT FOR CERTAIN HEALTH PLAN EXPENSES.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The amount of the credit allowed under subsection (a) shall be increased by so much of the employer’s qualified health plan expenses as are properly allocable to the qualified family leave wages for which such credit is so allowed. ‘‘(2) QUALIFIED HEALTH PLAN EXPENSES.—For pur- poses of this subsection, the term ‘qualified health plan expenses’ means amounts paid or incurred by the employer to provide and maintain a group health plan (as defined in section 5000(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), but only to the extent that such amounts are excluded from the gross income of employees by reason of section 106(a) of such Code. ‘‘(3) ALLOCATION RULES.—For purposes of this sec- tion, qualified health plan expenses shall be allocated to qualified family leave wages in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s dele- gate) may prescribe. Except as otherwise provided by the Secretary, such allocation shall be treated as properly made if made on the basis of being pro rata among covered employees and pro rata on the basis of periods of coverage (relative to the time periods of leave to which such wages relate). ‘‘(e) SPECIAL RULES.— ‘‘(1) DENIAL OF DOUBLE BENEFIT.—For purposes of chapter 1 of such Code, the gross income of the em- ployer, for the taxable year which includes the last day of any calendar quarter with respect to which a credit is allowed under this section, shall be in- creased by the amount of such credit. Any wages taken into account in determining the credit allowed under this section shall not be taken into account for purposes of determining the credit allowed under sec- tion 45S of such Code. ‘‘(2) ELECTION NOT TO HAVE SECTION APPLY.—This section shall not apply with respect to any employer for any calendar quarter if such employer elects (at such time and in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s delegate) may prescribe) not to have this section apply. ‘‘(3) CERTAIN TERMS.—Except as otherwise provided in this section, any term used in this section which is also used in chapter 21 of such Code shall have the same meaning as when used in such chapter. ‘‘(4) CERTAIN GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYERS.—This credit shall not apply to the Government of the United States, the government of any State or polit- ical subdivision thereof, or any agency or instrumen- tality of any of the foregoing. ‘‘(4) [(5)] REFERENCES TO RAILROAD RETIREMENT TAX.—Any reference in this section to the tax im- posed by section 3221(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be treated as a reference to so much of such tax as is attributable to the rate in effect under section 3111(a) of such Code. ‘‘(f) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s delegate) shall prescribe such regula- tions or other guidance as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section, including— ‘‘(1) regulations or other guidance to prevent the avoidance of the purposes of the limitations under this section, Page 2692 TITLE 26—INTERNAL REVENUE CODE § 3112 ‘‘(2) regulations or other guidance to minimize compliance and record-keeping burdens under this section, ‘‘(3) regulations or other guidance providing for waiver of penalties for failure to deposit amounts in anticipation of the allowance of the credit allowed under this section, ‘‘(4) regulations or other guidance for recapturing the benefit of credits determined under this section in cases where there is a subsequent adjustment to the credit determined under subsection (a), ‘‘(5) regulations or other guidance to ensure that the wages taken into account under this section con- form with the paid leave required to be provided under the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Ex- pansion Act (including the amendments made by such Act), and ‘‘(6) regulations or other guidance to permit the ad- vancement of the credit determined under subsection (a). ‘‘(g) APPLICATION OF SECTION.—This section shall apply only to wages paid with respect to the period be- ginning on a date selected by the Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s delegate) which is during the 15-day period beginning on the date of the enact- ment of this Act [Mar. 18, 2020], and ending on March 31, 2021. ‘‘(h) TRANSFERS TO FEDERAL OLD-AGE AND SURVIVORS INSURANCE TRUST FUND.—There are hereby appro- priated to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund established under section 201 of the Social Secu- rity Act (42 U.S.C. 401) and the Social Security Equiva- lent Benefit Account established under section 15A(a) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231n–1(a)) amounts equal to the reduction in revenues to the Treasury by reason of this section (without re- gard to this subsection). Amounts appropriated by the preceding sentence shall be transferred from the gen- eral fund at such times and in such manner as to rep- licate to the extent possible the transfers which would have occurred to such Trust Fund or Account had this section not been enacted. ‘‘(i) TREATMENT OF DEPOSITS.—The Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s delegate) shall waive any penalty under section 6656 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for any failure to make a deposit of the tax im- posed by section 3111(a) or 3221(a) of such Code if the Secretary determines that such failure was due to the anticipation of the credit allowed under this section.’’ [Pub. L. 116–260, div. N, § 288(a)(1)(A), which directed amendment of section 7003(c) of Pub. L. 116–127, set out above, by inserting ‘‘, determined without regard to paragraphs (1) through (22) of section 3121(b) of such Code’’ after ‘‘as defined in section 3121(a) of the Inter- nal Revenue Code of 1986’’, was executed by making the insertion after ‘‘as defined in section 3121(a) of such Code’’ to reflect the probable intent of Congress.] SPECIAL RULE RELATED TO TAX ON EMPLOYERS Pub. L. 116–127, div. G, § 7005, Mar. 18, 2020, 134 Stat. 219, as amended by Pub. L. 116–260, div. N, title II, §§ 286(b)(5), 288(d), (e), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 1991, 1992, provided that: ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Any wages required to be paid by reason of the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act [div. E of Pub. L. 116–127, 29 U.S.C. 2601 note] and the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act [div. C of Pub. L. 116–127, see Short Title of 2020 Amendment note set out under section 2601 of Title 29, Labor] (or, in the case of wages paid after December 31, 2020, and before April 1, 2021, with respect to which a credit is allowed under section 7001 [set out above] or 7003 [set out above]) shall not be considered wages for purposes of section 3111(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or compensation for purposes of section 3221(a) of such Code. Any reference in this subsection to the tax im- posed by section 3221(a) of such Code shall be treated as a reference to so much of the tax as is attributable to the rate in effect under section 3111(a) of such Code. ‘‘(b) ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT FOR HOSPITAL INSURANCE TAXES.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The credit allowed by section 7001 and the credit allowed by section 7003 shall each be increased by the amount of the tax imposed by sec- tion 3111(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and so much of the taxes imposed under section 3221(a) of such Code as are attributable to the rate in effect under section 3111(b) of such Code on qualified sick leave wages, or qualified family leave wages, for which credit is allowed under such section 7001 or 7003 (respectively). ‘‘(2) DENIAL OF DOUBLE BENEFIT.—For denial of dou- ble benefit with respect to the credit increase under paragraph (1), see sections 7001(e)(1) and 7003(e)(1). ‘‘(c) TRANSFERS TO FEDERAL OLD-AGE AND SURVIVORS INSURANCE TRUST FUND.—There are hereby appro- priated to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund established under section 201 of the Social Secu- rity Act (42 U.S.C. 401) and the Social Security Equiva- lent Benefit Account established under section 15A(a) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231n–1(a)) amounts equal to the reduction in revenues to the Treasury by reason of this section (without re- gard to this subsection). Amounts appropriated by the preceding sentence shall be transferred from the gen- eral fund at such times and in such manner as to rep- licate to the extent possible the transfers which would have occurred to such Trust Fund or Account had this section not been enacted.’’ § 3112. Instrumentalities of the United States Notwithstanding any other provision of law (whether enacted before or after the enactment of this section) which grants to any instrumen- tality of the United States an exemption from taxation, such instrumentality shall not be ex- empt from the tax imposed by section 3111 un- less such other provision of law grants a specific exemption, by reference to section 3111 (or the corresponding section of prior law), from the tax imposed by such section. (Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 416.) [§ 3113. Repealed. Pub. L. 94–455, title XIX, § 1903(a)(2), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1806] Section, added Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 836, title II, § 201(a)(1), 70 Stat. 839, related to a restriction on exemptions from taxation for District of Columbia credit unions with re- spect to the tax imposed by section 3111 of this title. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL Repeal applicable with respect to wages paid after Dec. 31, 1976, see section 1903(d) of Pub. L. 94–455, set out as an Effective Date of 1976 Amendment note under section 3101 of this title. Subchapter C—General Provisions Sec. 3121. Definitions. 3122. Federal service. 3123. Deductions as constructive payments. 3124. Estimate of revenue reduction. 3125. Returns in the case of governmental employ- ees in States, Guam, American Samoa, and the District of Columbia. 3126. Return and payment by governmental em- ployer. 3127. Exemption for employers and their employees where both are members of religious faiths opposed to participation in Social Security Act programs.