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Code · U.S. Code · Title 26 - INTERNAL REVENUE CODE · CHAPTER 1— NORMAL TAXES AND SURTAXES · Subchapter A— Determination of Tax Liability · § 31

§ 31. Tax withheld on wages

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(a)Wage withholding for income tax purposes
(1)In general The amount withheld as tax under chapter 24 shall be allowed to the recipient of the income as a credit against the tax imposed by this subtitle.
(2)Year of credit The amount so withheld during any calendar year shall be allowed as a credit for the taxable year beginning in such calendar year. If more than one taxable year begins in a calendar year, such amount shall be allowed as a credit for the last taxable year so beginning.
(b)Credit for special refunds of social security tax
(1)In general The Secretary may prescribe regulations providing for the crediting against the tax imposed by this subtitle of the amount determined by the taxpayer or the Secretary to be allowable under section 6413(c) as a special refund of tax imposed on wages. The amount allowed as a credit under such regulations shall, for purposes of this subtitle, be considered an amount withheld at source as tax under section 3402.
(2)Year of credit Any amount to which paragraph
(1)applies shall be allowed as a credit for the taxable year beginning in the calendar year during which the wages were received. If more than one taxable year begins in the calendar year, such amount shall be allowed as a credit for the last taxable year so beginning.
(c)Special rule for backup withholding Any credit allowed by subsection
(a)for any amount withheld under section 3406 shall be allowed for the taxable year of the recipient of the income in which the income is received.
(Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 12; Pub. L. 94–455, title XIX, § 1906(b)(13)(D), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1834; Pub. L. 97–248, title III, §§ 302(a), 308(a), Sept. 3, 1982, 96 Stat. 585, 591; Pub. L. 97–354, § 3(i)(4), Oct. 19, 1982, 96 Stat. 1691; Pub. L. 97–448, title III, § 306(b)(1), Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2405; Pub. L. 98–67, title I, §§ 102(a), 104(d)(2), Aug. 5, 1983, 97 Stat. 369, 379; Pub. L. 98–369, div. A, title IV, § 471(c), title VII, § 714(j)(2), July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 826, 962.)
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  • Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736
  • 68A Stat. 12
  • Pub. L. 94–455, title XIX, § 1906(b)(13)(D)
  • 90 Stat. 1834
  • Pub. L. 97–248, title III
  • 96 Stat. 585
  • Pub. L. 97–354, § 3(i)(4)
  • 96 Stat. 1691
  • Pub. L. 97–448, title III, § 306(b)(1)
  • 96 Stat. 2405
  • Pub. L. 98–67, title I
  • 97 Stat. 369
  • Pub. L. 98–369, div. A, title IV, § 471(c)
  • 98 Stat. 826
  • Pub. L. 98–369, § 714(j)(2)
  • Pub. L. 98–67
  • Pub. L. 97–248
  • Pub. L. 97–448
  • Pub. L. 97–354
  • Pub. L. 94–455
  • Pub. L. 98–369, div. A, title VII, § 715
  • 98 Stat. 966
  • Pub. L. 98–369
  • Pub. L. 98–67, title I, § 110
  • 97 Stat. 384
  • section 3451 of this title
  • Pub. L. 97–448, title III, § 311(d)
  • 96 Stat. 2412
  • Pub. L. 98–369, div. A, title VII, § 701
  • 98 Stat. 942
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Tax withheld on wages
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ActAug. 16, 1954, ch. 736
Stat.68A Stat. 12
Pub. L.Pub. L. 94–455, title XIX, § 1906(b)(13)(D)
Stat.90 Stat. 1834
Pub. L.Pub. L. 97–248, title III
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