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Code · U.S. Code · Title 26 - INTERNAL REVENUE CODE · CHAPTER 68— ADDITIONS TO THE TAX, ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS, AND ASSESSABLE PENALTIES · Subchapter C— Procedural Requirements · § 6751

§ 6751. Procedural requirements

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(a)Computation of penalty included in notice The Secretary shall include with each notice of penalty under this title information with respect to the name of the penalty, the section of this title under which the penalty is imposed, and a computation of the penalty.
(b)Approval of assessment
(1)In general No penalty under this title shall be assessed unless the initial determination of such assessment is personally approved (in writing) by the immediate supervisor of the individual making such determination or such higher level official as the Secretary may designate.
(2)Exceptions Paragraph
(1)shall not apply to—
(A)any addition to tax under section 6651, 6654, 6655, or 6662 (but only with respect to an addition to tax by reason of paragraph
(9)or
(10)of subsection
(b)thereof); or
(B)any other penalty automatically calculated through electronic means.
(c)Penalties For purposes of this section, the term “penalty” includes any addition to tax or any additional amount.
(Added Pub. L. 105–206, title III, § 3306(a), July 22, 1998, 112 Stat. 744; amended Pub. L. 116–260, div. EE, title II, § 212(b)(3), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 3067; Pub. L. 117–328, div. T, title VI, § 605(a)(2)(D), Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5395.)
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  • Pub. L. 105–206, title III, § 3306(a)
  • 112 Stat. 744
  • 134 Stat. 3067
  • 136 Stat. 5395
  • Pub. L. 105–206, title III, § 3306(c)
  • Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(7) [title III, § 302(b)]
  • 114 Stat. 2763
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 105–206, title III, § 3306(a)
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Stat.134 Stat. 3067
Stat.136 Stat. 5395
Pub. L.Pub. L. 105–206, title III, § 3306(c)
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