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Code · U.S. Code · Title 26 - INTERNAL REVENUE CODE · CHAPTER 75— CRIMES, OTHER OFFENSES, AND FORFEITURES · Subchapter A— Crimes · § 7201

§ 7201. Attempt to evade or defeat tax

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Any person who willfully attempts in any manner to evade or defeat any tax imposed by this title or the payment thereof shall, in addition to other penalties provided by law, be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $100,000 ($500,000 in the case of a corporation), or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both, together with the costs of prosecution.
(Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 851; Pub. L. 97–248, title III, § 329(a), Sept. 3, 1982, 96 Stat. 618.)
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  • Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736
  • 68A Stat. 851
  • Pub. L. 97–248, title III, § 329(a)
  • 96 Stat. 618
  • Pub. L. 97–248
  • Pub. L. 97–248, title III, § 329(e)
  • 96 Stat. 619
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