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Code · U.S. Code · Title 26 - INTERNAL REVENUE CODE · CHAPTER 75— CRIMES, OTHER OFFENSES, AND FORFEITURES · Subchapter A— Crimes · § 7207

§ 7207. Fraudulent returns, statements, or other documents

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Any person who willfully delivers or discloses to the Secretary any list, return, account, statement, or other document, known by him to be fraudulent or to be false as to any material matter, shall be fined not more than $10,000 ($50,000 in the case of a corporation), or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both. Any person required pursuant to section 6047(b), section 6104(d), or subsection
(i)or
(j)of section 527 to furnish any information to the Secretary or any other person who willfully furnishes to the Secretary or such other person any information known by him to be fraudulent or to be false as to any material matter shall be fined not more than $10,000 ($50,000 in the case of a corporation), or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.
(Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 853; Pub. L. 87–792, § 7(m)(3), Oct. 10, 1962, 76 Stat. 831; Pub. L. 91–172, title I, § 101(e)(5), Dec. 30, 1969, 83 Stat. 524; Pub. L. 94–455, title XIX, § 1906(b)(13)(A), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1834; Pub. L. 96–603, § 1(d)(5), Dec. 28, 1980, 94 Stat. 3505; Pub. L. 97–248, title III, § 329(d), Sept. 3, 1982, 96 Stat. 619; Pub. L. 98–369, div. A, title IV, § 491(d)(51), July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 852; Pub. L. 100–203, title X, § 10704(c), Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1330–463; Pub. L. 105–277, div. J, title I, § 1004(b)(2)(E), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–890; Pub. L. 107–276, § 6(d), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1933.)
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  • Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736
  • 68A Stat. 853
  • Pub. L. 87–792, § 7(m)(3)
  • 76 Stat. 831
  • Pub. L. 91–172, title I, § 101(e)(5)
  • 83 Stat. 524
  • Pub. L. 94–455, title XIX, § 1906(b)(13)(A)
  • 90 Stat. 1834
  • Pub. L. 96–603, § 1(d)(5)
  • 94 Stat. 3505
  • Pub. L. 97–248, title III, § 329(d)
  • 96 Stat. 619
  • Pub. L. 98–369, div. A, title IV, § 491(d)(51)
  • 98 Stat. 852
  • Pub. L. 100–203, title X, § 10704(c)
  • 101 Stat. 1330–463
  • Pub. L. 105–277, div. J, title I, § 1004(b)(2)(E)
  • 112 Stat. 2681–890
  • Pub. L. 107–276, § 6(d)
  • 116 Stat. 1933
  • Pub. L. 107–276
  • Pub. L. 105–277
  • Pub. L. 100–203
  • Pub. L. 98–369
  • Pub. L. 97–248
  • Pub. L. 96–603
  • Pub. L. 94–455
  • Pub. L. 91–172
  • Pub. L. 87–792
  • Pub. L. 107–276, § 6(h)(3)
  • 116 Stat. 1934
  • section 1004(b)(3) of Pub. L. 105–277
  • section 10704(d) of Pub. L. 100–203
  • section 491(f)(1) of Pub. L. 98–369
  • section 329(e) of Pub. L. 97–248
  • section 1(f) of Pub. L. 96–603
  • section 101(k)(1) of Pub. L. 91–172
  • section 8 of Pub. L. 87–792
  • Pub. L. 110–428, § 2(e)
  • 122 Stat. 4840
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§ 7207
Fraudulent returns, statements, or other documents
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ActAug. 16, 1954, ch. 736
Stat.68A Stat. 853
Pub. L.Pub. L. 87–792, § 7(m)(3)
Stat.76 Stat. 831
Pub. L.Pub. L. 91–172, title I, § 101(e)(5)
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