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Code · U.S. Code · Title 26 - INTERNAL REVENUE CODE · CHAPTER 76— JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS · Subchapter B— Proceedings by Taxpayers and Third Parties · § 7421

§ 7421. Prohibition of suits to restrain assessment or collection

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(a)Tax Except as provided in sections 6015(e), 6212(a) and (c), 6213(a), 6232(c), 6330(e)(1), 6331(i), 6672(c), 6694(c), 7426(a) and (b)(1), 7429(b), and 7436, no suit for the purpose of restraining the assessment or collection of any tax shall be maintained in any court by any person, whether or not such person is the person against whom such tax was assessed.
(b)Liability of transferee or fiduciary No suit shall be maintained in any court for the purpose of restraining the assessment or collection (pursuant to the provisions of chapter 71) of—
(1)the amount of the liability, at law or in equity, of a transferee of property of a taxpayer in respect of any internal revenue tax, or
(2)the amount of the liability of a fiduciary under section 3713(b) of title 31, United States Code, in respect of any such tax.
(Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 876; Pub. L. 89–719, title I, § 110(c), Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1144; Pub. L. 94–455, title XII, § 1204(c)(11), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1699; Pub. L. 95–628, § 9(b)(1), Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3633; Pub. L. 97–258, § 3(f)(13), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1065; Pub. L. 105–34, title XII, §§ 1222(b)(1), 1239(e)(3), title XIV, § 1454(b)(2), Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 1019, 1028, 1057; Pub. L. 105–206, title III, § 3201(e)(3), July 22, 1998, 112 Stat. 740;
Pub. L. 105–277, div. J, title IV, § 4002(c)(1), (f), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–906, 2681–907; Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(7) [title III, §§ 313(b)(2)(B), 319(24)], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–642, 2763A–647; Pub. L. 114–74, title XI, § 1101(f)(10), Nov. 2, 2015, 129 Stat. 638; Pub. L. 115–141, div. U, title IV, § 401(a)(324), Mar. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 1199.)
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  • Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736
  • 68A Stat. 876
  • Pub. L. 89–719, title I, § 110(c)
  • 80 Stat. 1144
  • Pub. L. 94–455, title XII, § 1204(c)(11)
  • 90 Stat. 1699
  • Pub. L. 95–628, § 9(b)(1)
  • 92 Stat. 3633
  • Pub. L. 97–258, § 3(f)(13)
  • 96 Stat. 1065
  • Pub. L. 105–34, title XII
  • 111 Stat. 1019
  • Pub. L. 105–206, title III, § 3201(e)(3)
  • 112 Stat. 740
  • Pub. L. 105–277, div. J, title IV, § 4002(c)(1)
  • 112 Stat. 2681–906
  • Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(7) [title III, §§ 313(b)(2)(B), 319(24)]
  • 114 Stat. 2763
  • 129 Stat. 638
  • 132 Stat. 1199
  • Pub. L. 106–554
  • Pub. L. 105–277
  • Pub. L. 105–206
  • Pub. L. 105–34, § 1454(b)(2)
  • Pub. L. 105–34, § 1239(e)(3)
  • Pub. L. 105–34, § 1222(b)(1)
  • Pub. L. 97–258
  • 31 U.S.C. 192
  • Pub. L. 95–628
  • Pub. L. 94–455
  • Pub. L. 89–719
  • section 4002(k) of Pub. L. 105–277
  • section 3201(g)(1) of Pub. L. 105–206
  • section 1222(b)(1) of Pub. L. 105–34
  • section 1226 of Pub. L. 105–34
  • section 1239(e)(3) of Pub. L. 105–34
  • section 1239(f) of Pub. L. 105–34
  • section 1454(b)(2) of Pub. L. 105–34
  • section 1454(c) of Pub. L. 105–34
  • section 9(c) of Pub. L. 95–628
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§ 7421
Prohibition of suits to restrain assessment or collection
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ActAug. 16, 1954, ch. 736
Stat.68A Stat. 876
Pub. L.Pub. L. 89–719, title I, § 110(c)
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