Treasury Regulations · 26 CFR
§ 157.6694-1. Section 6694 penalties applicable to tax return preparer.
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Regulation under 26 U.S.C. § 6694
Cite as 26 CFR § 157.6694-1
At a glance
Read from the text and its source citation. Not part of the regulation.
- Status
- In the current eCFR
- Issued
- December 22, 2008 by T.D. 9436
- Issued under
- 26 U.S.C. § 6694
- Length
- 68 words · about 1 min to read
- Cross-references
- cites 2 Code sections and 1 regulation; cited by 0
[T.D. 9436, 73 FR 78462, Dec. 22, 2008]
Cross-references
Computed from the citations in the text of 26 CFR.
Code sections it cites
- § 6694 Understatement of taxpayer’s liability by tax return preparer
- § 5891 Structured settlement factoring transactions
Regulations it cites
Amendment history
From the source citation at the end of the section, newest first. T.D. is a Treasury decision; FR is the Federal Register.
- Issued by T.D. 9436 (73 FR 78462)
Where it sits in 26 CFR
- Subchapter D Miscellaneous excise taxes
- Part 157 Excise tax on structured settlement factoring transactions
- Subpart B Procedure and Administration
Nearby sections
- § 157.6109-1 Tax return preparers furnishing identifying numbers for returns or claims for refund.
- § 157.6151-1 Time and place for paying of tax shown on returns.
- § 157.6161-1 Extension of time for paying tax.
- § 157.6165-1 Bonds where time to pay tax has been extended.
- § 157.6694-1 Section 6694 penalties applicable to tax return preparer.
- § 157.6694-2 Penalties for understatement due to an unreasonable position.
- § 157.6694-3 Penalty for understatement due to willful, reckless, or intentional conduct.
- § 157.6694-4 Extension of period of collection when preparer pays 15 percent of a penalty for understatement of taxpayer's liability and certain other procedural matters.
- § 157.6695-1 Other assessable penalties with respect to the preparation of tax returns or claims for refund for other persons.