Treasury Regulations · 26 CFR
§ 20.6694-1. Section 6694 penalties applicable to tax return preparer.
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Regulation under 26 U.S.C. § 6694
Cite as 26 CFR § 20.6694-1
At a glance
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- Status
- In the current eCFR
- Issued
- December 22, 2008 by T.D. 9436
- Last amended
- January 29, 2009
- Issued under
- 26 U.S.C. § 6694
- Length
- 67 words · about 1 min to read
- Cross-references
- cites 1 Code section and 1 regulation; cited by 0
[T.D. 9436, 73 FR 78450, Dec. 22, 2008, as amended at 74 FR 5105, Jan. 29, 2009]
Cross-references
Computed from the citations in the text of 26 CFR.
Code sections it cites
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.
- Amended (74 FR 5105)
- Issued by T.D. 9436 (73 FR 78450)
Where it sits in 26 CFR
- Subchapter B Estate and gift taxes
- Part 20 Estate tax; estates of decedents dying after august 16, 1954
- Procedure and Administration
Nearby sections
- § 20.6324A-1 Special lien for estate tax deferred under section 6166 or 6166A.
- § 20.6324B-1 Special lien for additional estate tax attributable to farm, etc., valuation.
- § 20.6325-1 Release of lien or partial discharge of property; transfer certificates in nonresident estates.
- § 20.6601-1 Interest on underpayment, nonpayment, or extensions of time for payment, of tax.
- § 20.6694-1 Section 6694 penalties applicable to tax return preparer.
- § 20.6694-2 Penalties for understatement due to an unreasonable position.
- § 20.6694-3 Penalty for understatement due to willful, reckless, or intentional conduct.
- § 20.6694-4 Extension of period of collection when preparer pays 15 percent of a penalty for understatement of taxpayer's liability and certain other procedural matters.
- § 20.6695-1 Other assessable penalties with respect to the preparation of tax returns for other persons.