Treasury Regulations · 26 CFR
§ 25.6065-1. Verification of returns.
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Regulation under 26 U.S.C. § 6065
Cite as 26 CFR § 25.6065-1
At a glance
Read from the text and its source citation. Not part of the regulation.
- Status
- In the current eCFR
- Issued
- May 29, 1962 by T.D. 6600
- Issued under
- 26 U.S.C. § 6065
- Length
- 200 words · about 1 min to read
¶(a) Penalties of perjury. If a return, statement, or other document made under the provisions of Chapter 12 or Subtitle F of the Code or the regulations thereunder with respect to any tax imposed by Chapter 12 of the Code, or the form and instructions issued with respect to such return, statement, or other document, requires that it shall contain or be verified by a written declaration that it is made under the penalties of perjury, it must be so verified by the person or persons required to sign such return, statement, or other document. In addition, any other statement or document submitted under any provision of Chapter 12 or Subtitle F of the Code or regulations thereunder with respect to any tax imposed by Chapter 12 of the Code may be required to contain or be verified by a written declaration that it is made under the penalties of perjury.
¶(b) Oath. Any return, statement, or other document required to be submitted under Chapter 12 or Subtitle F of the Code or regulations prescribed thereunder with respect to any tax imposed by Chapter 12 of the Code may be required to be verified by an oath.
[T.D. 6600, 27 FR 4987, May 29, 1962]
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. 6600 (27 FR 4987)
Where it sits in 26 CFR
- Subchapter B Estate and gift taxes
- Part 25 Gift tax; gifts made after december 31, 1954
- Procedure and Administration
Nearby sections
- § 25.6019-3 Contents of return.
- § 25.6019-4 Description of property listed on return.
- § 25.6060-1 Reporting requirements for tax return preparers.
- § 25.6061-1 Signing of returns and other documents.
- § 25.6065-1 Verification of returns.
- § 25.6075-1 Returns, time for filing gift tax returns for gifts made after December 31, 1981.
- § 25.6075-2 Returns; time for filing gift tax returns for gifts made after December 31, 1976, and before January 1, 1982.
- § 25.6081-1 Automatic extension of time for filing gift tax returns.
- § 25.6091-1 Place for filing returns and other documents.