Treasury Regulations · 26 CFR
§ 301.6503(b)-1. Suspension of running of period of limitation; assets of taxpayer in control or custody of court.
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Regulation under 26 U.S.C. § 6503(b)
Cite as 26 CFR § 301.6503(b)-1
At a glance
Read from the text and its source citation. Not part of the regulation.
- Status
- In the current eCFR
- Issued
- June 3, 1971 by T.D. 7121
- Issued under
- 26 U.S.C. § 6503(b)
- Length
- 138 words · about 1 min to read
- Cross-references
- cites 1 Code section and 0 regulations; cited by 0
Where all or substantially all of the assets of a taxpayer are in the control or custody of the court in any proceeding before any court of the United States, or of any State of the United States, or of the District of Columbia, the period of limitations on collection after assessment prescribed in section 6502 is suspended with respect to the outstanding amount due on the assessment for the period such assets are in the control or custody of the court, and for 6 months thereafter. In the case of an estate of a decedent or an incompetent, the period of limitations on collection is suspended only for periods beginning after November 2, 1966, during which assets are in the control or custody of a court, and for 6 months thereafter.
[T.D. 7121, 36 FR 10782, June 3, 1971]
Cross-references
Computed from the citations in the text of 26 CFR.
Code sections 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. 7121 (36 FR 10782)
Where it sits in 26 CFR
- Subchapter F Procedure and administration
- Part 301 Procedure and administration
- Subpart ECFR47464f8a81aa5b0 Limitations
- Limitations on Assessment and Collection
Nearby sections
- § 301.6501(n)-2 Certain contributions to section 501(c)(3) organizations.
- § 301.6501(n)-3 Certain set-asides described in section 4942(g)(2).
- § 301.6502-1 Collection after assessment.
- § 301.6503(a)-1 Suspension of running of period of limitation; issuance of statutory notice of deficiency.
- § 301.6503(b)-1 Suspension of running of period of limitation; assets of taxpayer in control or custody of court.
- § 301.6503(c)-1 Suspension of running of period of limitation; location of property outside the United States or removal of property from the United States; taxpayer outside of United States.
- § 301.6503(d)-1 Suspension of running of period of limitation; extension of time for payment of estate tax.
- § 301.6503(e)-1 Suspension of running of period of limitation; certain powers of appointment.
- § 301.6503(f)-1 Suspension of running of period of limitation; wrongful seizure of property of third-party owner and discharge of lien for substitution of value.