Treasury Regulations · 26 CFR
§ 301.6871(a)-1. Immediate assessment of claims for income, estate, and gift taxes in bankruptcy and receivership proceedings.
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Regulation under 26 U.S.C. § 6871(a)
Cite as 26 CFR § 301.6871(a)-1
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- Source
- 32 FR 15241, Nov. 3, 1967, unless otherwise noted.
- Issued under
- 26 U.S.C. § 6871(a)
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- 219 words · about 1 min to read
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- Cross-references
- cites 1 Code section and 1 regulation; cited by 1
¶(a) Upon (1) the adjudication of bankruptcy of any taxpayer in any liquidating proceeding, (2) the filing with a court of competent jurisdiction or (where approval is required by the Bankruptcy Act, 11 U.S.C. Chapters 1-14) the approval of a petition of, or the approval of a petition against, any taxpayer in any other proceeding under the Bankruptcy Act, or (3) the appointment of any receiver for any taxpayer in a receivership proceeding before any court of the United States or of any State or Territory or of the District of Columbia, the district director shall immediately assess any deficiency of income, estate, or gift tax (together with all interest, additional amounts, or additions to the tax provided by law), determined by him, if such deficiency has not heretofore been assessed in accordance with law. Such assessment shall be made immediately, whether or not a notice of deficiency has been issued, and without regard to the restrictions upon assessment under section 6213.
¶(b) As used in this section and §§ 301.6871(a)-2 to 301.6873-1, inclusive, the term “proceeding under the Bankruptcy Act” includes a proceeding under chapters I to VII, inclusive, of the Bankruptcy Act, or under section 75 or 77 (11 U.S.C. 203, 205), or chapters X to XIII, inclusive, of such Act, or any other proceeding under the Act.
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Where it sits in 26 CFR
- Subchapter F Procedure and administration
- Part 301 Procedure and administration
- Subpart ECFRfc3947f73a49ee2 Jeopardy, Bankruptcy, and Receiverships
- Termination of taxable year
Nearby sections
- § 301.6862-1 Jeopardy assessment of taxes other than income, estate, gift, and certain excise taxes.
- § 301.6863-1 Stay of collection of jeopardy assessments; bond to stay collection.
- § 301.6863-2 Collection of jeopardy assessment; stay of sale of seized property pending Tax Court decision.
- § 301.6867-1 Presumptions where owner of large amount of cash is not identified.
- § 301.6871(a)-1 Immediate assessment of claims for income, estate, and gift taxes in bankruptcy and receivership proceedings.
- § 301.6871(a)-2 Collection of assessed taxes in bankruptcy and receivership proceedings.
- § 301.6871(b)-1 Claims for income, estate, and gift taxes in proceedings under the Bankruptcy Act and receivership proceedings; claim filed despite pendency of Tax Court proceedings.
- § 301.6872-1 Suspension of running of period of limitations on assessment.
- § 301.6873-1 Unpaid claims in bankruptcy or receivership proceedings.