Treasury Regulations · 26 CFR
§ 31.6402(a)-1. Credits or refunds.
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Regulation under 26 U.S.C. § 6402(a)
Cite as 26 CFR § 31.6402(a)-1
At a glance
Read from the text and its source citation. Not part of the regulation.
- Status
- In the current eCFR
- Issued
- December 20, 1960 by T.D. 6516
- Last amended
- July 1, 2008 by T.D. 9405
- Issued under
- 26 U.S.C. § 6402(a)
- Length
- 168 words · about 1 min to read
- Cross-references
- cites 1 Code section and 4 regulations; cited by 1
[T.D. 6516, 25 FR 13032, Dec. 20, 1960, as amended by T.D. 9405, 73 FR 37379, July 1, 2008]
Cross-references
Computed from the citations in the text of 26 CFR.
Code sections it cites
Regulations it cites
- § 31.6402(a)-2 Credit or refund of tax under Federal Insurance Contributions Act or Railroad Retirement Tax Act.
- § 301.6402-1 Authority to make credits or refunds.
- § 31.6413(a)-1 Repayment or reimbursement by employer of tax erroneously collected from employee.
- § 301.6511(a)-1 Period of limitation on filing claim.
Cited by 1 other regulation
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 by T.D. 9405 (73 FR 37379)
- Issued by T.D. 6516 (25 FR 13032)
Where it sits in 26 CFR
- Subchapter C Employment taxes and collection of income tax at source
- Part 31 Employment taxes and collection of income tax at source
- Subpart G Administrative Provisions of Special Application to Employment Taxes (Selected Provisions of Subtitle F, Internal Revenue Code of 1954)
Nearby sections
- § 31.6302(c)-2 Use of Government depositories in connection with employee and employer taxes under Railroad Retirement Tax Act for amounts attributable to payments made before January 1, 1993.
- § 31.6302(c)-3 Deposit rules for taxes under the Federal Unemployment Tax Act.
- § 31.6302(c)-4 Cross references.
- § 31.6361-1 Collection and administration of qualified State individual income taxes.
- § 31.6402(a)-1 Credits or refunds.
- § 31.6402(a)-2 Credit or refund of tax under Federal Insurance Contributions Act or Railroad Retirement Tax Act.
- § 31.6402(a)-3 Refund of Federal unemployment tax.
- § 31.6404(a)-1 Abatements.
- § 31.6413(a)-1 Repayment or reimbursement by employer of tax erroneously collected from employee.