Treasury Regulations · 26 CFR
§ 31.6404(a)-1. Abatements.
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Regulation under 26 U.S.C. § 6404(a)
Cite as 26 CFR § 31.6404(a)-1
At a glance
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- Status
- In the current eCFR
- Source
- T.D. 6516, 25 FR 13032, Dec. 20, 1960; 25 FR 14021, Dec. 31, 1960, unless otherwise noted.
- Issued under
- 26 U.S.C. § 6404(a)
- Length
- 83 words · about 1 min to read
- Cross-references
- cites 3 Code sections and 2 regulations; cited by 0
For regulations under section 6404 of general application to the abatement of taxes, see § 301.6404-1 of this chapter (Regulations on Procedure and Administration). Every claim filed by an employer for abatement of employee tax under section 3101 or section 3201, or a corresponding provision of prior law, shall be made in the manner and subject to the conditions stated in paragraphs (a) (2) and (c) of § 31.6402(a)-2, as if the claim for abatement were a claim for refund.
Cross-references
Computed from the citations in the text of 26 CFR.
Code sections it cites
Regulations it cites
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
- § 31.6361-1 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.
- § 31.6413(a)-2 Adjustments of overpayments.
- § 31.6413(a)-3 Repayment by payor of tax erroneously collected from payee.
- § 31.6413(b)-1 Overpayments of certain employment taxes.