Treasury Regulations · 26 CFR
§ 51.6. Notice of preliminary fee calculation.
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Cite as 26 CFR § 51.6
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- Status
- In the current eCFR
- Issued
- July 28, 2014 by T.D. 9684
- Length
- 177 words · about 1 min to read
- Cross-references
- cites 0 Code sections and 1 regulation; cited by 0
¶(a) Content of notice. For each sales year, the IRS will make a preliminary calculation of the fee for each covered entity as described in § 51.5. The IRS will notify each covered entity of its preliminary fee calculation for that sales year. The notification to a covered entity of its preliminary fee calculation will include—
¶(1) The covered entity's allocated fee;
¶(2) The covered entity's branded prescription drug sales, by NDC, by Program;
¶(3) The covered entity's branded prescription drug sales taken into account after application of § 51.5(a)(4);
¶(4) The aggregate branded prescription drug sales taken into account for all covered entities;
¶(5) The covered entity's adjustment amount calculated as described in § 51.5(e); and
¶(6) A reference to the fee dispute resolution procedures set forth in guidance published in the Internal Revenue Bulletin.
¶(b) Time of notice. The IRS will send each covered entity notice of its preliminary fee calculation by the date prescribed in guidance published in the Internal Revenue Bulletin.
[T.D. 9684, 79 FR 43644, July 28, 2014]
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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. 9684 (79 FR 43644)
Where it sits in 26 CFR
- Subchapter D Miscellaneous excise taxes
- Part 51 Branded prescription drug fee
Nearby sections
- § 51.2 Explanation of terms.
- § 51.3 Information requested from covered entities.
- § 51.4 Information provided by the agencies.
- § 51.5 Fee calculation.
- § 51.6 Notice of preliminary fee calculation.
- § 51.7 Dispute resolution process.
- § 51.8 Notification and payment of fee.
- § 51.9 Tax treatment of fee.
- § 51.10 Refund claims.