Treasury Regulations · 26 CFR
§ 53.6651-1. Failure to file tax return or to pay tax.
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Regulation under 26 U.S.C. § 6651
Cite as 26 CFR § 53.6651-1
At a glance
Read from the text and its source citation. Not part of the regulation.
- Status
- In the current eCFR
- Issued under
- 26 U.S.C. § 6651
- Length
- 155 words · about 1 min to read
- Cross-references
- cites 3 Code sections and 0 regulations; cited by 0
¶(b) Special rule where foundation files return.
¶(1) Except as provided in paragraph (b)(2) of this section, in the case of tax imposed by section 4941(a)(1) on any disqualified person, reasonable cause shall be presumed, for purposes of section 6651(a)(1), where the private foundation or trust described in section 4947(a)(2) files a return in good faith and such return indicates no tax liability with respect to such tax on the part of such disqualified person.
¶(2) Paragraph (b)(1) of this section shall not apply where the disqualified person knew of facts which, if known by the foundation, would have precluded the foundation from making the return, as filed, in good faith.
Cross-references
Computed from the citations in the text of 26 CFR.
Code sections it cites
Where it sits in 26 CFR
- Subchapter D Miscellaneous excise taxes
- Part 53 Foundation and similar excise taxes
- Subpart L Procedure and Administration
Nearby sections
- § 53.6151-1 Time and place for paying tax shown on returns.
- § 53.6161-1 Extension of time for paying tax or deficiency.
- § 53.6165-1 Bonds where time to pay tax or deficiency has been extended.
- § 53.6601-1 Interest on underpayment, nonpayment, or extensions of time for payment, of tax.
- § 53.6651-1 Failure to file tax return or to pay tax.
- § 53.6694-1 Section 6694 penalties applicable to tax return preparer.
- § 53.6694-2 Penalties for understatement due to an unreasonable position.
- § 53.6694-3 Penalty for understatement due to willful, reckless, or intentional conduct.
- § 53.6694-4 Extension of period of collection when tax return preparer pays 15 percent of a penalty for understatement of taxpayer's liability and certain other procedural matters.