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the tax so required to be deducted and withheld shall not be collected from such person; but this section shall in no case relieve such person from liability for interest or any penalties or additions to the tax otherwise applicable in respect of such failure to deduct and withhold.
26 U.S.C. § 1463
EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS1996-Pub. L. 104-188 substituted "this section" for "this subsection". 1989-Pub. L. 101-239 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: "If any tax required under this chapter to be deducted and withheld is paid by the recipient of the income, it shall not be re-collected from the withholding agent; nor in cases in which the tax is so paid shall any penalty be imposed on or collected from the recipient of the income or the withholding agent for failure to return or pay the same, unless such failure was fraudulent and for the purpose of evading payment."
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1989 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 101-239, §7743(b), Dec. 19, 1989, 103 Stat. 2406, provided that: "The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply to failures after December 31, 1989."
- person
- The term "person" shall be construed to mean and include an individual, a trust, estate, partnership, association, company or corporation.
- withholding agent
- The term "withholding agent" means any person required to deduct and withhold any tax under the provisions of section 1441, 1442, 1443, or 1461.