In the case of any reportable payment, if-
then the payor shall deduct and withhold from such payment a tax equal to the product of the fourth lowest rate of tax applicable under section 1(c) 1 and such payment.
Subparagraphs (C) and (D) of paragraph (1) shall apply only to reportable interest or dividend payments.
For purposes of this section-
The term "reportable payment" means-
The term "reportable interest or dividend payment" means any payment of a kind, and to a payee, required to be shown on a return required under-
For purposes of subparagraphs (C) and (D) of subsection (a)(1), the term "reportable interest or dividend payment" shall not include any payment to which section 6044 (relating to patronage dividends) applies unless 50 percent or more of such payment is in money.
The term "other reportable payment" means any payment of a kind, and to a payee, required to be shown on a return required under-
The determination of whether any payment is of a kind required to be shown on a return described in paragraph (2) or (3) shall be made without regard to any minimum amount which must be paid before a return is required.
To the extent provided in regulations, the term "reportable payment" shall not include any payment which-
Any payment of a kind required to be shown on a return required under section 6041(a) or 6041A(a) which is made during any calendar year shall be treated as a reportable payment only if-
For purposes of subparagraphs (C) and (D) of subsection (a)(1), the term "reportable interest or dividend payment" shall not include any payment-
The preceding sentence shall not apply for purposes of determining whether there is payee underreporting described in subsection (c).
If-
the Secretary may notify payors of reportable interest or dividend payments with respect to such payee of the requirement to deduct and withhold under subsection (a)(1)(C) (but not the reasons for the withholding under subsection (a)(1)(C)).
For purposes of this section, there has been payee underreporting if for any taxable year the Secretary determines that-
If the Secretary determines that-
then the Secretary shall take the action described in subparagraph (B).
For purposes of subparagraph (A), if at the time of the Secretary's determination under subparagraph (A)-
In any case where notice has been given under paragraph (1) to any payor with respect to any underreporting, if the Secretary makes a determination under subparagraph (A) during the 12-month period ending on October 15 of any calendar year-
such action shall be taken no later than the 45th day after the day on which the Secretary made the determination.
The Secretary shall prescribe procedures under which-
Any payor required to withhold any tax under subsection (a)(1)(C) shall, at the time such withholding begins, notify the payee of such withholding.
For purposes of this section, the Secretary may require any payee of reportable interest or dividend payments who is subject to withholding under subsection (a)(1)(C) to notify the Secretary of-
The Secretary may notify any such broker that such payee is subject to withholding under subsection (a)(1)(C).
There is a payee certification failure unless the payee has certified to the payor, under penalty of perjury, that such payee is not subject to withholding under subsection (a)(1)(C).
Subsection (a)(1)(D) shall apply to any reportable interest or dividend payment to any payee on any readily tradable instrument if (and only if) the payor was notified by a broker under subparagraph (B) or no certification was provided to the payor by the payee under paragraph (1) and-
If-
such broker shall, within such period as the Secretary may prescribe by regulations (but not later than 15 days after such acquisition), notify the payor that such payee is subject to withholding under subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of subsection (a)(1), respectively.
In the case of any readily tradable instrument acquired by a payee through a broker, the certification described in paragraph (1) may be provided by the payee to such broker-
This subsection and subsection (a)(1)(D) shall not apply to any reportable interest or dividend payment which is paid or credited-
Subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) shall not apply with respect to a readily tradable instrument which was acquired through an account with a broker if-
The preceding sentence shall not apply with respect to any readily tradable instrument acquired through such account after the broker was notified by the Secretary that the payee is subject to withholding under subsection (a)(1)(C).
In the case of any failure by a payee to furnish his TIN to a payor in the manner required, subsection (a) shall apply to any reportable payment made by such payor during the period during which the TIN has not been furnished in the manner required. The Secretary may require that a TIN required to be furnished under subsection (a)(1)(A) be provided under penalties of perjury only with respect to interest, dividends, patronage dividends, and amounts subject to broker reporting.
In any case in which the Secretary notifies the payor that the TIN furnished by the payee is incorrect, subsection (a) shall apply to any reportable payment made by such payor-
In the case of any notified payee underreporting described in subsection (c), subsection (a) shall apply to any reportable interest or dividend payment made-
For purposes of this subsection, the term "stop date" means the determination effective date or, if later, the earlier of-
For purposes of this subsection-
Except as provided in clause (ii), the determination effective date of any determination under subsection (c)(3)(A) which is made during the 12-month period ending on October 15 of any calendar year shall be the first January 1 following such October 15.
In the case of any determination under clause (i) or (iii) of subsection (c)(3)(A), the determination effective date shall be the date on which the Secretary's determination is made.
In the case of any payee certification failure described in subsection (d)(1), subsection (a) shall apply to any reportable interest or dividend payment made during the period during which the certification described in subsection (d)(1) has not been furnished to the payor.
In the case of any readily tradable instrument acquired by the payee through a broker, the period described in subparagraph (A) shall start with payments to the payee made after the close of the 30th day after the payor receives notification from a broker under subsection (d)(2)(B).
If the payor elects the application of this subparagraph with respect to the payee, subsection (a) shall also apply to any reportable payment made during the 30-day period described in paragraph (2)(A), (3)(A), or (4)(B).
Unless the payor elects not to have this subparagraph apply with respect to the payee, subsection (a) shall also apply to any reportable payment made after the close of the period described in paragraph (1), (2), or (4) (as the case may be) and before the 30th day after the close of such period. A similar rule shall also apply with respect to the period described in paragraph (3)(A) where the stop date is determined under clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph (3)(B).
The payor may elect a period shorter than the grace period set forth in subparagraph (A) or (B), as the case may be.
No person may use any information obtained under this section (including any failure to certify under subsection (d)) except for purposes of meeting any requirement under this section or (subject to the safeguards set forth in section 6103) for purposes permitted under section 6103.
For provision providing for civil damages for violation of paragraph (1), see section 7431.
Subsection (a) shall not apply to any payment made to-
Subsection (a) shall not apply to any amount for which withholding is otherwise required by this title.
The Secretary shall prescribe regulations for exemptions from the tax imposed by subsection (a) during the period during which a person is waiting for receipt of a TIN.
For purposes of this section-
A person shall be treated as failing to furnish his TIN if the TIN furnished does not contain the proper number of digits.
If the payee furnishes the payor 2 incorrect TINs in any 3-year period, the payor shall, after receiving notice of the second incorrect TIN, treat the payee as not having furnished another TIN under subsection (e)(2)(B) until the day on which the payor receives notification from the Secretary that a correct TIN has been furnished.
Except to the extent otherwise provided in regulations, any payment to joint payees shall be treated as if all the payment were made to the first person listed in the payment.
The term "payor" means, with respect to any reportable payment, a person required to file a return described in paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (b) with respect to such payment.
The term "broker" has the meaning given to such term by section 6045(c)(1).
If, but for this subparagraph, there would be more than 1 broker with respect to any acquisition, only the broker having the closest contact with the payee shall be treated as the broker.
In the case of any instrument, such term shall not include any person who is the payor with respect to such instrument.
Except as provided by regulations, such term shall not include any real estate broker (as defined in section 6045(e)(2)).
The term "readily tradable instrument" means-
To the extent provided in regulations, rules similar to the rules of paragraph (6) of section 6049(d) shall apply.
Whenever the Secretary notifies a payor under paragraph (1)(B) of subsection (a) that the TIN furnished by any payee is incorrect, the Secretary shall at the same time furnish a copy of such notice to the payor, and the payor shall promptly furnish such copy to the payee.
If the Secretary notifies a payor under paragraph (1)(B) of subsection (a) that the TIN furnished by any payee is incorrect and such payee subsequently furnishes another TIN to the payor, the payor shall promptly notify the Secretary of the other TIN so furnished.
For purposes of section 31, this chapter (other than section 3402(n)), and so much of subtitle F (other than section 7205) as relates to this chapter, payments which are subject to withholding under this section shall be treated as if they were wages paid by an employer to an employee (and amounts deducted and withheld under this section shall be treated as if deducted and withheld under section 3402).
The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section.
1 See References in Text note below.
26 U.S.C. § 3406
EDITORIAL NOTES
REFERENCES IN TEXTSection 1(c), referred to in subsec. (a)(1), to be treated, for purposes of the rate of tax, as a reference to the corresponding rate bracket under section 1(j)(2)(C) of this title, see section 1(j)(2)(F) of this title.
AMENDMENTS2008-Subsec. (b)(3)(F). Pub. L. 110-289 added subpar. (F).2001-Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 107-16 substituted "equal to the product of the fourth lowest rate of tax applicable under section 1(c) and such payment" for "equal to 31 percent of such payment" in concluding provisions.1992-Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 102-486, in closing provisions, substituted "31 percent" for "20 percent".1988-Subsec. (h)(5)(D). Pub. L. 100-647 inserted period at end of subpar. (D). 1986-Subsec. (b)(3)(E). Pub. L. 99-514, §1523(b)(1), added subpar. (E).Subsec. (b)(6). Pub. L. 99-514, §1899A(46), substituted "6041A(a)" for "6041(A)(a)" in heading. Subsec. (h)(5)(D). Pub. L. 99-514, §1521(b), added subpar. (D).1984-Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 98-369, §722(h)(2), substituted "(but not the reasons for the withholding under subsection (a)(1)(C))" for "(but not the reasons therefor)". Subsec. (d)(2)(A). Pub. L. 98-369, §722(h)(1)(A), inserted "the payor was notified by a broker under subparagraph (B) or" after "if (and only if)" in provisions preceding cl. (i), struck out cl. (i) which read as follows: "the payor was notified by a broker under subparagraph (B)," and redesignated cls. (ii) and (iii) as (i) and (ii), respectively.Subsec. (d)(2)(B). Pub. L. 98-369, §722(h)(1)(B), in amending subpar. (B) generally, reenacted cl. (i), in cl. (ii) inserted "with respect to such acquisition-", added subcls. (I) and (II), redesignated former subcls. (I) and (II) as (III) and (IV), respectively, and in subcl. (III) substituted "the Secretary notifies such broker" for "such broker is notified by the Secretary", and in provisions following cl. (ii) substituted "shall within such period as the Secretary may prescribe by regulations (but not later than 15 days after such acquisition), notify the payor that such payee is subject to withholding under subparagraph (A), (B), (C) or (D) of subsection (a)(1)," for "within 15 days after the date of the acquisition notify the payor that such payee is subject to withholding under subsection (a)(1)(D) (or subsection (a)(1)(C) in the case of a notification described in clause (ii)(II)." Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 98-369, §152(a), inserted provision that the Secretary may require that a TIN required to be furnished under subsection (a)(1)(A) be provided under penalties of perjury only with respect to interest, dividends, patronage dividends, and amounts subject to broker reporting.
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2008 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 110-289, div. C, title III, §3091(e), July 30, 2008, 122 Stat. 2911, provided that:"(1) IN GENERAL.-Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the amendments made by this section [enacting section 6050W of this title and amending this section and section 6724 of this title] shall apply to returns for calendar years beginning after December 31, 2010."(2) APPLICATION OF BACKUP WITHHOLDING.-"(A) IN GENERAL.-The amendment made by subsection (c) [amending this section] shall apply to amounts paid after December 31, 2011."(B) ELIGIBILITY FOR TIN MATCHING PROGRAM.-Solely for purposes of carrying out any TIN matching program established by the Secretary under section 3406(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986-"(i) the amendments made this section shall be treated as taking effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [July 30, 2008], and"(ii) each person responsible for setting the standards and mechanisms referred to in section 6050W(d)(2)(C) of such Code, as added by this section, for settling transactions involving payment cards shall be treated in the same manner as a payment settlement entity."
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2001 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 107-16 applicable to amounts paid after the 60th day after June 7, 2001, and references to income brackets and rates of tax in such amendment to be applied without regard to section 1(i)(1)(D) of this title, see section 101(d)(2) of Pub. L. 107-16, set out as an Effective and Termination Dates of 2001 Amendment note under section 1 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1992 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 102-486, §1935(b), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3032, provided that: "The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply to amounts paid after December 31, 1992."
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1988 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 100-647 effective, except as otherwise provided, as if included in the provision of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, Pub. L. 99-514, to which such amendment relates, see section 1019(a) of Pub. L. 100-647, set out as a note under section 1 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1986 AMENDMENT Amendment by section 1521(b) of Pub. L. 99-514 applicable to real estate transactions closing after Dec. 31, 1986, see section 1521(c) of Pub. L. 99-514, set out as a note under section 6045 of this title. Amendment by section 1523(b)(1) of Pub. L. 99-514 applicable to payments made after Dec. 31, 1986, see section 1523(d) of Pub. L. 99-514, set out as an Effective Date note under section 6050N of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1984 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 98-369, div. A, title I, §152(b), July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 691, provided that: "The amendment made by this section [amending this section] shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [July 18, 1984]."Amendment by section 722(h)(1), (2) of Pub. L. 98-369 applicable as if included in amendments made by Interest and Dividend Tax Compliance Act of 1983, Pub. L. 98-67, see section 722(h)(5)(A) of Pub. L. 98-369, set out as a note under section 643 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATESection applicable with respect to payments made after Dec. 31, 1983, see section 110(a) of Pub. L. 98-67, set out as an Effective Date of 1983 Amendment note under section 31 of this title.
PLAN AMENDMENTS NOT REQUIRED UNTIL JANUARY 1, 1989For provisions directing that if any amendments made by subtitle A or subtitle C of title XI [§§1101-1147 and 1171-1177] or title XVIII [§§1800-1899A] of Pub. L. 99-514 require an amendment to any plan, such plan amendment shall not be required to be made before the first plan year beginning on or after Jan. 1, 1989, see section 1140 of Pub. L. 99-514, as amended, set out as a note under section 401 of this title.
- Internal Revenue Code of 1986
- The term "Internal Revenue Code of 1986" means this title, and the term "Internal Revenue Code of 1939" means the Internal Revenue Code enacted February 10, 1939, as amended.
- Secretary
- The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate.
- TIN
- The term "TIN" means the identifying number assigned to a person under section 6109.
- person
- The term "person" shall be construed to mean and include an individual, a trust, estate, partnership, association, company or corporation.
- stock
- The term "stock" includes shares in an association, joint-stock company, or insurance company.
- taxable year
- The term "taxable year" means the calendar year, or the fiscal year ending during such calendar year, upon the basis of which the taxable income is computed under subtitle A. "Taxable year" means, in the case of a return made for a fractional part of a year under the provisions of subtitle A or under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, the period for which such return is made.