There shall be levied, collected, and paid upon the making of a firearm a tax at the rate of $200 for each firearm made.
The tax imposed by subsection (a) of this section shall be paid by the person making the firearm.
The tax imposed by subsection (a) of this section shall be payable by the stamp prescribed for payment by the Secretary.
26 U.S.C. § 5821
EDITORIAL NOTES
PRIOR PROVISIONSA prior section 5821, acts Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 724; Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L. 85-859, title II, §203(d), 72 Stat. 1427, consisted of provisions similar to those comprising this section, prior to the general revision of this chapter by Pub. L. 90-618.
AMENDMENTS1976-Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 94-455 struck out "or his delegate" after "Secretary".
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective on first day of first month following October 1968, see section 207 of Pub. L. 90-618, set out as a note under section 5801 of this title.
- Secretary
- The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate.
- person
- The term "person" shall be construed to mean and include an individual, a trust, estate, partnership, association, company or corporation.