2012 US Code
Title 26 - Internal Revenue Code
Subtitle F - Procedure and Administration (§§ 6001 - 7874)
Chapter 75 - CRIMES, OTHER OFFENSES, AND FORFEITURES (§§ 7201 - 7344)
Subchapter B - Other Offenses (§§ 7261 - 7275)
Section 7270 - Insurance policies

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 26 - INTERNAL REVENUE CODE
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 26 - INTERNAL REVENUE CODE
Subtitle F - Procedure and Administration
CHAPTER 75 - CRIMES, OTHER OFFENSES, AND FORFEITURES
Subchapter B - Other Offenses
Sec. 7270 - Insurance policies
Containssection 7270
Date2012
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 15, 2013
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditAug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 865; Pub. L. 94-455, title XIX, §1904(b)(5)(A), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1815.
Statutes at Large Reference90 Stat. 1815
Public Law ReferencesPublic Law 94-455

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Other Offenses - 26 U.S.C. § 7270 (2012)
§7270. Insurance policies

Any person who fails to comply with the requirements of section 4374 (relating to liability for tax on policies issued by foreign insurers), with intent to evade the tax shall, in addition to other penalties provided therefor, pay a fine of double the amount of the tax.

(Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 865; Pub. L. 94–455, title XIX, §1904(b)(5)(A), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1815.)

Amendments

1976—Pub. L. 94–455 substituted “liability for tax on policies issued by foreign insurers” for “the affixing of stamps on insurance policies, etc.”.

Effective Date of 1976 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 94–455 effective on first day of first month which begins more than 90 days after Oct. 4, 1976, see section 1904(d) of Pub. L. 94–455, set out as a note under section 4041 of this title.

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