2016 US Code
Title 26 - Internal Revenue Code
Subtitle C - Employment Taxes
Chapter 25 - General Provisions Relating to Employment Taxes
Sec. 3509 - Determination of employer's liability for certain employment taxes
| 26 U.S.C. § 3509 (2016) |
| §3509. Determination of employer's liability for certain employment taxes |
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(a) In general
If any employer fails to deduct and withhold any tax under chapter 24 or subchapter A of chapter 21 with respect to any employee by reason of treating such employee as not being an employee for purposes of such chapter or subchapter, the amount of the employer's liability for— (1) Withholding taxesTax under chapter 24 for such year with respect to such employee shall be determined as if the amount required to be deducted and withheld were equal to 1.5 percent of the wages (as defined in section 3401) paid to such employee. Taxes under subchapter A of chapter 21 with respect to such employee shall be determined as if the taxes imposed under such subchapter were 20 percent of the amount imposed under such subchapter without regard to this subparagraph. In the case of an employer who fails to meet the applicable requirements of section 6041(a), 6041A, or 6051 with respect to any employee, unless such failure is due to reasonable cause and not willful neglect, subsection (a) shall be applied with respect to such employee— (A) by substituting "3 percent" for "1.5 percent" in paragraph (1); and (B) by substituting "40 percent" for "20 percent" in paragraph (2). For purposes of paragraph (1), the term "applicable requirements" means the requirements described in paragraph (1) which would be applicable consistent with the employer's treatment of the employee as not being an employee for purposes of chapter 24 or subchapter A of chapter 21. This section shall not apply to the determination of the employer's liability for tax under chapter 24 or subchapter A of chapter 21 if such liability is due to the employer's intentional disregard of the requirement to deduct and withhold such tax. (d) Special rulesFor purposes of this section— (1) Determination of liabilityIf the amount of any liability for tax is determined under this section— (A) the employee's liability for tax shall not be affected by the assessment or collection of the tax so determined, (B) the employer shall not be entitled to recover from the employee any tax so determined, and (C) sections 1 3402(d) and section 6521 shall not apply. This section shall not apply to any employer with respect to any wages if— (A) the employer deducted and withheld any amount of the tax imposed by chapter 24 on such wages, but (B) failed to deduct and withhold the amount of the tax imposed by subchapter A of chapter 21 with respect to such wages. This section shall not apply to any tax under subchapter A of chapter 21 with respect to an individual described in subsection (d)(3) of section 3121 (without regard to whether such individual is described in paragraph (1) or (2) of such subsection). |
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(Added Pub. L. 97–248, title II, §270(a), Sept. 3, 1982, 96 Stat. 553; amended Pub. L. 100–647, title II, §2003(d), Nov. 10, 1988, 102 Stat. 3598; Pub. L. 101–508, title V, §5130(a)(4), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1388–289.) |
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AMENDMENTS
1990—Subsec. (d)(3). Pub. L. 101–508 substituted "subsection (d)(3)" for "subsection (d)(4)". 1988—Subsec. (d)(3). Pub. L. 100–647 substituted "subsection (d)(4)" for "subsection (d)(3)". EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1990 AMENDMENTAmendment by Pub. L. 101–508 effective as if included in the enactment of Pub. L. 100–647, §2003(d), see section 5130(b) of Pub. L. 101–508, set out as a note under section 1402 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATEPub. L. 97–248, title II, §270(c), Sept. 3, 1982, 96 Stat. 554, provided that: "The amendment made by this section [enacting this section] shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [Sept. 3, 1982], except that such amendments shall not apply to any assessment made before January 1, 1983." |
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1 So in original. Probably should be "section". |
| United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 26 - INTERNAL REVENUE CODE |
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| Title 26 - INTERNAL REVENUE CODE Subtitle C - Employment Taxes CHAPTER 25 - GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT TAXES Sec. 3509 - Determination of employer's liability for certain employment taxes |
| section 3509 |
| 2016 |
| January 6, 2017 |
| No |
| standard |
| 96 Stat. 553, 554 102 Stat. 3598 104 Stat. 1388-289 |
| Public Law 97-248, Public Law 100-647, Public Law 101-508 |
