Title 26 — Internal Revenue Code

Title 26 — Internal Revenue Code is a title of the United States Code. It contains 2160 sections organized into 72 chapters. This title has been enacted into positive law, meaning its text constitutes legal evidence of the law.

Federal tax system — income, corporate, estate, gift, and excise taxes, IRS administration, tax procedure, and pension plan regulation. The primary source of federal revenue.

Chapter Index

ChapterSectionsDescription
001NORMAL TAXES AND SURTAXES876 sections
002TAX ON SELF-EMPLOYMENT INCOME3 sections
003WITHHOLDING OF TAX ON NONRESIDENT ALIENS AND FOREIGN CORPORATIONS12 sections
004TAXES TO ENFORCE REPORTING ON CERTAIN FOREIGN ACCOUNTS4 sections
006CONSOLIDATED RETURNS11 sections
011ESTATE TAX56 sections
012GIFT TAX19 sections
013TAX ON GENERATION-SKIPPING TRANSFERS24 sections
014SPECIAL VALUATION RULES4 sections
015GIFTS AND BEQUESTS FROM EXPATRIATES1 sections
021FEDERAL INSURANCE CONTRIBUTIONS ACT17 sections
022RAILROAD RETIREMENT TAX ACT9 sections
023FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT TAX ACT11 sections
024COLLECTION OF INCOME TAX AT SOURCE ON WAGES7 sections
025GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT TAXES12 sections
031RETAIL EXCISE TAXES7 sections
032MANUFACTURERS EXCISE TAXES35 sections
033FACILITIES AND SERVICES19 sections
034TAXES ON CERTAIN INSURANCE POLICIES7 sections
035TAXES ON WAGERING13 sections
036CERTAIN OTHER EXCISE TAXES11 sections
037REPURCHASE OF CORPORATE STOCK1 sections
038‘1 1 A new chapter 38 (§ 4611 et seq.) follows. REPEALED]’8 sections
039REGISTRATION-REQUIRED OBLIGATIONS1 sections
040GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO OCCUPATIONAL TAXES7 sections
041PUBLIC CHARITIES2 sections
042PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS; AND CERTAIN OTHER TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS23 sections
043‘QUALIFIED PENSION, ETC., PLANS’22 sections
044QUALIFIED INVESTMENT ENTITIES2 sections
045PROVISIONS RELATING TO EXPATRIATED ENTITIES1 sections
046GOLDEN PARACHUTE PAYMENTS1 sections
047CERTAIN GROUP HEALTH PLANS1 sections
048MAINTENANCE OF MINIMUM ESSENTIAL COVERAGE1 sections
049COSMETIC SERVICES1 sections
050FOREIGN PROCUREMENT1 sections
051‘DISTILLED SPIRITS, WINES, AND BEER’192 sections
052TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND CIGARETTE PAPERS AND TUBES26 sections
053‘MACHINE GUNS, DESTRUCTIVE DEVICES, AND CERTAIN OTHER FIREARMS’22 sections
054GREENMAIL1 sections
055STRUCTURED SETTLEMENT FACTORING TRANSACTIONS1 sections
061INFORMATION AND RETURNS122 sections
062TIME AND PLACE FOR PAYING TAX17 sections
063ASSESSMENT25 sections
064COLLECTION40 sections
065‘ABATEMENTS, CREDITS, AND REFUNDS’36 sections
066LIMITATIONS13 sections
067INTEREST8 sections
068‘ADDITIONS TO THE TAX, ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS, AND ASSESSABLE PENALTIES’80 sections
069GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO STAMPS8 sections
070‘JEOPARDY, RECEIVERSHIPS, ETC.’10 sections
071TRANSFEREES AND FIDUCIARIES5 sections
072LICENSING AND REGISTRATION3 sections
073BONDS3 sections
074CLOSING AGREEMENTS AND COMPROMISES4 sections
075‘CRIMES, OTHER OFFENSES, AND FORFEITURES’60 sections
076JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS74 sections
077MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS33 sections
078DISCOVERY OF LIABILITY AND ENFORCEMENT OF TITLE23 sections
079DEFINITIONS7 sections
080GENERAL RULES18 sections
091ORGANIZATION AND MEMBERSHIP OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE5 sections
092POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE3 sections
095PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN FUND13 sections
096PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY MATCHING PAYMENT ACCOUNT12 sections
098TRUST FUND CODE13 sections
099COAL INDUSTRY HEALTH BENEFITS12 sections
100GROUP HEALTH PLAN REQUIREMENTS23 sections

Scope and Organization

Title 26 covers the subject area of internal revenue code. The title is organized into 72 chapters, each addressing a specific aspect of the subject. The title contains 2160 individual sections of codified law.

This title has been enacted into positive law, meaning its text constitutes legal evidence of the law. The Office of the Law Revision Counsel maintains the official text of the United States Code.

Source

View the official text: Title 26 on uscode.house.gov