26 U.S.C. § 6414

§6414. Income tax withheld

Edition 2021

U.S.C. Title 26 - INTERNAL REVENUE CODE
26 U.S.C.

United States Code, 2021 Edition

Title 26 - INTERNAL REVENUE CODE

Subtitle F - Procedure and Administration

CHAPTER 65 - ABATEMENTS, CREDITS, AND REFUNDS

Subchapter B - Rules of Special Application

Sec. 6414 - Income tax withheld

From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov

§6414. Income tax withheld

In the case of an overpayment of tax imposed by chapter 24, or by chapter 3 or 4, refund or credit shall be made to the employer or to the withholding agent, as the case may be, only to the extent that the amount of such overpayment was not deducted and withheld by the employer or withholding agent.

(Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 798; Pub. L. 111–147, title V, §501(c)(1), Mar. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 106.)

Editorial Notes

Amendments
2010—Pub. L. 111–147 inserted "or 4" after "chapter 3".

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2010 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 111–147 applicable to payments made after Dec. 31, 2012, with certain exceptions, see section 501(d)(1), (2) of Pub. L. 111–147, set out as a note under section 1471 of this title.

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