26 U.S.C. § 7457

§7457. Witness fees

Edition 2024

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

United States Code, 2024 Edition

Title 26 - INTERNAL REVENUE CODE

Subtitle F - Procedure and Administration

CHAPTER 76 - JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS

Subchapter C - The Tax Court

PART II - PROCEDURE

Sec. 7457 - Witness fees

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

§7457. Witness fees

(a) Amount
Any witness summoned or whose deposition is taken under section 7456 shall receive the same fees and mileage as witnesses in courts of the United States.

(b) Payment
Such fees and mileage and the expenses of taking any such deposition shall be paid as follows:

(1) Witnesses for Secretary
In the case of witnesses for the Secretary, such payments shall be made by the Secretary out of any moneys appropriated for the collection of internal revenue taxes, and may be made in advance.

(2) Other Witnesses
In the case of any other witnesses, such payments shall be made, subject to rules prescribed by the Tax Court, by the party at whose instance the witness appears or the deposition is taken.

(Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 886; Pub. L. 94–455, title XIX, §1906(b)(13)(A), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1834.)

Editorial Notes

Amendments
1976—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 94–455 struck out "or his delegate" after "Secretary" wherever appearing.

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