§ 6215 Assessment of deficiency found by Tax Court

OLRC 119-134 · eCFR 2026-10-19 · 1 regs · 3 amending Acts · cited by 2 sections

Enacted 1954 · Act Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736 Amended · 3 Acts · From 1939 Code § 272(b) · § 871(b) · § 1012(b)

Connections Cited by 2 · Cites 4

(a) General rule If the taxpayer files a petition with the Tax Court, the entire amount redetermined as the deficiency by the decision of the Tax Court which has become final shall be assessed and shall be paid upon notice and demand from the Secretary. No part of the amount determined as a deficiency by the Secretary but disallowed as such by the decision of the Tax Court which has become final shall be assessed or be collected by levy or by proceeding in court with or without assessment.

(b) Cross references

Amended 1986, 2018
  • 2018 Pub. L. 115-141 Pub. L. 115–141 redesignated pars. (6) and (7) as (5) and (6), respectively, and struck out former par. (5) which read as follows: “For treatment of certain deficiencies as having been paid, in connection with sale of surplus war-built vessels, see section 9(b)(8) of the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 (50 U.S.C. App. 1742).”
  • 1986 Pub. L. 99-514 Pub. L. 99–514 redesignated par. (8) as (7) and struck out former par. (7) which read as follows: “For proration of deficiency to installments, see section 6152(c).”

(1) For assessment or collection of the amount of the deficiency determined by the Tax Court pending appellate court review, see section 7485.

(2) For dismissal of petition by Tax Court as affirmation of deficiency as determined by the Secretary, see section 7459(d).

(3) For decision of Tax Court that tax is barred by limitation as its decision that there is no deficiency, see section 7459(e).

(4) For assessment of damages awarded by Tax Court for instituting proceedings merely for delay, see section 6673.

(5) For rules applicable to Tax Court proceedings, see generally subchapter C of chapter 76.

Amended 1976, 2018
  • 2018 Pub. L. 115-141 Pub. L. 115–141 redesignated pars. (6) and (7) as (5) and (6), respectively, and struck out former par. (5) which read as follows: “For treatment of certain deficiencies as having been paid, in connection with sale of surplus war-built vessels, see section 9(b)(8) of the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 (50 U.S.C. App. 1742).”
  • 1976 Pub. L. 94-455 Pub. L. 94–455, § 1906(a)(16), struck out “60 Stat. 48;” before “50 U.S.C. App. 1742”.

(6) For extension of time for paying amount determined as deficiency, see section 6161(b).

Amended 2018
  • 2018 Pub. L. 115-141 Pub. L. 115–141 redesignated pars. (6) and (7) as (5) and (6), respectively, and struck out former par. (5) which read as follows: “For treatment of certain deficiencies as having been paid, in connection with sale of surplus war-built vessels, see section 9(b)(8) of the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 (50 U.S.C. App. 1742).”